{{Short description|Ghanaian professional footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = David Oduro | image = | fullname = David Oduro | birth_place = Accra, Ghana | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2006|06|12|df=y}} | height = 1.74 m | position = Left-back | currentclub = Barcelona B | clubnumber = 18 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Desideros FC | youthyears2 = 2021–2022 | youthclubs2 = Accra Lions | youthyears3 = 2024–2025 | youthclubs3 = Barcelona | years1 = 2022–2024 | clubs1 = Accra Lions | caps1 = 50 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2024– | clubs2 = Barcelona B | caps2 = 33 | goals2 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2023– | nationalteam1 = Ghana U20 | nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | club-update = 15 May 2026 | nationalteam-update = }}
'''David Oduro''' (born 12 June 2006) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Segunda Federación team Barcelona Atlètic and the Ghana national team.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=David Oduro (Barcelona) - Player Profile - Flashscore.com.gh |url=https://www.flashscore.com.gh/player/oduro-david/4hFwJb53/ |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=www.flashscore.com.gh |language=en-GH}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Barcelona signs another Ghana kid {{!}} MozzartSportKe |url=https://www.mozzartsport.co.ke/football/news/barcelona-signs-another-ghana-kid/45690 |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=www.mozzartsport.co.ke |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Livesport.com: David Oduro (Barcelona) - profile |url=https://www.livesport.com/en/player/oduro-david/4hFwJb53/ |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=www.livesport.com |language=en}}</ref>
== Club career ==
=== Accra Lions === Born in Accra, Ghana, Oduro joined the youth setup of Accra Lions from Desideros Football Academy in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Agyemang |first=Nana |date=2024-03-05 |title=FC Barcelona offer Accra Lions teenager David Oduro trials at La Masia in Spain|url=https://sportsworldghana.com/fc-barcelona-offer-accra-lions-teenager-david-oduro-trials-at-la-masia-in-spain/ |access-date=30 November 2025|website=SportsWorldGhana|language=en}}</ref> On 20 November 2022, he made his senior debut for the club in the Ghana Premier League against King Faisal. He came off the bench in a 2–1 away defeat.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/2022-23-ghana-premier-league-week-8-match-report-king-faisal-2-1-accra-lions |title=2022/23 Ghana Premier League: Week 8 Match Report- King Faisal 2-1 Accra Lions |last=Faisal |first=Osman |date=20 November 2022 |publisher=Ghanasoccernet |access-date=30 November 2025}}</ref>
===Barcelona=== On 30 August 2024, FC Barcelona announced the signing of Oduro on a three-year contract, becoming the first Ghanaian to sign with the Spanish giants. He was assigned to the reserves in the third-tier.<ref>{{Cite web |title=David Oduro joins Barça Atlètic |url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/news/4100612/david-oduro-joins-barca-atletic |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=www.fcbarcelona.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-30 |title=Ghanaian youngster David Oduro to join Barcelona on loan from Accra Lions - MyJoyOnline |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/ghanaian-youngster-david-oduro-to-join-barcelona-on-loan-from-accra-lions/ |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=www.myjoyonline.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bannerman-Quartey |first=Raphael |date=2024-08-31 |title=Barcelona sign Accra Lions’ David Oduro • Sahara Football |url=https://www.saharafootball.net/barcelona-sign-accra-lions-david-oduro/ |access-date=2024-09-12 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mintah |first=Yaw Loic |date=2024-08-30 |title=Ghana Premier League: Barcelona sign Accra Lions defender David Oduro |url=https://citisportsonline.com/2024/08/ghana-premier-league-barcelona-sign-accra-lions-defender-david-oduro/ |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=Citi Sports Online |language=en-US}}</ref> The following 6 November, he made his debut against Real Sociedad B in the Primera Federación, replacing Alexis Olmedo at half-time for a 1–1 draw.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Barça Atlètic 1–1 Real Sociedad B: Another point in the bag |url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/news/4164093/barca-atletic-11-real-sociedad-b-another-point-in-the-bag |access-date=30 November 2025 |website=www.fcbarcelona.com |language=en}}</ref>
==Honours== '''Barcelona''' *UEFA Youth League: 2024–25<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/fcbarcelona-u19a/news/4255602/record-third-youth-league-title |title=Record third Youth League title |date=28 April 2025 |publisher=FC Barcelona |access-date=30 November 2025}}</ref>
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== External links == {{FC Barcelona Atlètic squad}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Oduro David}} Category:Living people Category:2006 births Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Ghanaian men's footballers Category:Ghana Premier League players Category:Primera Federación players Category:Segunda Federación players Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen Category:Accra Lions FC players Category:FC Barcelona Atlètic players Category:Footballers from Accra