Born in Leuven, Belgium, Odoi began playing football when he was five years old, leading to joining K. Stade Leuven and playing there for five years. When Odoi was ten years old, he moved to join Anderlecht.
With Odoi now representing Ghana, it's unclear if the father of three is attempting to reconcile with his own father.
“My father and I, we don’t talk any more. I blame him for certain things, like when I became a professional football player and made good money at Anderlecht and was annoyed with him because all he asked was, ‘Can I have money?’” he told The Times in January.
The former Lokeren player also reflects on the turning point in his life.
“My dad would go out [at night] and come back whenever it suited him,” he says.
“My mom made a decision to marry my dad also because she was pregnant with me and my sister. She was, ‘Okay, I put myself in this situation so I have to take responsibility.’ That’s also why I’m very disciplined and take responsibility,"
“When I was 12, I went to a tournament with Anderlecht, came back and my parents were divorced. My mother raised me and my sister. I know how hard she had to work in a fabric store and another store for us to have a decent life. So that’s why every day, when I go to training, it would be disrespectful to not work hard and not respect her efforts,”