Full name Arnold Otieno Origi Years Team Weight 73 kg Place of birth Nairobi, Kenya Name Arnold Origi Career start 2001 | Playing position Role Footballer Parents Austin Oduor Origi Number 77 Height 1.84 m | |
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Date of birth (1983-11-15) 15 November 1983 (age 32) Current teams Kenya national football team (Goalkeeper), Lillestrom SK (#77 / Goalkeeper) | ||
Arnold origi
Arnold Otieno Origi (born 15 November 1983) is a Kenyan born Norwegian professional footballer who currently plays for Lillestrøm in Norway and the Kenya national team as a goalkeeper.
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Club
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.
International
Origi has played 27 international matches for Kenya (as of February 18, 2013).
Personal life
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. His cousin Divock plays for Liverpool in the English Premier League as well as the Belgium national team.
Club
As of match played 19 August 2017International
Statistics accurate as of match played 6 September 2015