Player Details

Name

Richard Odada

Height

6' 3"

Date of Birth

11.25.2000 (23)

Position

Midfielder

Position Detail

Defensive Midfielder

Preferred Side

Centre

Roster Category

Senior

Player Category

International

Player Status

Loaned Out
Career Summary

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2022: Odada, 21, comes to Philadelphia from the Serbian SuperLiga, Serbia’s first-tier league, where he played for Red Star Belgrade, making two appearances. In 2020, he was sent out on loan to RFK Grafiicar Beograd where he recorded three assists in 25 appearances (22 starts). In 2021, Odada was loaned to first-tier side FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac, making 27 total appearances (18 starts) for the Serbian side, before rejoining RFK Graficar Beograd on loan in 2022.

NATIONAL TEAM

Internationally, Odada has earned five caps for Kenya’s Men’s National Team. His first senior call up was in September 2021, ahead of a pair of World Cup qualifier matches, where he made his debut in a 0 -0 tie against Uganda on September 2, 2021. Odada scored his first international goal in a 2-1 win against Rwanda on November 15, 2021.

2023 (Philadelphia Union II): 

In 2023, Odada made six appearances (six starts) for Union II in league play, totaling 510 minutes.