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1 Career  



1.1  202223 Eerste Divisie debut  





1.2  2023-24 AZ Alkmaar debut  







2 International career  





3 Personal life  





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Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-07-02) 2 July 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information

Current team

AZ
Number20
Youth career
DVC Buiksloot
AZ Alkmaar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Jong AZ31 (0)
2023– AZ Alkmaar4 (0)
International career
2023 Netherlands U201 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2024

Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro (born 2 July 2004) is a Dutch footballer who plays for AZ Alkmaar as a goalkeeper.

Career[edit]

He moved from DVC Buiksloot to the AZ Alkmaar academy, beginning to play for AZ at under-12 level. After continuing through the age group levels he signed his first professional contract on 2 October 2020 keeping him at AZ until the end of the 2022–23 season.[1] He distinguished himself with critical saves as the AZ under-18 side won a league and cup double in the 2021–22 season.[2][3][4]

He has been wildly tipped as a "wonderkid" in the football management computer game Football Manager by the likes of Goal (website), SPORTbible, and Planet Football in 2022.[5][6][7]

2022–23 Eerste Divisie debut[edit]

He made his Eerste Divisie debut on the 26 August 2022 away against FC Eindhoven.[8][9] On 21 April 2023 he saved two penalties in a penalty shoot-out as AZ won through against Sporting Lisbon to reach the final of the 2022-23 UEFA Youth League.[10] He also started in the final against Hajduk Split as AZ ran out 5-0 winners.[11]

2023-24 AZ Alkmaar debut[edit]

On 14 December 2023, he made his first team debut for AZ Alkmaar in the UEFA Europa Conference League away at Legia Warsaw.[12]

International career[edit]

On 25 March 2023 he played for the Netherlands national under-20 football team in a 2-1 friendly win against France national under-20 football team.[13]

Personal life[edit]

Dutch born, he has Ghanaian roots.[14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "AZ contracteert jeugdkeeper Owusu-Oduro". az.nl.
  • ^ "Nick Twisk with AZ Under 18 overall champion. After winning the cup, now also national champion". Flessenpostuitegmond.nl.
  • ^ "Party at AZ after scoop: national title is in for youth thanks to victory over PSV". noordhollandsdagblad.nl.
  • ^ "AZ Under 18 wins KNVB Cup: team of trainer Jan Sierksma 4-1 too strong for Twente / Heracles Academy". voetbalinzaanstad.nl.
  • ^ "A brilliant XI of Football Manager 2022's best hidden gem wonderkids". Planet Football.
  • ^ "Football Manager 2022 wonderkids: Best young strikers, midfielders, defenders and goalkeepers". Goal.com.
  • ^ "Football Manager 2022 Wonderkids: 28 Best Young Players To Sign". sportbible.com.
  • ^ "Eindhoven VS. AZ II". Soccerway.
  • ^ "Jong AZ lijdt in Eindhoven eerste nederlaag". az.nl.
  • ^ "UEFA Youth League semi-finals: AZ pip Sporting on penalties, Hajduk defeat Milan". UEFA.com. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  • ^ "UEFA Youth League final report: AZ Alkmaar 5-0 Hajduk Split". UEFA.com. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  • ^ "LEGIA WARSAW VS. AZ 2 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  • ^ "Emegha fires Netherlands U20 to win over France". Football-oranje.com. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  • ^ "Ghanaian goalkeeper Rome Owusu-Oduro, TWO others suffer defeat to Juventus in UEFA Youth League". ghanasportsonline.com.
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