Eric Johana Omondi

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Eric Omondi
Personal information
Full name Erick Omondi Johana [1]
Date of birth (1994-08-18) 18 August 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Nairobi, Kenya
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
UTA Arad
Number 24
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2016 Mathare United 55 (12)
2017 Vasalunds 22 (5)
2018–2019 Brommapojkarna 43 (6)
2020–2021 Jönköpings Södra 51 (14)
2022 Waasland-Beveren 4 (0)
2022–2023 Muangthong United 23 (9)
2023– UTA Arad 45 (7)
International career
2015– Kenya 38 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2024

Eric Johana Omondi (born 18 August 1994) is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga I club UTA Arad and the Kenya national team. [2]

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Club career

On 26 January 2022, Johana Omondi joined Waasland-Beveren in Belgium as a free agent, on a 6-month contract. [3]

International career

Johana has 11 caps for the Kenya national football team; his debut game was against Ethiopia on 4 July 2015 at Nyayo stadium and his maiden goal was the winning goal [4] for Kenya against Congo at Kasarani Stadium with a 2–1 final score line.

International stats

Kenya
YearAppsGoals
201570
201692
201710
201862
201980
202030
202120
202200
202310
202410
Total384

International goals

Scores and results list Kenya's goal tally first. [5]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.4 June 2016 Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, KenyaFlag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 2–12–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.12 November 2016Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, KenyaFlag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 1–01–0 Friendly
3.27 March 2018 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, MoroccoFlag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 1–12–3Friendly
4.14 October 2018Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, KenyaFlag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2–03–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Individual

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References

  1. "Eric Johana Omondi". Swedish FA. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  2. "Välkommen till BP, Eric Johana Omondi". Brommapojkarna. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  3. "WELKOM OP DE FREETHIEL, ERIC JOHANA OMONDI!" (Press release) (in Dutch). Waasland-Beveren. 26 January 2022. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  4. Gacharira, Samuel. "Johanna the hero as Kenya floors Congo".
  5. "Johanna Omondi, Eric". National Football Teams. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  6. "Erick Johanna: Goal Kenya Player of the Year nominee - Goal.com". 11 January 2016.