Johanna Ochieng Omolo (born 31 July 1989) is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays for the Belgian club Oostende as a defensive midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Johanna Ochieng Omolo | ||
| Date of birth | 31 July 1989[1][2] | ||
| Place of birth | Nairobi, Kenya | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1][2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Oostende | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Coast Stars | ||
| 2007–2009 | Visé | 63 | (8) |
| 2009–2011 | Fola Esch | 46 | (8) |
| 2011–2013 | Beerschot | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Lommel United (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Lommel United | 19 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Royal Antwerp | 77 | (5) |
| 2017–2021 | Cercle Brugge | 69 | (4) |
| 2021 | BB Erzurumspor | 20 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Kocaelispor | 14 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | URSL Visé | 23 | (5) |
| 2023– | Oostende | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011– | Kenya[3] | 27 | (6) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2019 | |||
Club career edit
Born in Nairobi, Omolo has played club football in Kenya, Belgium and Luxembourg for Coast Stars, Visé, Fola Esch, Beerschot, Lommel United and Antwerp.[1][2][3] After playing for Cercle Brugge, he signed for Turkish club BB Erzurumspor in January 2021.[4]
On 11 August 2023, Omolo signed a one-year contract with Oostende.[5]
International career edit
Omolo received his first call-up to the Kenyan national team in September 2010,[6] making his debut for his country in 2011.[3]
Omolo represented the national team at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations and scored a goal against Tanzania, which helped the team win 3–2, but the result was Kenya could not leave the group.[7]
International goals edit
- Scores and results list Kenya's goal tally first.[3]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 18 May 2014 | Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya |  Comoros |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2. | 7 October 2015 | Stade George V, Curepipe, Mauritius |  Mauritius |
1–0 | 3–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 4–2 | |||||
| 4. | 2 September 2017 | Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique |  Mozambique |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 5. | 27 June 2019 | 30 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt |  Tanzania |
2–2 | 3–2 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 6. | 18 November 2019 | Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya |  Togo |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
References edit
- ^ a b c "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ^ a b c Johanna Omolo at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Johanna Omolo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ^ "Johanna Omolo: Erzurumspor sign Kenya international". Goal.com. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "NIEUWE MIDDENVELDER TEKENT VOOR EEN SEIZOEN" [NEW MIDFIELDER SIGNS FOR A SEASON] (in Dutch). Oostende. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Johanna Omolo Ecstatic Over First Kenya Call-Up". Goal.com. 24 September 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ^ "Kenya vs. Tanzania – 27 June 2019 – Soccerway". Int.soccerway.com.
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