Arnold Origi

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Arnold Origi
Personal information
Full name Arnold Otieno Origi
Date of birth (1983-11-15) 15 November 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Nairobi, Kenya
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Östersund
Number 77
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2006 Mathare United 110 (0)
2006 Tusker 52 (0)
2007–2011 Moss 80 (0)
2011 → Fredrikstad (loan) 2 (0)
2012 Ull/Kisa 29 (0)
2013–2017 Lillestrøm 150 (0)
2018 Sandnes Ulf 11 (0)
2018 Kongsvinger 7 (0)
2019–2021 HIFK 33 (0)
2021 Hødd 21 (0)
2023– Östersund 1 (0)
International career‡
2005–2021 Kenya 48 (0)
Managerial career
2023– Östersund (player-goalkeeping coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:06, 11 June 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2016

Arnold Otieno Origi (born 15 November 1983) is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Östersund. He is one of the most successful keepers in Kenya, and the only Kenyan goalkeeper to play in Europe for more than 15 years.

Career[edit]

Club[edit]

Origi played for Mathare United and Tusker in his home country before joining Moss, where fellow Kenyan John Muiruri was already playing. After a short loan spell with Fredrikstad, and a brief stop at Ull/Kisa he joined Lillestrøm in 2013.

In January 2018, Origi was taken on trial by Premier League club Crystal Palace, but failed to gain a contract.[1] As a consequence of Origi's trial at the British club, Lillestrøm had already found a replacement for him, Matvei Igonen. Therefore Origi and the club mutually agreed to terminate his contract so he could still find a new club after the transfer window closed.[2]

After signing with Kongsvinger in September 2018, he left the club again at the end of the year.[3]

International[edit]

Origi has played 45 international matches for Kenya (as of February 6, 2018).[4]

On 23 August 2017, it was announced that Origi acquired Norwegian citizenship.[5]

Personal life[edit]

Origi comes from a football family. His uncle Mike Origi was a professional footballer in Belgium. His father, Austin Oduor Origi, was a long term captain of Kenyan Premier League side Gor Mahia, and his other uncles Gerald and Anthony were defenders at Tusker.[6] His cousin Divock plays for Nottingham Forest in England's Premier League as well as the Belgium national team.[7]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 7 October 2018[8]
Season Club Division League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2007 Moss Adeccoligaen 24 0 1 0 25 0
2008 8 0 0 0 8 0
2009 8 0 0 0 8 0
2010 19 0 0 0 19 0
2011 2. divisjon 15 0 0 0 15 0
2011 Fredrikstad Tippeligaen 2 0 0 0 2 0
2012 Ull/Kisa Adeccoligaen 29 0 3 0 32 0
2013 Lillestrøm Tippeligaen 10 0 3 0 13 0
2014 30 0 3 0 33 0
2015 30 0 2 0 32 0
2016 23 0 2 0 25 0
2017 Eliteserien 26 0 6 0 32 0
2018 Sandnes Ulf OBOS-ligaen 11 0 3 0 14 0
2018 Kongsvinger 4 0 0 0 4 0
2019 HIFK Veikkausliiga 12 0 0 0 12 0
2020 21 0 4 0 25 0
2021 Hødd PostNord-ligaen 21 0 1 0 22 0
2023 Östersund Superettan 1 0 1 0 2 0
Career Total 294 0 29 0 323 0

International[edit]

Kenya
Year Apps Goals
2005 8 0
2006 4 0
2007 8 0
2008 6 0
2009 4 0
2010 0 0
2011 7 0
2012 3 0
2013 3 0
2014 2 0
2015 1 0
2021 2 0
Total 48 0

Statistics accurate as of match played 6 September 2015[9]

Honors[edit]

Lillestrøm Sk

Norwegian Cup:

    • Winners ::2017


Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Lillestrøms cuphelt på prøvespill i Premier League". VG.no (in Norwegian). VG. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Origi og LSK skiller lag". LSK.no (in Norwegian). Lillestrøm SK. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  3. ^ Overganger i OBOS-ligaen vinter 2019 Archived 2019-01-23 at the Wayback Machine, sportshjornet.com, 13 December 2018
  4. ^ "Origi out of hospital, wishes team well". The Standard. Retrieved June 20, 2008. [dead link]
  5. ^ David Kwalimwa (23 August 2017). "Arnold Origi changes citizenship, snubs Stars call up". Daily Nation. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  6. ^ Patrick Korir (September 19, 2006). "Mike Okoth Origi: The unsung grandmaster of Kenyan Soccer". Archived from the original on October 6, 2007. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
  7. ^ Dennis Machio (April 2, 2013). "Divock Origi scores debut goal in Ligue 1". Archived from the original on July 2, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  8. ^ "Arnold Origi". nifs.no/ (in Norwegian). nifs. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Arnold Origi Otieno". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 12 November 2015.


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