Johanna Omolo

Johanna Ochieng Omolo (born 31 July 1989) is a Kenyan professional footballer who last played for the Belgian club Oostende as a defensive midfielder.

Johanna Omolo

Personal information
Full name	Johanna Ochieng Omolo
Date of birth	(1989-07-31) 31 July 1989 (age 36)[1][2]
Place of birth	Nairobi, Kenya
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1][2]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder[3]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2007	Coast Stars
2007–2009	Visé	63	(8)
2009–2011	Fola Esch	46	(8)
2011–2013	Beerschot	5	(0)
2012–2013	→ Lommel United (loan)	19	(0)
2013–2014	Lommel United	19	(0)
2014–2017	Royal Antwerp	77	(5)
2017–2021	Cercle Brugge	69	(4)
2021	BB Erzurumspor	20	(0)
2021–2022	Kocaelispor	14	(0)
2022–2023	URSL Visé	23	(5)
2023–2024	Oostende	7	(0)
International career‡
2011–	Kenya[3]	27	(6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:33, 21 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2019

Club career

Born in Nairobi, Omolo spent his early career playing for Coast Stars, Visé, Fola Esch, Beerschot, Lommel United and Antwerp.^[1][2][3] After playing for Cercle Brugge, he signed for Turkish club BB Erzurumspor in January 2021.^[4]

On 5 August 2021, Omolo signed a one-year contract with TFF 1. Lig club Kocaelispor on a free transfer.^[5] On 25 May 2022, his contract was terminated after Kocaelispor were relegated.^[6]

On 4 October 2022, Omolo returned to Belgium, and joined URSL Visé on a free transfer.^[7] He made his debut on 23 October 2022, in a 2-1 victory against Francs Borains in a third division match.^[8]

On 11 August 2023, Omolo signed a one-year contract with Oostende.^[9] Oostende was declared bankrupt in June 2024.^[10]

International career

Omolo received his first call-up to the Kenyan national team in September 2010,^[11] making his debut for his country in 2011.^[3]

Omolo represented the national team at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations and scored a goal against Tanzania, which helped the team win 3–2, but the result was Kenya could not leave the group.^[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 November 2024^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fola Esch	2009–10	Luxembourg National Division	25	6	0	0	25	6
	2010–11		21	2	0	0	21	2
	Total		46	8	0	0	46	8
Beerschot	2011–12	Belgian Pro League	5	0	0	0	5	0
Lommel	2012–13	Challenger Pro League	19	0	0	0	19	0
	2013–14		19	0	0	0	19	0
	Total		38	0	0	0	38	0
Antwerp	2014–15	Challenger Pro League	25	2	2	0	27	2
	2015–16		27	2	3	0	30	2
	2016–17		25	1	1	0	26	1
	Total		77	5	6	0	83	5
Cercle Brugge	2017–18	Challenger Pro League	29	1	2	0	31	1
	2018–19	Belgian Pro League	18	2	1	0	19	2
	2019–20		12	1	0	0	12	1
	2020–21		10	0	0	0	10	0
	Total		59	4	3	0	62	4
Erzurumspor	2020–21	Süper Lig	20	0	0	0	20	0
Kocaelispor	2021–22	TFF 1. Lig	14	0	2	0	16	0
URSL Visé	2022–23	Belgian Third Division	23	5	0	0	23	5
Oostende	2023–24	Challenger Pro League	7	0	1	0	8	0
Career total			299	22	12	0	311	22

International goals

Scores and results list Kenya's goal tally first.^[3]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	18 May 2014	Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya	Comoros	1–0	1–0	2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.	7 October 2015	Stade George V, Curepipe, Mauritius	Mauritius	1–0	3–2	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.				4–2
4.	2 September 2017	Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique	Mozambique	1–1	1–1	Friendly
5.	27 June 2019	30 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt	Tanzania	2–2	3–2	2019 Africa Cup of Nations
6.	18 November 2019	Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya	Togo	1–0	1–1	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification