Johanna Omolo
Kenyan footballer
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Johanna Ochieng Omolo (born 31 July 1989) is a Kenyan professional footballer who last played for the Belgian club Oostende as a defensive midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Johanna Ochieng Omolo | ||
| Date of birth | 31 July 1989[1][2] | ||
| Place of birth | Nairobi, Kenya | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1][2] | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder[3] | ||
| 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 | 20 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Kocaelispor | 14 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | URSL Visé | 23 | (5) |
| 2023–2024 | Oostende | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011– | Kenya[3] | 27 | (6) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:33, 21 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2019 | |||
Club career
Born in Nairobi, Omolo spent his early career playing 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]
On 5 August 2021, Omolo signed a one-year contract with TFF 1. Lig club Kocaelispor on a free transfer.[5] On 25 May 2022, his contract was terminated after Kocaelispor were relegated.[6]
On 4 October 2022, Omolo returned to Belgium, and joined URSL Visé on a free transfer.[7] He made his debut on 23 October 2022, in a 2-1 victory against Francs Borains in a third division match.[8]
On 11 August 2023, Omolo signed a one-year contract with Oostende.[9] Oostende was declared bankrupt in June 2024.[10]
International career
Omolo received his first call-up to the Kenyan national team in September 2010,[11] 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.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 21 November 2024[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fola Esch | 2009–10 | Luxembourg National Division | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 |
| 2010–11 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | ||
| Total | 46 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 8 | ||
| Beerschot | 2011–12 | Belgian Pro League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Lommel | 2012–13 | Challenger Pro League | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Total | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Antwerp | 2014–15 | Challenger Pro League | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| 2015–16 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Total | 77 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 83 | 5 | ||
| Cercle Brugge | 2017–18 | Challenger Pro League | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| 2018–19 | Belgian Pro League | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| 2019–20 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 59 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 62 | 4 | ||
| Erzurumspor | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Kocaelispor | 2021–22 | TFF 1. Lig | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| URSL Visé | 2022–23 | Belgian Third Division | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 |
| Oostende | 2023–24 | Challenger Pro League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Career total | 299 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 311 | 22 | ||
International goals
- Scores and results list Kenya's goal tally first.[3]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 18 May 2014 | Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya |  Comoros | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2. | 7 October 2015 | Stade George V, Curepipe, Mauritius |  Mauritius | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 4–2 | |||||
| 4. | 2 September 2017 | Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique |  Mozambique | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 5. | 27 June 2019 | 30 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt |  Tanzania | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 6. | 18 November 2019 | Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya |  Togo | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
