Travis Dodd

Travis Dodd (born January 6, 1980 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia) is an Indigenous Australian football (soccer) player. He is the captain of Adelaide United in the A-League and plays as an attacking midfielder or winger. He has played in Australia for most of his professional career, although he had brief stints in both Greece and Malaysia. He played junior soccer at Elizabeth before joining the South Australian Sports Institute in 1996.... more

Travis Dodd (born January 6, 1980 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia) is an Indigenous Australian football (soccer) player. He is the captain of Adelaide United in the A-League and plays as an attacking midfielder or winger. He has played in Australia for most of his professional career, although he had brief stints in both Greece and Malaysia. He played junior soccer at Elizabeth before joining the South Australian Sports Institute in 1996. He was Adelaide City’s fourth youngest National Soccer League (NSL) player of all time (16 years 281 days), and the fifth player in NSL history to score a hat-trick after coming on as a substitute (in a 4-1 win over Football Kingz in 2003). At the conclusion of the 2003/04 NSL season he moved abroad, playing firstly with Malaysian club Johor, then Greek club Panionios NFC. During his stint with Panionios, Dodd scored in their UEFA Cup first round victory over high-profile Italian side Udinese Calcio. His career at the Greek club was short... less