Henry Ochieng

Henry Oliver Ochieng (born 11 November 1998) is an English-born Kenyan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Watford.

Henry Ochieng
Personal information
Full name Henry Oliver Ochieng[1]
Date of birth (1998-11-11) 11 November 1998[2]
Place of birth Redbridge, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Watford
Youth career
2009–2015 West Ham United
2015–2016 Leyton Orient
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Leyton Orient 12 (0)
2018–2019 Braintree Town 5 (0)
2019 Welwyn Garden City 7 (0)
2019–2020 Wingate & Finchley 24 (1)
2020–2021 Cork City 17 (0)
2021– Watford 0 (0)
National team‡
2018– Kenya U23 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:0, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:50, 13 January 2019 (UTC)

Career

He was raised in Ilford and attended St Aubyn's School in Woodford Green and later Forest School in Walthamstow.[4][5] He started his career with local junior side Buckhurst Hill before being spotted and signed by the youth team at West Ham United in 2009.[4] He signed a two-year scholarship with Leyton Orient in 2015.[5]

Ochieng made his first-team debut on 8 November 2016 as an 81st-minute substitute for Žan Benedičič in Orient's 1–0 away defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion U23 in the EFL Trophy.[6] He signed his first professional contract in December.[7] He made his League Two debut on 25 March 2017 as an 81st-minute substitute for Nigel Atangana in Orient's 3–0 defeat away to Crawley Town.[6] Ochieng was released by Leyton Orient in March 2018.[8]

Ahead of the 2018–19 season, Ochieng signed for newly promoted National League club Braintree Town.[9] Ochieng made five appearances for the Iron before joining Welwyn Garden City on 28 March 2019.[10] He joined Wingate & Finchley for the 2019–20 season.[11] On 30 January 2020, it was announced by Wingate & Finchley that Ochieng had been sold for an undisclosed fee to League of Ireland Premier Division side Cork City, returning to professional football following 31 appearances for the club. The following day, Cork City officially announced the signing of Ochieng.[12]

In January 2021, Ochieng joined Championship side Watford, signing a contract with the under-23s until the end of the 2020–21 season.[13]

International career

Ochieng, whose parents were born in Kenya, was called up by the Kenya national football team for their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Sierra Leone in November 2018, but the match was later cancelled.[14] He instead made his debut for Kenya U23 against Mauritius on 14 November 2018 in 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification.[15]

Career statistics
As of 6 October 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leyton Orient 2016–17[6] League Two 6000001[lower-alpha 1]070
2017–18[9] National League 6010—0070
Total 12010—10140
Braintree Town 2018–19[9] National League 5000—2[lower-alpha 2]070
Welwyn Garden City 2018–19 SFL Division One Central 7000—0070
Wingate & Finchley 2019–20 Isthmian League Premier Division 24130—6[lower-alpha 3]1332
Cork City 2020 League of Ireland Premier Division 15020—00170
Career total 631600091782
  1. Appearance in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance in FA Trophy
  3. Two appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances and one goal in Middlesex Senior Cup, one appearance in London Senior Cup, one appearance in Alan Turvey Trophy

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 20th May 2017: Leyton Orient" (PDF). English Football League. p. 81. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  2. "Player profiles: Henry Ochieng". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  3. "Henry Ochieng". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  4. "Kenyan wonder boy, 12, dazzles English football". Daily Nation. Nairobi. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  5. Munford, Colin (18 February 2015). "Forest School pupils earn Leyton Orient scholarships". Hackney Gazette. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  6. "Games played by Henry Ochieng in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  7. "Contract: Ochieng – 'I want to build on this'". Leyton Orient F.C. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  8. "Leyton Orient release midfielder Henry Ochieng and defender Michael Clark". BBC. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  9. "H. Ochieng: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  12. Dempsey, Andrew (30 January 2020). "Former West Ham youngster Henry Ochieng set to join Premier Division Cork City". ExtraTime. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  13. "Official: Ochieng Joins Under-23s". Watford F.C. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  14. Timbe returns as Migne names Harambee Stars squad for S. Leone clash
  15. Ochieng' hoping to realise Olympic dream with Kenya
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