Marvin Ogunjimi (born 12 October 1987) is a Belgian former professional

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who played as a

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. Until 2011, he played for the Belgium national team earning seven caps.

Club career

Genk

Born in

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, Ogunjimi made his professional debut with

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during the 2005–06 season. In 2007, he went on

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, playing for

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. While with Waalwijk he appeared in 27 games and scored 10 goals. Upon returning to Genk, Ogunjimi became a prominent player for the Belgian side helping the club to the domestic title in the

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season. He also scored both of their goals as they won the 2009 Belgian Cup Final. In the Summer of 2011 Ogunjimi was supposed to be transferred last minute to RCD Mallorca but the papers arrived 7 minutes too late at FIFA so the transfer was refused.

Mallorca

On 14 November 2011, Mallorca announced Ogunjimi's move to their side. On 31 August 2012, he joined

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on a loan deal. In mid-February 2014, Ogunjimi signed for the

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on trial until the end of the month.

Strømsgodset

On 6 June 2014, Ogunjimi signed for

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. The new club reportedly paid a small fee to

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. He got his first match against Steaua in the second round of Champions League qualifications on 16 July 2014. On 2 August the same year, he scored in his home league debut match against Sogndal IL, which ended 1–1. He scored another three goals in the next three matches. Following this, he struggled under manager

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, and went 11 matches without scoring in the league. When new manager

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took over, he put his faith in Ogunjimi, and the Belgian finally found the net on 21 June 2015. He scored four goals in three matches in the league, and one in the Europa League qualifications in June and July 2015, before he got injured in the second leg of the first qualifying round of the Europa League. On 14 July 2015, Strømsgodset announced that Ogunjimi had torn the

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in his left knee, and would miss the rest of the 2015 season.

Suwon FC

Ogunjimi signed for Suwon FC on 12 February 2016 and was loaned from July 2016 to Ratchaburi Mitr Phol. Upon return his contract was terminated by mutual consent as Suwon FC had suffered relegation.

Skënderbeu Korçë

On 1 February 2017, Ogunjimi signed for

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until the end of December 2017. He made his first

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appearance one month later on 4 March in team's 1–1 home draw versus

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, playing the last 27 minutes as a substitute. His first and only start would come only on the final matchday against

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, playing for 60 minutes as Skënderbeu drew 2–2 at home, failing to retain the Albanian Superliga for the first time in five years. Following the end of 2016–17 which saw the team losing the championship for the first time in six years and losing the

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final to

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, Ogunjimi was released after going goalless in seven appearances, including six in league, of which one was as a starter.

Okzhetpes

On 17 June 2017,

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announced the signing of Ogunjimi.

International career

On 8 October 2010, he made his international debut for

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against

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, coming on at half-time and scoring twice in a 2–0 victory. Only four days later, in his second appearance against

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, Ogunjimi started and scored a goal to tie the game at 3–3 in the 87th minute, as the match finished in a thrilling 4–4 tie.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ogunjimi goal.''

Honours

Racing Genk *

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: 2009 Belgian Cup Final, 2008–09 *

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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ogunjimi, Marvin 1987 births Living people Footballers from Mechelen Yoruba sportspeople Belgian people of Yoruba descent Belgian people of Nigerian descent Belgian men's footballers Men's association football forwards K.R.C. Mechelen players K.R.C. Genk players RKC Waalwijk players RCD Mallorca players Standard Liège players Beerschot A.C. players Oud-Heverlee Leuven players Strømsgodset Toppfotball players Suwon FC players

Marvin Ogunjimi Marvin Ogunjimi (born 12 October 1987) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Until 2011, he played for the Belgium national team earning seven caps. Club career Genk Born in Mechelen, Ogunjimi made his professi ...

KF Skënderbeu Korçë players FC Okzhetpes players MVV Maastricht players FC Dynamo Brest players Saigon FC players Lierse Kempenzonen players K. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen players Belgian Pro League players Belgian Third Division players La Liga players Eliteserien players K League 1 players