{{short description|Ghanaian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Moses Odjer | image = | caption = | fullname = Moses Odjer<ref name="FIFA U-20 2013">{{cite web |url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2013/pdf/FWYC_2013_SquadLists.pdf |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Ghana |work=FIFA.com |format=PDF |page=10 |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=23 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627043508/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2013/pdf/FWYC_2013_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=27 June 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|8|16|df=yes}}<ref name="FIFA U-20 2013"/> | birth_place = Tema, Ghana | height = 1.71 m | currentclub = Livorno | clubnumber = 4 | position = Central midfielder | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Tema Youth | years1 = 2012–2014 | clubs1 = Tema Youth | caps1 = 14 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2014–2015 | clubs2 = Catania | caps2 = 11 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2015–2020 | clubs3 = Salernitana | caps3 = 103 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2020 | clubs4 = Trapani | caps4 = 11 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2020–2022 | clubs5 = Palermo | caps5 = 52 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2022–2024 | clubs6 = Foggia | caps6 = 46 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2024–2025 | clubs7 = Pianese | caps7 = 20 | goals7 = 2 | years8 = 2025 | clubs8 = Ascoli | caps8 = 12 | goals8 = 1 | years9 = 2025– | clubs9 = Livorno | caps9 = 26 | goals9 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2013 | nationalteam1 = Ghana U20 | nationalcaps1 = 10 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | pcupdate = 30 April 2026 | ntupdate = }}
'''Moses Odjer''' (born 17 August 1996) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a central midfielder for {{Italian football updater|Livorno}} club Livorno.
==Club career== Odjer started playing for local Tema Youth, and made his senior debuts for the club in 2012, aged only 16. On 26 August 2014 he signed a five-year deal with Italian side Calcio Catania, freshly relegated to Serie B.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/artikel.php?ID=322963|title=Moses Odjer signs five-year contract with Italian side Catania|publisher=Ghana Web|date=26 August 2014|accessdate=3 December 2014}}</ref>
Odjer played his first match as a professional on 29 November 2014, replacing injured Alexis Rolín in a 0–1 away loss against Ternana Calcio.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.umbria24.it/ternana-catania-0-0-serie-negativa-interna-da-infrangere-per-le-fere-ce-viola-in-regia/337152.html|title=Ternana-Catania 1–0, tabu ‘Liberati’ finalmente spezzato: Avenatti match-winner rossoverde|trans-title=Ternana–Catania, 1–0, 'Liberati' taboo finally freed: Avenatti the ''rossoverde'' match-winner|publisher=Umbria 24|language=it|date=29 November 2014|accessdate=3 December 2014}}</ref>
In summer 2015 Odjer left for Salernitana on loan, with an option to sign him outright. On 22 June 2016 Salernitana excised the option.<ref>[http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Salernitana-pays-800-000-for-Moses-Odjer-449352 Salernitana pays €800,000 for Moses Odjer]‚ ghanaweb.com, 21 June 2016</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ussalernitana1919.it/odjer-esercitato-il-diritto-di-opzione/|title= Odjer: esercitato il diritto di opzione |date=22 June 2016|access-date=27 October 2016|publisher=U.S. Salernitana 1919|language=Italian}}</ref>
On 23 January 2020, he moved to Serie B club Trapani.<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=Trapani|url=https://www.facebook.com/TrapaniCalcioOfficial/photos/a.160249004055274/2672106199536196/?type=3&theater|title=Moses #Odjer è un calciatore del Trapani.|date=23 January 2020|language=Italian}}</ref>
On 19 September 2020, he joined Serie C powerhouse Palermo on a free transfer.<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=Palermo|url=https://www.palermofc.com/it/news/odjer-e-rosanero_37351/|title=ODJER È ROSANERO|date=19 September 2020|language=Italian}}</ref>
He left Palermo in June 2022 as his contract was not extended following the ''Rosanero'''s promotion to Serie B in the 2021–22 Serie C playoff tournament. He successively signed a two-year contract for Foggia, another Serie C club.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=FoggiaToday|url=https://www.foggiatoday.it/sport/calcio/calciomercato-foggia-ingaggio-odjer.html|title=Quarto acquisto per il Foggia: Odjer firma un biennale|date=14 July 2022|language=Italian}}</ref>
In August 2024, Odjer joined Pianese.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uspianese.it/news/la-pianese-accoglie-moses-odjer/|trans-title=Pianese welcomes Moses Odjer|title=La Pianese accoglie Moses Odjer|language=Italian|website=uspianense.it|date=20 August 2024|accessdate=21 August 2024}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
===Club=== {{updated|12 June 2022}}<ref>{{Soccerway|moses-odjer/299731}}</ref><ref>{{TuttoCalciatori|Odjer_Moses}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- ! rowspan="2" | Club ! rowspan="2" | Season ! colspan="3" | League ! colspan="2" | National cup ! colspan="2" | Other ! colspan="2" | Total |- !Division !Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|Tema Youth |2012–13 |Ghana Premier League |14<ref>{{cite web|url=https://footballghana.com/moses-odjer-set-out-to-return-quickly-to-salernitana-should-trapani-be-relegated|title= Moses Odjer set out to return quickly to Salernitana should Trapani be relegated|publisher=footballghana.com|date=12 May 2020}}</ref>||1<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4389/ghanaian-football/2013/05/08/3964307/berekum-chelsea-2-1-tema-youth-the-blues-open-three-point|title=Berekum Chelsea 2-1 Tema Youth: The Blues open three-point lead on Ghana league standings|publisher=goal.com|date=8 May 2013}}</ref>||?||?||colspan="2"|—||14+||1+ |- |2013–14 |Division One League |?||?||?||?||?||?||?||? |- !colspan="2"|Total !14+!!1+!!?!!?!!?!!?!!14+!!1+ |- |rowspan="3"|Catania |2014–15 |Serie B |11||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||11||0 |- |2015–16 |Lega Pro |0||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !11!!0!!2!!0!!0!!0!!13!!0 |- |rowspan="6"|Salernitana |2015–16 (loan) |rowspan="5"|Serie B |26||1||1||0||2{{efn|name=fn1}}||0||29||1 |- |2016–17 |26||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||27||0 |- |2017–18 |25||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||27||0 |- |2018–19 |15||0||2||1||2{{efn|name=fn1}}||0||19||1 |- |2019–20 |11||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||11||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !103!!1!!6!!1!!4!!0!!113!!2 |- |Trapani |2019–20 |Serie B |11||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||11||0 |- |rowspan="3"|Palermo |2020–21 |rowspan="2"|Serie C |26||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||26||0 |- |2021–22 |27||0||3<ref>Coppa Italia Serie C. [https://www.goalsicilia.it/news/83561/Palermo-Picerno-4-1-il-finale-Il-tabellino/][https://www.goalsicilia.it/news/84719/Coppa-Italia-Serie-C-Palermo-Monopoli-2-1-game-over-al-Barbera-Il-tabellino/][https://www.goalsicilia.it/news/87127/Catanzaro-Palermo-1-0-il-finale-Il-tabellino/]</ref>||0||4{{efn|name=fn2}}||0||34||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !53!!0!!3!!0!!4!!0!!60!!0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !192+!!2+!!11+!!1+!!8+!!0+!!211+!!3+ |} {{notelist|refs= {{efn|name=fn1|All appearance(s) in relegation play-outs.}} {{efn|name=fn2|All appearance(s) in promotion play-offs.}} }}
==References== {{reflist|30em}} {{US Livorno 1915 squad}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Odjer, Moses}} Category:1996 births Category:Footballers from Tema Category:Living people Category:Ghanaian men's footballers Category:Ghana men's under-20 international footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Serie B players Category:Serie C players Category:Catania FC players Category:Palermo FC players Category:US Salernitana 1919 players Category:FC Trapani 1905 players Category:Calcio Foggia 1920 players Category:US Pianese players Category:Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players Category:US Livorno 1915 players Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen