Arnold Origi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arnold Otieno Origi | ||
| Date of birth | 15 November 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Nairobi, Kenya | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lillestrøm | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001–2006 | Mathare United | ||
| 2006 | Tusker | ||
| 2007–2011 | Moss | 74 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Fredrikstad (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | Ull/Kisa | 29 | (0) |
| 2013– | Lillestrøm | 70 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005– | Kenya | 32 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 November 2015. | |||
Arnold Otieno Origi (born 15 November 1983) is a Kenyan professional footballer who currently plays for Lillestrøm in Norway and the Kenya national team as a goalkeeper.
Career
Club
Origi played for Mathare United and Tusker in his home country before joining Moss, where fellow Kenyan John Muiruri was already playing.
In July 2009, Otieno came to infamy in Scandinavia after committing a very obvious dive playing for Moss in a game against Løv-Ham.[1][2]
International
Origi has played 27 international matches for Kenya (as of February 18, 2013).[3]
Personal life
Origi comes from a football family. His uncle is the famous Mike, was a professional footballer in Belgium. His father, Austin Oduor Origi, was a long term captain of Kenyan Premier League side Gor Mahia, and his other uncles Gerald and Anthony were defenders at Tusker.[4] His cousin Divock plays for Liverpool in the English Premier League as well as the Belgium national team.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 8 November 2015[6]
| Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2007 | Moss | Adeccoligaen | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 2008 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 2. Divisjon | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2011 | Fredrikstad | Tippeligaen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | Ull/Kisa | Adeccoligaen | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 2013 | Lillestrøm | Tippeligaen | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2014 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 175 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 187 | 0 | ||
International
| Kenya | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2005 | 6 | 0 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 7 | 0 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 32 | 0 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 6 September 2015[7]
References
- ↑ Anna Kappler (May 21, 2013). "Er Arnold årets skuespiller?" [Is Arnold this year's actor?]. Archived from the original on January 3, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2009.
- ↑ "Er han den dårligste skuespiller?" [Is he the worst actor?]. Jyllands-Posten. July 28, 2009. Archived from the original on July 10, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2009.
- ↑ "Origi out of hospital, wishes team well". The Standard. Retrieved June 20, 2008.
- ↑ Patrick Korir (September 19, 2006). "Mike Okoth Origi: The unsung grandmaster of Kenyan Soccer". Archived from the original on October 6, 2007. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
- ↑ Dennis Machio (April 2, 2013). "Divock Origi scores debut goal in Ligue 1". Archived from the original on July 2, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
- ↑ "Arnold Origi". http://www.nifs.no/ (in Norwegian). nifs. Retrieved 12 November 2015. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "Arnold Origi Otieno". National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
External Links
- Origi joins Fredrikstad on loan from FK Moss-Michezo Afrika
- Futaa – Kenyan Football Portal
- Club bio
- Arnold Origi at National-Football-Teams.com
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