Mo Oduor

Moffat "Mo" Oduor, a.k.a. Moffat Ongwena (born January 25, 1978, in Eldoret) is a former Kenyan soccer player who previously played for Harrisburg City Islanders in the USL Second Division. Now Mo works as a coach for youth soccer. He coaches SCPASA a youth club in South-Central Pennsylvania.

Mo Oduor aka Moffat Ongwena
Personal information
Full name Moffat Oduor aka Moffat Ongwena
Date of birth (1978-01-25) January 25, 1978
Place of birth Eldoret, Kenya
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1998–1999 Charleston Golden Eagles
2000–2001 Furman Paladins
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002 Carolina Dynamo 11 (2)
2002–2003 Long Island Rough Riders 5 (0)
2004–2011 Harrisburg City Islanders 86 (13)
International career
1997 Kenya U-20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 October 2009

Career

College

Oduor came to the United States from his native Kenya in 1998 to attend and play college soccer at the University of Charleston, where he earned All-American honors as a sophomore, before transferring to Furman University for his junior and senior years, where he was a college teammate of former US national team member Clint Dempsey.

Professional

Odour turned professional in 2002 with Carolina Dynamo of the USL. In 2003, he played for the Long Island Rough Riders.,[1] before transferring to the Harrisburg City Islanders in 2004.

Oduor has played over 80 games for the Islanders since then, and was part of the Harrisburg team which won the 2007 USL Second Division championship. He garnered All league selection and was named to the USL team of the decade.

References
  1. Long Island Rough Riders All Time Stats Archived 2012-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
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