Christabel Oduro facts for kids
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Oduro in 2021
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Christabel Oppong Oduro | ||
| Date of birth | November 1, 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Brampton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
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Halifax Tides FC | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–? | Brampton Brams United | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Memphis Tigers | 84 | (47) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010 | Toronto Lady Lynx | ||
| 2011 | Hamilton Rage | ||
| 2014 | Ottawa Fury | ||
| 2015–2016 | Herforder | 20 | (10) |
| 2016 | Woodbridge Strikers | 13 | (12) |
| 2016–2019 | Ramat HaSharon | ||
| 2019–2020 | IFK Kalmar | 21 | (8) |
| 2020–2021 | Birkirkara | 10 | (7) |
| 2021 | Grindavík | 17 | (14) |
| 2021 | Woodbridge Strikers | 5 | (5) |
| 2022 | Víkingur | 17 | (12) |
| 2022–2023 | Beşiktaş | 16 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Nantes | 20 | (3) |
| 2024 | Amed | 6 | (0) |
| 2025– | Halifax Tides FC | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Canada U20 | 9 | (2) |
| 2013 | Canada | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 26, 2025 | |||
Christabel Oppong Oduro, born on November 1, 1992, is a talented Canadian soccer player. She plays as a forward for Halifax Tides FC in the Northern Super League. Christabel has also played for the Canada women's national soccer team five times. She has played soccer in many countries, including Canada, the United States, Germany, Israel, Sweden, Malta, and Turkey.
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About Christabel Oduro
Christabel Oduro grew up in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Her parents were both born in Ghana, which means she has Ghanaian family roots. She is also the cousin of Dominic Oduro, who is another famous soccer player from Ghana.
Christabel's School Life
Christabel went to St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School. She was a very active student there. Besides playing soccer, she also played basketball as a guard. She enjoyed volleyball and participated in cross-country running. After high school, she went to the University of Memphis. There, she joined their soccer program and continued to play at a high level.
Christabel's Soccer Journey
Christabel Oduro has had an exciting career playing for many different soccer clubs around the world.
Early Club Career
In 2014, Christabel joined Ottawa Fury. The next year, in 2015, she moved to Germany to play for Herforder SV Borussia Friedenstal (HSV). She was a great scorer for HSV, getting 10 goals in 20 games. In 2016, she returned to Canada. She played for the Woodbridge Strikers in League1 Ontario. She scored 12 goals in 13 games that year.
Playing in Israel and Sweden
From 2016 to 2019, Christabel played for the Israeli team Ramat HaSharon. Her team finished second in the Ligat Nashim league twice while she was there. She also helped them win the Israeli Women's Cup. In 2019, she moved to Sweden to play for IFK Kalmar in the Elitettan league. She played 21 games and scored eight goals during the 2019 season.
Adventures in Malta and Iceland
In 2020, Christabel signed with the Maltese club Birkirkara. In one amazing game, she scored three goals, which is called a hat-trick. Birkirkara won that game 12–0 against Raiders Luxol. She also played for Birkirkara in the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League, which is a big competition for top clubs in Europe. In February 2021, Christabel joined Grindavík in Iceland's 1. deild kvenna league. She scored 14 goals in 17 matches for them. Later in 2021, she played again for Woodbridge Strikers in the 2021 Women's League1 Ontario season.
Recent Club Teams
Before the 2022 1. deild kvenna season, Christabel signed with Víkingur in Iceland. In October 2022, she moved to Turkey to play for Beşiktaş. In July 2023, Christabel joined the French team FC Nantes in the Division 2 Féminine league. In September 2024, she returned to Turkey to play for Amed, a club based in Diyarbakır. In January 2025, Christabel Oduro signed with Halifax Tides FC in the new Northern Super League in Canada.
Playing for Her Country
Christabel has also represented Canada in international soccer.
Youth National Team
She played for the Canada under-20s in the 2012 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. Her team finished second in that tournament. She also played for the U20 team in the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. In that competition, the team did not make it past the first round.
Senior National Team
In March 2012, Christabel was called up to the Canada women's national soccer team for the first time. She played for Canada in the 2013 Cyprus Women's Cup, where Canada finished second. In total, Christabel has played five games for Canada, starting in four of them. All of these games were friendly matches, not competitive ones. In 2019, Christabel shared that she was interested in playing for the Ghana women's national football team. She could do this because she had not yet played in a competitive game for Canada. In 2022, she confirmed her desire to switch her soccer nationality to Ghana.
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