Ezekiel Odera (born 9 March 1988) is a Kenyan footballer who currently plays as a striker for Kenyan Premier League side Nairobi City Stars.

Ezekiel Omulo Odera
Personal information
Full name Ezekiel Odera
Date of birth (1988-03-09) 9 March 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Nairobi, Kenya
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Nairobi City Stars
Number 32
Youth career
2007-2009 Sports Connect
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 KCB 27 (11)
2011 Gor Mahia 11 (1)
2012 KCB 15 (3)
2013 Thika United F.C. 26 (5)
2014 Ushuru 8 (1)
2014 KCB 6 (0)
2015 Thika United F.C. 4 (0)
2015 Sofapaka F.C. 7 (1)
2016 Nairobi City Stars 24 (4)
2017 Nairobi City Stars 26 (11)
2018 A.F.C. Leopards 26 (10)
2018-19KCB (loan) 23 (5)
2019-20 Nairobi City Stars 6 (3)
2020- Nairobi City Stars 78 (18)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 May 2023

Career

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Odera signed his first professional contract after joining Kenyan Premier League side KCB in 2010 from Buruburu-based Sports Connect Academy.

He went on to top score for the club with 11 goals and that performance ultimately earned him the 2009 New Player of the year and runners-up top scorer awards.[1]

In 2011 he moved to Gor Mahia[2] for a season before returning to KCB once again in 2012,[3][4] and on two other occasions including on loan.[5]

He went on to feature for four other top-tier sides including Thika United F.C.,[6] Ushuru, Sofapaka F.C., Nairobi City Stars[7] and A.F.C. Leopards[8] where he was named the March 2018 player of the Month.[9][10][11][12]

He was part of Nairobi City Stars during their first season in the second tier in 2017, then in their promotion year in the 2019-20 season after rejoining in Jan 2020.[13]

At the expiry of his initial two-and-a-half-year contract, he extended it in August 2022 to stay on at the club till the end of the 2022-23 Kenyan Premier League season.[14][15]

Playing style

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Odera's greatest assets are build-up, controlling skills, one v one against defenders, prowess in aerial duels, and penalty-kicking skills.

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