Peter Opiyo
 Opiyo with FF Jaro in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Opiyo Odhiambo | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Bondo, Kenya | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Al-Markhiya | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2008 | Tusker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Thika United | 20 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | → Viva Kerala (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Gor Mahia (loan) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Tusker | ||
| 2013 | A.F.C. Leopards | ||
| 2014–2016 | FF Jaro | 51 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Jakobstads BK (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Al Markhiya | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008– | Kenya | 27 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 March 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 August 2014 | |||
Peter Opiyo Odhiambo (born 1 August 1992 in Bondo), nicknamed "Pinchez", is a Kenyan footballer. He primarily plays as a midfielder. He previously played for Kenyan Premier League clubs Tusker, Thika United and A.F.C. Leopards, for the Finnish Veikkausliiga side FF Jaro, and had loan spells at Gor Mahia and Indian side Viva Kerala.
Club career
Opiyo began his youth career with Tusker and signed for Thika United in January 2008. After only one year with Thika United, he moved to Gor Mahia in February 2009 on loan, and his loan spell with Gor Mahia was set to continue until 2010. In 2011, the then 18-year-old returned to Thika United for the remainder of the year, before rejoining Tusker in 2012 and helping the side to clinch their ninth league title. He moved to A.F.C. Leopards in 2013, helping the side to a second-place finish in the league and a ninth domestic cup title.
On 11 March 2014, Opiyo completed a move to Finnish top-tier side FF Jaro in a two-year deal.[1] He made his debut for the club in their fourth-round 2014 Finnish Cup match against FC Hämeenlinna on 15 March,[2] but could not help prevent the club from a 2–1 loss and an early exit from the tournament. After flirting with AFC Leopards in the June transfer window, Kenyan international midfielder Peter Pinches Opiyo sealed a move to Qatar second division side Al Markhiya on 25 July 2016.[3]
Opiyo, who had been a free agent since his two year deal with Finnish side FF Jaro expired in December 2015, was reported to be on his way to the 13 - time Kenyan Premier League (KPL) champions in the June transfer window but he intentionally refused to put pen to paper.
International career
He is a current member of the Kenya national team.[4] He was also part of the squad that won the 2013 CECAFA Cup on home soil.
References
- ↑ Jeff Kinyanjui (11 March 2014). "Pinchez joins FF Jaro in Finland". Futaa.com. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ↑ Vincent Opiyo (14 March 2014). "Pinchez’s Jaro set for domestic cup clash". Futaa.com. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ↑ Gacharira, Samuel. "Kenyan international seals Qatar move".
- ↑ FIFA.com - FIFA Spielerstatistik Peter Odhiambo OPIYO
External links
- [1] at soka.co.ke[2]
- Peter Opiyo at National-Football-Teams.com
- Peter Opiyo at TheFinalBall.com
- Peter Opiyo at Soccerway
- ↑ "Soka.co.ke". www.soka.co.ke.
- ↑ "Soka.co.ke". www.soka.co.ke.