English League One side, Barnsley have confirmed that Kenyan defender Clarke Oduor will leave the club on June 30, when his contract with the club expires.Oduor fell out of favour at the club this season and has not turned out for Barnsley since he returned to the club in January after his loan deal at Hartlepool was cut short.##NAJAVA_MECA_7299378##Everything in recent months pointed to the left-back being released at the end of the campaign, as he never featured in the match-day squad and has been reduced to a peripheral figure in the team.The club has now released a statement confirming his departure from the club.”Barnsley Football Club can confirm its annual retained list, which has been submitted to the EFL following the conclusion of the 22/23 campaign,” read the club statement in part.”Players aged 24 and over as of June 30, 2023 who have been released: Clarke Oduor. Players aged under 24 as of June 30, 2023 who have been released: Jack Butterfill, Keegan Hartley, Kareem Hassan-Smith, Jordan Helliwell, Will Lancaster, Rudi Pache, and Jason Sraha,”The South Yorkshire club then went ahead to wish Oduor and the other departing players well in their future endeavours”Barnsley Football Club would like to thank those who will be moving on this summer, wishing them well in their future endeavours”.Born in Siaya, Kenya, Oduor started his career and the recently relegated Leeds United when he signed for their youth team in 2010. He was part of the first team set up between 2017 and 2019 before departing for Barnsley in 2019. He was a key player for the Tykes in his first years before falling out of favour.Oduor has featured once for the Kenya national team, the Harambee Stars.Sofapaka coach delights in Masaka’s inclusion in Harambee Stars provisional squad
