David Oduro Leaves Barça Atletic for Annecy
David Oduro’s Barça chapter is over. The Ghanaian left-back, once considered one of the more intriguing bets in Barça Atletic’s talent pool, is leaving for Annecy in France’s Ligue 2.
The Haute-Savoie club confirmed his arrival on Saturday, closing a two-year spell in Barcelona that never quite found its full rhythm.
From bureaucratic limbo to regular minutes
Oduro arrived as part of Barça’s push into the African market, alongside Aziz Issah and Ibrahim Diarra, and signed a long-term deal running until 2027. On paper, it looked like a carefully planned development project. On the pitch, it stalled early.
His first season was chopped up by bureaucratic problems that dragged on for weeks. By the time everything was sorted, the campaign had moved on without him. He finished that year with just 10 appearances, a footnote rather than a fixture.
Last season finally brought continuity. Oduro featured in 23 matches, his role growing as he settled into the rhythms of Spanish football and Barça Atletic’s demands. It was enough to show his potential, not enough to secure his future in Barcelona.
At 20, he now starts again in France, swapping the promise of La Masia’s ecosystem for the grind of Ligue 2, where minutes are earned, not projected.
A reshaped left flank for Belletti
His departure is part of a broader reset on the left side of Barça Atletic’s defence.
Jofre Torrents has already gone, heading to Ajax. Oduro now follows him out the door, leaving Juliano Belletti with a very different depth chart at left-back.
Into that gap steps Josué Caicedo, who has impressed in pre-season and is poised to take on a bigger role. The staff see him as a live option, not just a body to fill the bench.
Then there is Jordi Pesquer, who has spent time training with the first team. Barça still need to decide where he will actually play this season, a decision that could directly shape Belletti’s plans on that flank.
Alex Walton is also in the squad, while Patricio Pacifico remains sidelined as he recovers from an ACL injury and will not feature for some time. To cover all bases, Belletti has even experimented with Landry Farre at left-back, testing his versatility in a position that suddenly looks wide open.
Oduro’s move to Annecy closes one path but underlines another reality at Barça Atletic: the left-back spot is no longer locked down by one name. It is up for grabs, and this season will reveal who is ready to claim it.
