Dominic Oppong
FullnameDominic Ansah-Oppong
Birth dateJanuary 21, 1986 (age 40)
Birth placeKumasi, Ghana
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
PositionMidfielder
Youthyears 12005–2006
Youthclubs 1Cincinnati Bearcats
Youthyears 22007–2008
Youthclubs 2Buffalo Bulls
Years 12007–2008
Clubs 1Toronto Lynx
Caps 110
Goals 10
Years 22009
Clubs 2Buffalo City FC
Caps 219
Goals 21
Years 32009
Clubs 3North York Astros
Caps 32
Goals 30
Years 42010
Clubs 4Harrisburg City Islanders
Caps 424
Goals 41
Years 52010
Clubs 5Portugal FC
Caps 59
Goals 50
Years 62011–2012
Clubs 6FC Edmonton
Caps 642
Goals 60
Years 72014
Clubs 7AC Oulu
Caps 727
Goals 70
Years 82015
Clubs 8Atlanta Silverbacks
Caps 815
Goals 80
Nationalyears 12005
Nationalteam 1Canada U20
Nationalcaps 19
Nationalgoals 10
PcupdateFebruary 23, 2016
NtupdateApril 17, 2010

Dominic Ansah-Oppong (born January 21, 1986) is a Ghanaian-born Canadian former soccer player.

Career

College and amateur

Oppong grew up in Scarborough, Ontario, attended St John Henry Newman CHS (Cardinal Newman CHS at the time), and played two years of college soccer at the University of Cincinnati, before transferring to the University at Buffalo prior to his junior year.[1] He was an All-MAC Second Team selection in 2008.

During his college years Oppong also played for the Toronto Lynx in the USL Premier Development League.[2] He made his Lynx debut on June 15, 2007, in a 4–0 defeat to the Michigan Bucks,[3] and in 2008 helped the Lynx reach the playoffs for the first time since the 2000 season.

Professional

After leaving college, Oppong signed with Buffalo City of the National Premier Soccer League in 2009. He appeared in 19 matches and recorded one goal and added six assists for the team.

Oppong was among the new additional signings made by North York Astros head coach Vladimir Klinovsky midway through the 2009 CSL season to strengthen his squad as it attempted to qualify for the playoffs, but left the team after making only two appearances.[4] He later played briefly for the Edmonton Drillers in the Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League.[5]

On April 8, 2010, Oppong signed with the Harrisburg City Islanders of the USL Second Division.[6] He made his debut for Harrisburg on May 7, against the Charlotte Eagles coming on as a substitute for Kai Kasiguran.[7] After Harrisburg failed to secure a postseason berth he signed with Portugal FC of the Canadian Soccer League for the remainder of the 2010 season.[8] Oppong signed with the new FC Edmonton side of the North American Soccer League on March 3, 2011.[9] The club re-signed Oppong for the 2012 season on October 12, 2011.[10]

After spending 2014 with Finnish side AC Oulu, Oppong returned to North America and signed with NASL side Atlanta Silverbacks on February 5, 2015.[11] He made his debut for Atlanta on April 4 against Indy Eleven.[12]

International

Oppong made his debut for the Canada U-20 men's national soccer team on December 6, 2005, in a game against Cameroon at the Francophone Games,[13] and went on to appear in all three matches of their group stage.

Managerial career

In 2019, Oppong became an academy coach for Sole Soccer Camp.[8]

Club statistics

Club performanceLeagueCupTotal
SeasonClubLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
CanadaLeagueVoyageurs CupTotal
2011FC EdmontonNASL22020240
TotalCanada22020240
Career total22020240

Personal

Oppong's brother Victor was long-time member of several youth teams from Canadian Soccer Association[14] and played for many teams in Germany including SV Waldhof Mannheim,[15] SG Sonnenhof Großaspach,[16] SV Sandhausen, 1. FC Saarbrücken and VfR Mannheim.[17] In 2017, he served as an assistant coach under Julian de Guzman for USL side Ottawa Fury FC.[18] After professional soccer he was employed as a personal trainer for Propel Performance Institute.[19]

References

  1. ^ "Dominic Oppong - Men's Soccer". University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  2. ^ "Toronto Lynx and Toronto Lady Lynx press conference". May 20, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "Toronto Lynx at Michigan Bucks 0:4". United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011.
  4. ^ "North York Astros Soccer Club Powered by Goalline Sports Administration Software". 2010-08-31. Archived from the original on 2010-08-31. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
  5. ^ "Team Roster and Staff: 2009-10 Roster". Edmonton Drillers. Archived from the original on January 25, 2010.
  6. ^ "Harrisburg unveils roster for 2010". USLsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
  7. ^ "Harrisburg City Islanders at Charlotte Eagles". USLsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
  8. ^ "Dominic Oppong – Sole Soccer Camp". Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  9. ^ "FC Edmonton Adds Three More to Roster". OurSportsCentral.com. March 3, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  10. ^ "FC Edmonton has chosen not to renew the contracts of eleven players from the 2011 roster". FC Edmonton. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011.
  11. ^ Sandor, Steven (February 5, 2015). "Canadian midfielder Oppong returns to North America with Atlanta Silverbacks". Archived from the original on February 6, 2015.
  12. ^ "March Center - NASL". April 4, 2015.
  13. ^ 6.12.2005 - CAN 0:5 CMR Jeux de la francophonie Archived June 5, 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ Canada Soccer Profile Archived June 5, 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ Player Profile : Victor Oppong
  16. ^ VfR Mannheim 1896 e.V. - Saison 2009/2010[dead link]
  17. ^ Victor Oppong verstärkt die Abwehr
  18. ^ "Fury FC add experience to the coaching staff". February 9, 2017. Archived September 10, 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  19. ^ "Coaches". Propel Performance Institute - Edmonton. Retrieved 2020-07-18.