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Arnold Origi
Personal information
Full name Arnold Otieno Origi
Date of birth (1983-11-15) 15 November 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Nairobi, Kenya
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Kongsvinger
Number 77
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2006 Mathare United
2006 Tusker
2007–2011 Moss 74 (0)
2011 → Fredrikstad (loan) 2 (0)
2012 Ull/Kisa 29 (0)
2013–2017 Lillestrøm 119 (0)
2018 Sandnes Ulf 11 (0)
2018– Kongsvinger 4 (0)
International career‡
2005– Kenya 33 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2016

Arnold Otieno Origi (born 15 November 1983) is a Kenyan-born Norwegian professional footballer who currently plays for Kongsvinger in the Norwegian OBOS-ligaen.

Career

Club

Origi played for Mathare United and Tusker in his home country before joining Moss, where fellow Kenyan John Muiruri was already playing. After a short loan spell with Fredrikstad, and a brief stop at Ull/Kisa he joined Lillestrøm in 2013.

In January 2018, Origi was taken on trial by Premier League club Crystal Palace, but failed to gain a contract.[1] As a consequence of Origi's trial at the British club, Lillestrøm had already found a replacement for him, Matvei Igonen. Therefore Origi and the club mutually agreed to terminate his contract so he could still find a new club after the transfer window closed.[2]

International

Origi has played 33 international matches for Kenya (as of February 6, 2018).[3]

On 23 August 2017, it was announced that Origi acquired Norwegian citizenship, effectively ending his international football career.[4]

Personal life

Origi comes from a football family. His uncle is the famous Mike, was a professional footballer in Belgium. His father, Austin Oduor Origi, was a long term captain of Kenyan Premier League side Gor Mahia, and his other uncles Gerald and Anthony were defenders at Tusker.[5] His cousin Divock plays for VfL Wolfsburg in the German Bundesliga as well as the Belgium national team.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 October 2018[7]
Season Club Division League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2007 Moss Adeccoligaen 24 0 1 0 25 0
2008 8 0 0 0 8 0
2009 8 0 0 0 8 0
2010 19 0 0 0 19 0
2011 2. Divisjon 15 0 0 0 15 0
2011 Fredrikstad Tippeligaen 2 0 0 0 2 0
2012 Ull/Kisa Adeccoligaen 29 0 3 0 32 0
2013 Lillestrøm Tippeligaen 10 0 3 0 13 0
2014 30 0 3 0 33 0
2015 30 0 2 0 32 0
2016 23 0 2 0 25 0
2017 Eliteserien 26 0 6 0 32 0
2018 Sandnes Ulf OBOS-ligaen 11 0 3 0 14 0
2018 Kongsvinger 4 0 0 0 4 0
Career Total 239 0 23 0 262 0

International

Kenya
Year Apps Goals
2005 6 0
2006 3 0
2007 3 0
2008 3 0
2009 2 0
2010 0 0
2011 7 0
2012 3 0
2013 3 0
2014 2 0
2015 1 0
Total 32 0

Statistics accurate as of match played 6 September 2015[8]

References

  1. ^ "Lillestrøms cuphelt på prøvespill i Premier League". VG.no (in Norwegian). VG. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Origi og LSK skiller lag". LSK.no (in Norwegian). Lillestrøm SK. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Origi out of hospital, wishes team well". The Standard. Retrieved June 20, 2008. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |newspaper= (help) [dead link]
  4. ^ David Kwalimwa (23 August 2017). "Arnold Origi changes citizenship, snubs Stars call up". Daily Nation. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  5. ^ Patrick Korir (September 19, 2006). "Mike Okoth Origi: The unsung grandmaster of Kenyan Soccer". Archived from the original on October 6, 2007. Retrieved May 21, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Dennis Machio (April 2, 2013). "Divock Origi scores debut goal in Ligue 1". Archived from the original on July 2, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Arnold Origi". nifs.no/ (in Norwegian). nifs. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  8. ^ "Arnold Origi Otieno". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 12 November 2015.


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