Johanna Omolo
Johanna Ochieng Omolo (born 31 July 1989) is a Kenyan international footballer who plays professionally for Turkish club BB Erzurumspor, as a defensive midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Johanna Ochieng Omolo | ||
Date of birth | [1][2] | 31 July 1989||
Place of birth | Nairobi, Kenya | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1][2] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder[3] | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | BB Erzurumspor | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2007 | Coast Stars | ||
2007–2009 | Visé | 63 | (8) |
2009–2011 | Fola Esch | 46 | (8) |
2011–2013 | Beerschot | 5 | (0) |
2012–2013 | → Lommel United (loan) | 19 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Lommel United | 19 | (0) |
2014–2017 | Royal Antwerp | 77 | (5) |
2017–2021 | Cercle Brugge | 69 | (4) |
2021– | BB Erzurumspor | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2011– | Kenya[3] | 27 | (6) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:50, 13 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2019 |
Club career
Born in Nairobi, Omolo has played club football in Kenya, Belgium and Luxembourg for Coast Stars, Visé, Fola Esch, Beerschot, Lommel United and Antwerp.[1][2][3] After playing for Cercle Brugge, he signed for Turkish club BB Erzurumspor in January 2021.[4]
International career
Omolo received his first call-up to the Kenyan national team in September 2010,[5] making his debut for his country in 2011.[3]
Omolo represented the national team at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations and scored a goal against Tanzania, which helped the team win 3-2, but the result was Kenya could not leave the group. [6]
International goals
- Scores and results list Kenya's goal tally first.[3]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 18 May 2014 | Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
2. | 7 October 2015 | Stade George V, Curepipe, Mauritius | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3. | 4–2 | |||||
4. | 2 September 2017 | Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
5. | 27 June 2019 | 30 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | ![]() | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations |
6. | 18 November 2019 | Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
References
- "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- Johanna Omolo at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- "Johanna Omolo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/johanna-omolo-erzurumspor-sign-kenya-international/1gztud6jddpu71eiu2fikf8s6z
- "Johanna Omolo Ecstatic Over First Kenya Call-Up". Goal.com. 24 September 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- "Kenya vs. Tanzania - 27 June 2019 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
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