Personal information | |||
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Full name | Chris Odoi-Atsem | ||
Date of birth | May 28, 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Mitchellville, Maryland, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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D.C. United | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2013 | AB Bethesda | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2016 | Maryland Terrapins | 86 | (3) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017– | D.C. United | 0 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Chris Odoi-Atsem (born May 28, 1995) in an American soccer player who plays for D.C. United in Major League Soccer.
Chris Odoi-Atsem was born and raised in Mitchellville, Maryland and attended Holy Trinity Episcopal Day School and DeMatha Catholic High School. where he played youth soccer for AB Bethesda in the National Capital Soccer League and eventually in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy league. Odi-Atsem was a regular on the team from 2008 until 2013. Odoi-Atsem also played high school soccer for DeMatha Catholic High School, where he helped them win a state championship in 2011.
During the 2013 NCAA Division I men's soccer season, Odoi-Atsem made his college soccer debut, coming on as a sub in 3–3 draw against Stanford in Palo Alto, California on August 30, 2013. On September 8, 2013, Odoi-Atsem scored his first collegiate goal in a 2–3 loss to VCU. He finished his freshman season making 25 appearances, and starting in 20 matches.
Odoi-Atsem earned his first conference honors during his sophomore year at Maryland. Following the end of the regular season, Odoi-Atsem earned First Team All-Big Ten Conference honors. Odoi-Atsem played in and started in all 21 games the Terrapins played during the 2014 season. During his junior year, Odoi-Atsem achieved Second Team All-Big Ten Conference honors and made 20 appereances for the Terrapins. As a senior, Odoi-Atsem was part of a Maryland squad that spent most of the 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season ranked first in the country. Odoi-Atsem earned First Team All-Big Ten honors, as well as NSCAA First Team All-Midwest Region.