![]() Ochieng playing for Wingate & Finchley in November 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Henry Oliver Ochieng [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 11 November 1998||
Place of birth | Redbridge, England | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Slough Town | ||
Youth career | |||
Buckhurst Hill | |||
2009–2015 | West Ham United | ||
2015–2016 | Leyton Orient | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2018 | Leyton Orient | 12 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Braintree Town | 5 | (0) |
2019 | Welwyn Garden City | 7 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Wingate & Finchley | 24 | (1) |
2020–2021 | Cork City | 17 | (0) |
2021 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Billericay Town | 21 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Chelmsford City | 27 | (1) |
2023 | Aldershot Town | 10 | (0) |
2023–2024 | Chelmsford City | 31 | (0) |
2024– | Slough Town | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | Kenya U23 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:12, 17 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:50, 13 January 2019 (UTC) |
Henry Oliver Ochieng (born 11 November 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Slough Town. Born in England, he represents Kenya internationally.
Ochieng was raised in Ilford and attended St Aubyn's School in Woodford Green and later Forest School in Walthamstow. [4] [5] He started his career with local junior side Buckhurst Hill before being spotted and signed by the youth team at West Ham United in 2009. [4] He signed a two-year scholarship with Leyton Orient in 2015. [5]
Ochieng made his first-team debut on 8 November 2016 as an 81st-minute substitute for Žan Benedičič in Orient's 1–0 away defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion U23 in the EFL Trophy. [6] He signed his first professional contract in December. [7] He made his League Two debut on 25 March 2017 as an 81st-minute substitute for Nigel Atangana in Orient's 3–0 defeat away to Crawley Town. [6] Ochieng was released by Leyton Orient in March 2018. [8]
Ahead of the 2018–19 season, Ochieng signed for newly promoted National League club Braintree Town. [9] Ochieng made five appearances for the Iron before joining Welwyn Garden City on 28 March 2019. [10] He joined Wingate & Finchley for the 2019–20 season. [11] On 30 January 2020, it was announced by Wingate & Finchley that Ochieng had been sold for an undisclosed fee to League of Ireland Premier Division side Cork City, returning to professional football following 31 appearances for the club. The following day, Cork City officially announced the signing of Ochieng. [12]
In January 2021, Ochieng joined Championship side Watford, signing a contract with the under-23s until the end of the 2020–21 season. [13] Ochieng joined Billericay Town in December 2021. [14] On 15 July 2022, Ochieng joined rivals Chelmsford City. [15] On 13 February 2023, he joined Aldershot Town on an eighteen-month contract. [16] On 27 October 2023, Ochieng returned to Chelmsford, following his departure from Aldershot. [17] On 17 June 2024, Ochieng left Chelmsford for a second time. [18] He joined Slough Town for the 2024-25 season. [19]
Ochieng, whose parents were born in Kenya, was called up by the Kenya national team for their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Sierra Leone in November 2018, but the match was later cancelled. [20] He instead made his debut for the Kenya U23 against Mauritius on 14 November 2018 in 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification. [21]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Leyton Orient | 2016–17 [6] | League Two | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 7 | 0 |
2017–18 [9] | National League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
Braintree Town | 2018–19 [9] | National League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
Welwyn Garden City | 2018–19 | SFL Division One Central | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
Wingate & Finchley | 2019–20 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 6 [lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 33 | 2 | |
Cork City | 2020 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
Watford | 2020–21 [9] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Billericay Town | 2021–22 | National League South | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
Chelmsford City | 2022–23 [9] | National League South | 27 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
Aldershot Town | 2022–23 [9] | National League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
Career total | 123 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 150 | 4 |
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