Marvin Ogunjimi

Marvin Ogunjimi
Personal information
Full nameMarvin Ogunjimi
Date of birth12 October 1987[1]
Place of birthMechelen, Belgium
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
Strømsgodset
Number75
Youth career
1997–1999Rapid Leest
1999–2001Roosendaal
2001–2003Racing Mechelen
2003–2004Mechelen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2004–2011Racing Genk84(30)
2007–2008→ Waalwijk (loan)27(10)
2011–2014Mallorca7(0)
2012→ Standard Liège (loan)3(0)
2013→ Beerschot (loan)10(1)
2013–2014→ Oud-Heverlee Leuven (loan)18(0)
2014–Strømsgodset11(4)
National team‡
2004–2005Belgium U182(0)
2006Belgium U198(0)
2010–2011Belgium7(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 November 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2011

Marvin Ogunjimi (born 12 October 1987 in Mechelen) is a Belgian football forward of Nigerian descent, who currently plays for Strømsgodset in Norwegian Premier League. Until 2011, he played for the Belgian national team and has obtained 7 caps.

Club career

Ogunjimi made his professional debut with Racing Genk during the 2005–06 season. In 2007, he went on loan, playing for RKC Waalwijk. While with Waalwijk he appeared in 27 games and scored 10 goals. Upon returning to Genk, Ogunjimi became a prominent player for the Belgian side helping the club to the domestic title in the 2010–11 season. In the Summer of 2011 Marvin Ogunjimi was supposed to be transferred last minute to RCD Mallorca but the papers arrived 7 minutes too late at FIFA so the transfer was refused. On 14 November 2011 Mallorca announced his move to their side. On 31 August 2012, he joined Standard Liège on a loan deal. In Mid-February of 2014, Ogunjimi signed for the New England Revolution on trial until the end of the month.

June 6, 2014, Ogunjimi signed for Strømsgodset. The new club reportedly paid a small fee to Mallorca.[2] He got his first match against Steaua in the 2nd round of Champions League qualifications on 16 July 2014. On 2 August the same year, he scored in his home league debut match against Sogndal IL. The game ended 1-1.

International career

On 8 October 2010, he made his international debut for Belgium against Kazakhstan in Astana, coming on at half-time and scoring twice in a 2–0 victory.

Marvin Ogunjimi: International Goals
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 October 2010 Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan  Kazakhstan 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
2. 8 October 2010 Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan  Kazakhstan 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
3. 12 October 2010 Stade Roi Baudouin, Brussels, Belgium  Austria 3–3 4–4 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
4. 3 June 2011 Stade Roi Baudouin, Brussels, Belgium  Turkey 1–0 1–1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
5. 7 October 2011 Stade Roi Baudouin, Brussels, Belgium  Kazakhstan 4–0 4–1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification

Career statistics

As of 14 December 2014[3]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Genk 2005–06 8000----80
2006–07 0000----00
Total 8000----80
RKC Waalwijk 2007–08 271000----2710
Total 271000----2710
Genk 2008–09 17342----215
2009–10 291211--103113
2010–11 321521--423818
2011–12 6000--51111
Total 843074--10310137
Mallorca 2011–12 7010----80
Total 7010----80
Standard Liège 2012–13 3020----50
Total 3020----50
Beerschot 2012–13 10100----101
Total 10100----101
Leuven 2013–14 18000----180
Total 18000----180
Strømsgodset 2014 11400--20134
Total 11400--20134
Career total 16845104--12319052

Honours and awards

Racing Genk

References

  1. ↑ "Marvin Ogunjimi". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  2. ↑ http://www.dt.no/godset/klar-for-sif-1.8463195
  3. ↑ "Marvin Ogunjimi".

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