Johanna Omolo

Johanna Omolo
Personal information
Full name	Johanna Ochieng Omolo
Date of birth	31 July 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth	Nairobi, Kenya
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Oostende
Number	31
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2007	Coast Stars
2007–2009	Visé
2009–2011	Fola Esch
2011–2013	Beerschot
2012–2013	→ Lommel United (loan)
2013–2014	Lommel United
2014–2017	Royal Antwerp
2017–2021	Cercle Brugge
2021	BB Erzurumspor
2021–2022	Kocaelispor
2022–2023	URSL Visé
2023–	Oostende
International career‡
2011–	Kenya
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2019

Johanna Ochieng Omolo (born 31 July 1989) is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays for the Belgian club Oostende as a defensive midfielder.

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]

On 11 August 2023, Omolo signed a one-year contract with Oostende.^[5]

International career

Omolo received his first call-up to the Kenyan national team in September 2010,^[6] 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.^[7]

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.	7 October 2015	Stade George V, Curepipe, Mauritius	Mauritius	4–2	3–2	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c Johanna Omolo at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Johanna Omolo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
^ "Johanna Omolo: Erzurumspor sign Kenya international". Goal.com. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
^ "NIEUWE MIDDENVELDER TEKENT VOOR EEN SEIZOEN" [NEW MIDFIELDER SIGNS FOR A SEASON] (in Dutch). Oostende. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
^ "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.