Johanna Omolo

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Johanna Omolo
Personal information
Full name Johanna Ochieng Omolo
Date of birth (1989-07-31) 31 July 1989 (age 34) [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*
YearsTeamApps(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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 April 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.

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Club career

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

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

Scores and results list Kenya's goal tally first. [3]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.18 May 2014 Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, KenyaFlag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 1–01–0 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.7 October 2015 Stade George V, Curepipe, MauritiusFlag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 1–03–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.4–2
4.2 September 2017 Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, MozambiqueFlag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 1–11–1 Friendly
5.27 June 2019 30 June Stadium, Cairo, EgyptFlag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 2–23–2 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
6.18 November 2019 Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, KenyaFlag of Togo.svg  Togo 1–01–1 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 Johanna Omolo at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Johanna Omolo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Johanna Omolo: Erzurumspor sign Kenya international". Goal.com. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "NIEUWE MIDDENVELDER TEKENT VOOR EEN SEIZOEN" [NEW MIDFIELDER SIGNS FOR A SEASON] (in Dutch). Oostende. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Johanna Omolo Ecstatic Over First Kenya Call-Up". Goal.com. 24 September 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  7. ↑ "Kenya vs. Tanzania – 27 June 2019 – Soccerway". Int.soccerway.com.
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