Lawrence Olum

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Lawrence Olum
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Personal information
Date of birth (1984-07-10) 10 July 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Nairobi, Kenya
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2006 Missouri Baptist Spartans
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006 St. Louis Lions 16 (9)
2007–2008 Portland Timbers 44 (6)
2009 Minnesota Thunder 28 (5)
2010 Austin Aztex 21 (3)
2011 Orlando City 21 (0)
2011–2014 Sporting Kansas City 67 (3)
2015 Kedah FA 6 (0)
2016 Sporting Kansas City 19 (2)
2017–2018 Portland Timbers 52 (2)
2019 Minnesota United 10 (0)
2020 Miami FC 1 (0)
International career‡
2014–2015 Kenya 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2015

Lawrence Olum (born 10 July 1984) is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays as a defender and midfielder. [1]

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Career

College and amateur

Olum spent four years playing college soccer at Missouri Baptist University, earning NAIA honorable mention All-America honors three times. [2] After playing collegiately from 2006-2009, Olum officially graduated from Missouri Baptist University in 2019 and was inducted into its Hall of Fame in 2021. [3]

Olum began his post-college career in 2006 season with the St. Louis Lions of the USL Premier Development League, scoring 9 goals in 16 games. [2]

Professional

Olum turned professional with the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division in 2007, before moving to the Minnesota Thunder in March 2009. [4] He later played for the Austin Aztex and Orlando City, before moving to Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer in September 2011. [5]

Olum moved to Kedah FA in the Malaysia Premier League ahead of the 2015 season. [6] After one season abroad, he re-signed with Sporting Kansas City in December 2015. [7]

On 3 February 2017, Olum was traded to Portland Timbers, now of MLS, in exchange for $50,000 in general allocation money and a first-round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. [8] Olum was released by Portland on 10 December 2018. [9]

On 15 March 2019, Olum was signed by Minnesota United FC. [10]

On 16 January 2020, Olum was signed by Miami FC ahead of their first season in the USL Championship. [11]

International career

Olum was the subject of interest from the Kenyan national team in November 2009. [12] He was called up to the Kenya national team in November 2012 for the 2012 CECAFA Cup. [13]

Olum made his international debut in a 1–0 victory over Comoros in May 2014. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ Lawrence Olum at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  2. 1 2 Steve Brandon (10 April 2007). "Creative player trades dirt for turf". Portland Tribune.
  3. ↑ "Lawrence Olum (2021) - Hall of Fame". MBU Athletics. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "Thunder add Portland's Olum". United Soccer Leagues. 4 March 2009. Archived from the original on 19 September 2011.
  5. ↑ Josh Whisenhunt (15 September 2011). "Sporting KC signs defender Lawrence Olum". Sporting Kansas City.
  6. ↑ Sundaresan, Keeshaanan (26 November 2014). "Kedah sign Lawrence Olum from Sporting KC - FourthOfficial.com". FourthOfficial.com. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Sporting KC re-signs Seth Sinovic and Jon Kempin, adds Lawrence Olum".
  8. ↑ "Portland Timbers acquire defensive midfielder/central defender Lawrence Olum from Sporting Kansas City | Portland Timbers".
  9. ↑ "Portland Timbers announce roster status ahead of 2019 season | Portland Timbers".
  10. ↑ "MNUFC Signs Lawrence Olum". Minnesota United FC. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  11. ↑ "EXPERIENCED DEFENDER LAWRENCE OLUM JOINS THE MIAMI FC". Miami FC. Miami FC. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  12. ↑ Patrick Korir (23 November 2009). "Olum caught off guard by Stars call up". Futaa.com. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  13. ↑ "Kenya Coach Henri Michel announces CECAFA squad". kawowo.com. 17 November 2012. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  14. ↑ "Lawrence Olum makes competitive debut for Kenya | Sporting Kansas City".


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