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Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro

Dutch footballer (born 2004)

Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro
Personal information
Date of birth	(2004-07-02) 2 July 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	AZ
Number	1
Youth career
	DVC Buiksloot
	AZ
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	Jong AZ	31	(0)
2023–	AZ	9	(0)
International career
2023	Netherlands U20	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:01, 20 September 2024 (UTC)

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

Club career

Owusu-Oduro 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 video game Football Manager 2022 by the likes of Goal, SPORTbible and Planet Football.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Jong AZ

Owusu-Oduro made his Eerste Divisie debut on 26 August 2022 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]

AZ

On 14 December 2023, Owusu-Oduro made his first team debut in a UEFA Europa Conference League away fixture against Legia Warsaw.^[12]

International career

On 25 March 2023, Owusu-Oduro played for the Netherlands national under-20 football team in a 2-1 friendly win over France.^[13]

Personal life

Owusu-Oduro has Ghanaian roots.^[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 September 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jong AZ	2022–23	Eerste Divisie	14	0	–		–		–		14	0
	2023–24	Eerste Divisie	17	0	–		–		–		17	0
	Total		31	0	–		–		–		31	0
AZ	2023–24	Eredivisie	4	0	2	0	1^[a]	0	–		7	0
	2024–25	Eredivisie	5	0	0	0	0	0	–		5	0
	Total		9	0	2	0	1	0	–		12	0
Career total			40	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	43	0

^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

References

^ "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.