Johanna Omolo
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Johanna Ochieng Omolo | ||
Date of birth | [1][2] | 31 July 1989||
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 | 7 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2011– | Kenya[3] | 27 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2019 |
Johanna Ochieng Omolo (born 31 July 1989) is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays for the Belgian club Oostende as a defensive midfielder.
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 |
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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.
- 1988 births
- Footballers from Nairobi
- Living people
- Kenyan men's footballers
- Kenya men's international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Coast Stars F.C. players
- C.S. Visé players
- CS Fola Esch players
- Beerschot A.C. players
- Lommel S.K. players
- Royal Antwerp F.C. players
- Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players
- Erzurumspor F.K. footballers
- Kocaelispor footballers
- URSL Visé players
- K.V. Oostende players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Challenger Pro League players
- Luxembourg National Division players
- Süper Lig players
- TFF 1. Lig players
- Belgian National Division 1 players
- 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Kenyan expatriate men's footballers
- Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in Luxembourg
- Expatriate men's footballers in Luxembourg
- Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- 21st-century Kenyan sportsmen
- Kenyan football biography stubs