Arnold Origi

Arnold Origi
Personal information
Full name	Arnold Otieno Origi
Date of birth	(1983-11-15) 15 November 1983
Place of birth	Nairobi, Kenya
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Lillestrøm
Number	77
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2006	Mathare United
2006	Tusker
2007–2011	Moss	74	(0)
2011	→ Fredrikstad (loan)	2	(0)
2012	Ull/Kisa	29	(0)
2013–	Lillestrøm	91	(0)
National team^‡
2005–	Kenya	32	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 October 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2015

Arnold Otieno Origi (born 15 November 1983) is a Kenyan professional footballer who currently plays for Lillestrøm in Norway and the Kenya national team as a goalkeeper.

Career

Origi played for Mathare United and Tusker in his home country before joining Moss, where fellow Kenyan John Muiruri was already playing.

In July 2009, Otieno came to infamy in Scandinavia after committing a very obvious dive playing for Moss in a game against Løv-Ham.^[1]^[2]

Origi has played 27 international matches for Kenya (as of February 18, 2013).^[3]

Origi comes from a football family. His uncle is the famous Mike, 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.^[4] His cousin Divock plays for Liverpool in the English Premier League as well as the Belgium national team.^[5]

As of match played 23 October 2016^[6]

Season	Club	Division	League		Cup		Total
Season	Club	Division	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			21	0	2	0	23	0
Career Total			196	0	14	0	210	0

Statistics accurate as of match played 6 September 2015^[7]

↑ Anna Kappler (May 21, 2013). "Er Arnold årets skuespiller?" [Is Arnold this year's actor?]. Archived from the original on January 3, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2009.
↑ "Er han den dårligste skuespiller?" [Is he the worst actor?]. Jyllands-Posten. July 28, 2009. Archived from the original on July 10, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2009.
↑ "Origi out of hospital, wishes team well". The Standard. Retrieved June 20, 2008.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ "Arnold Origi". http://www.nifs.no/ (in Norwegian). nifs. Retrieved 12 November 2015. External link in |website= (help)
↑ "Arnold Origi Otieno". National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 November 2015.

Lillestrøm SK – current squad

1 Björnsson 3 Kind Mikalsen 4 Amundsen 5 Rindarøy 6 Mathew 7 Jradi 8 M. Martin 10 Lundemo 11 Knudtzon 12 Faye-Lund 13 Kippe 15 Brenden 16 Skogseid 17 Kolstad 18 Innocent 19 G. Martin 20 Ofkir 21 Olsen 23 Malec 26 Sinyan 29 Ødegaard 77 Origi Manager: Erlandsen

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