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George Odary

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George Lihugu Odary
Personal information
Full name George Lihugu Odary
Date of birth (1986-11-28) 28 November 1986 (age 37)
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003-4 KCB
2005-7 Tusker F.C.
2008 KCB 16 (2)
2009-2012 Nairobi City Stars 61 (11)
International career
2002 Kenya U17 2 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Viduka Odary (born November 28, 1986) is a retired Kenyan striker who featured for Kenyan Premier League sides KCB, Nairobi City Stars, Tusker F.C. and Kenya junior sides U17 and U20.

Club career

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George turned out for KCB in 2003 and 2004,[1] and returned for the 2008 season[2] after spending two seasons at Tusker F.C. He then moved to Kawangware-based Nairobi City Stars in 2009[3] where he spent the 2010,[4] 2011[5] and part of the 2012[6][7][8][9] seasons. He left halfway through the 2012 season to pursue a non-footballing assignment in Juba, South Sudan.[10]

International

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Odary featured for Kenya U17 in 2002 in games against Ghana.[11] He made the provisional kenya national football team team lists in 2005[12] and 2006.[13]

Honours

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Club

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Tusker

References

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  1. ^ Allafrica, 1 Feb 2004 Kenya: KCB Wallop Gor Mahia At City Stadium
  2. ^ Nation Africa, 18 Feb 2008 Bankers’ radical plan to claim
  3. ^ Standard Media, 9 May 2009 City Stars striker Odari back to face KCB in KPL tie today
  4. ^ Standard Media, 3 May 2010 City Stars ensure there is blackout for Stima
  5. ^ Futaa, 21 Dec 2011 Key City Stars player out of contract
  6. ^ Futaa, 4 April 2012 Odari return hailed
  7. ^ Futaa, 1 April 2012 'Viduka' returns in City Stars fray
  8. ^ Michezoafrika, 06 Apr 2012 Odari aiming at top scorers' list
  9. ^ Michezoafrika, 20 May 2012 Top 8 finish realistic - Odari
  10. ^ Futaa, 9 June 2012 City Stars veteran leaves
  11. ^ Modern Ghana, 22 Dec 2002 Kenya hit Ghana in U-17 continental tie
  12. ^ BBC, 26 Feb 2005 Kheri names first Kenya squad Archived 2021-06-09 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ Nation Africa, 16 Sept 2006 Olaba makes radical changes
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