Olivier Occéan
Occéan with Canada in 2010.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Olivier Occéan | ||
| Date of birth | October 23, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Brossard, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Odd | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | Longueuil Select Rive-Sud | ||
| 2000 | Essex County College | ||
| 2001–2003 | SCSU Fighting Owls | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Vermont Voltage | 30 | (19) |
| 2004–2006 | Odd | 46 | (22) |
| 2006–2010 | Lillestrøm | 91 | (33) |
| 2010–2011 | Kickers Offenbach | 30 | (16) |
| 2011–2012 | Greuther Fürth | 33 | (17) |
| 2012–2015 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 18 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | → 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) | 27 | (3) |
| 2015 | → Odd (loan) | 17 | (8) |
| 2015– | Odd | 55 | (25) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2012 | Canada | 28 | (6) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:28, 17 January 2017 (UTC). |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:28, 17 January 2017 (UTC).
Olivier Occéan (IPA: [ɔlivˈjeː ɔkseˈã]), born October 23, 1981) is a Canadian footballer who currently plays for Odd in the Norwegian Tippeligaen.
Occéan played college soccer at Essex County College, Newark NJ in NJCAA Division 1 and at Southern Connecticut State University in the NCAA Division II, from 2001 to 2003. While at the college, Occéan was twice named an NCAA All-American. He finished his career with 57 goals, including 21 as a senior, and 22 in 2001. During this time he also played for Vermont Voltage in the USL Premier Development League.
Upon graduating from college, Occéan was selected 26th overall in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft by the MetroStars. Occéan didn't surprise many after coming from a powerhouse Division II program, which had won six NCAA titles, and looked likely to make the team. However, Occéan did surprise when, while the MetroStars were playing in the preseason La Manga Cup, Occéan impressed the Metrostars' competitors Odd Grenland so much that the team immediately offered him a contract. With Major League Soccer not willing to compete financially with the Norwegian club, Occéan ended up with Odd.
Occéan quickly impressed in Norway, earning a starting spot and immediately scoring goals. In his first season with Odd, Occéan led the team in goals with 14, although the team slumped to a mid-table finish.
He signed a five-year contract with Lillestrøm on December 10, 2005. The deal was worth approximately €885,000 plus about €126,000 in possible incentive pay. After a promising start however, his first season with the club was marred by a five-month goal-drought broken only in the very last match of the season. Occéan then faced the challenge of living up to the price tag and in the 2007 and 2008 seasons, the muscular striker bagged in 12 goals for the club.
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