Arnold Origi

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.

Arnold Origi
Personal information
Full name Arnold Otieno Origi
Date of birth (1983-11-15) 15 November 1983
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

Career

Club

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

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

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

Club
As of match played 7 October 2018[8]
Season Club Division League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2007 Moss Adeccoligaen 24010250
2008 800080
2009 800080
2010 19000190
2011 2. divisjon 15000150
2011 Fredrikstad Tippeligaen 200020
2012 Ull/Kisa Adeccoligaen 29030320
2013 Lillestrøm Tippeligaen 10030130
2014 30030330
2015 30020320
2016 23020250
2017 Eliteserien 26060320
2018 Sandnes Ulf OBOS-ligaen 11030140
2018 Kongsvinger 400040
2019 HIFK Veikkausliiga 12000120
2020 21040250
2021 Hødd PostNord-ligaen 21010220
2023 Östersund Superettan 101020
Career Total 29402903230

International
Kenya
YearAppsGoals
200580
200640
200780
200860
200940
201000
201170
201230
201330
201420
201510
202120
Total480

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

Honors

Lillestrøm Sk

Norwegian Cup:

    • Winners ::2017


Individual

  • Lillestrøm Sk player of the Year 2015

References
  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.
  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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