Benson Omala
Kenyan footballer
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Benson Omalla Ochieng is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Kenya national team.[1]
Full name
Benson Omala Ochieng
Date of birth
16 October 2001
Place of birth
Kisumu County
Height
1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benson Omala Ochieng | ||
| Date of birth | 16 October 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Kisumu County | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chipolopolo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Western Stima FC | 4 | (7) |
| 2020–21 | Gor Mahia | 15 | (-) |
| 2021 | → FC Linköping City (loan) | - | (-) |
| 2022–24 | Gor Mahia | 54 | (45) |
| 2024 | Safa | 0 | (0) |
| 2025 | Visakha | 9 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Kenya | 6 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 July 2024 | |||
Omalla,[2] finished second-best scorer [3][4] in the 2022–23 Kenyan Premier League while turning out for Kenyan Premier League club Gor Mahia,[5] and was the top scorer in the 2023–24 Kenyan Premier League with 19 goals.[6]He has also featured for the Kenya U-20[7] and U-23[8] sides.
Personal life
Omalla comes from a footballing family and is the elder sibling of Dancan Omala who turns out for Kenyan premier league side Nairobi United.