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 (age 40)
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)
2011Fredrikstad (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 2 (0)
International career
2005–2021 Kenya 48 (0)
Managerial career
2023– Östersund (player-goalkeeping coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2016

Career

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Club

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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

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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

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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 AC Milan in Italy's Serie A as well as the Belgium national team.[7]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 7 October 2018[8]
Season Club Division League Cup Total
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 23 0 2 0 25 0
2017 Eliteserien 26 0 6 0 32 0
2018 Sandnes Ulf OBOS-ligaen 11 0 3 0 14 0
2018 Kongsvinger 4 0 0 0 4 0
2019 HIFK Veikkausliiga 12 0 0 0 12 0
2020 21 0 4 0 25 0
2021 Hødd PostNord-ligaen 21 0 1 0 22 0
2023 Östersund Superettan 1 0 1 0 2 0
Career Total 294 0 29 0 323 0

International

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Kenya
Year Apps Goals
2005 8 0
2006 4 0
2007 8 0
2008 6 0
2009 4 0
2010 0 0
2011 7 0
2012 3 0
2013 3 0
2014 2 0
2015 1 0
2021 2 0
Total 48 0

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

Honors

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Lillestrøm Sk

Norwegian Cup:

    • Winners ::2017

Individual

References

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  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.
  5. ^ David Kwalimwa (23 August 2017). "Arnold Origi changes citizenship, snubs Stars call up". Daily Nation. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  6. ^ Patrick Korir (19 September 2006). "Mike Okoth Origi: The unsung grandmaster of Kenyan Soccer". Archived from the original on 6 October 2007. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
  7. ^ Dennis Machio (2 April 2013). "Divock Origi scores debut goal in Ligue 1". Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 5 February 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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