Johanna Ochieng Omolo (born 31 July 1989) is a Kenyan professional

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who plays for the Belgian club Oostende as a

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Club career

Born in

Nairobi Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper ha ...

, Omolo has played club football in Kenya, Belgium and Luxembourg for

Coast Stars Coast Stars is a Kenyan football club based in Mombasa. The club was founded in 1998. They are a member of the top division in Kenyan football. Their home stadium is Mombasa Municipal Stadium. They played the 2004/05 season under the name Dubai ...

Visé Visé (; nl, Wezet, ; wa, Vizé) is a city and municipality of Wallonia, located on the river Meuse in the province of Liège, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following districts: Argenteau, Cheratte, Lanaye, Lixhe, Richelle, ...

, Fola Esch, Beerschot,

Lommel United Lommel SK is a Belgian association football club based in the city of Lommel, Limburg, that competes in the Challenger Pro League. History The roots of the club date back to the 1920s when the club Vlug & Vrij Overpelt-Usines (Fast & Free ...

and

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. After playing for

Cercle Brugge Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging () is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges. Cercle have played in the Belgian Pro League since the 2003–04 season, having previously spent several years in the Belgian Second Divisio ...

, he signed for Turkish club

BB Erzurumspor Erzurumspor Futbol Kulübü, is a Turkish professional football club located in Erzurum who plays in the Süper Lig, the top tier of Turkish football. Founded in 2005, the colours of club are blue and white. The club started to play football co ...

in January 2021. On 11 August 2023, Omolo signed a one-year contract with Oostende.

International career

Omolo received his first call-up to the Kenyan national team in September 2010, making his debut for his country in 2011. Omolo represented the national team at the

2019 Africa Cup of Nations The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (abbreviated as AFCON 2019 or CAN 2019), known as the Total 2019 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 32nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's football champion ...

and scored a goal against

Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...

, which helped the team win 3–2, but the result was

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could not leave the group.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Kenya's goal tally first.''

References

1988 births Footballers from Nairobi Living people Kenyan men's footballers Kenya men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Coast Stars F.C. players C.S. Visé players CS Fola Esch players Beerschot A.C. players Lommel S.K. players Royal Antwerp F.C. players Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players Erzurumspor F.K. footballers Kocaelispor footballers URSL Visé players K.V. Oostende players Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Luxembourg National Division players Süper Lig players TFF First League players Belgian National Division 1 players 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players Kenyan expatriate men's footballers Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in Luxembourg Expatriate men's footballers in Luxembourg Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey {{Kenya-footy-bio-stub