Benson Omalla Ochieng is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Lebanese premier league side Safa SC and the Kenya national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benson Omala Ochieng | ||
| Date of birth | 16 October 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Kisumu County | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Safa SC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chipolopolo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Western Stima FC | 4 | (7) |
| 2020–21 | Gor Mahia | 15 | (-) |
| 2021 | → FC Linköping City (loan) | - | (-) |
| 2022–24 | Gor Mahia | 54 | (45) |
| 2024– | Safa SC | - | (-) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Kenya | 6 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 2024 | |||
Omalla,[2] finished second-best scorer [3][4] in the 2022–23 Kenyan Premier League while turning out for Kenyan Premier League club Gor Mahia,[5] and was the top scorer in the 2023–24 Kenyan Premier League with 19 goals. [6]
He has also featured for the Kenya U-20[7] and U-23[8] sides.
References
edit- ^ The Star, 13 Aug 2024 Kenya Premier League top scorer Omalla joins Lebanon side Al-Safa FC
- ^ Safaricom, 18 March 2021 From Nyamasaria to the world Archived 20 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Nation, 16 February 2023 15 goals, two hat tricks and counting.....Omala on a roll
- ^ The-Star, 17 February 2023 Omalla sets KPL alight with his exploits for Gor Mahia Archived 20 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Goal, 1 September 2020 Benson Omalla: Gor Mahia complete signing of highly-rated forward from Western Stima Archived 20 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Standard, 23 Jun 2024 Benson Omalla wins Premier League Golden Boot award
- ^ Goal, 18 November 2020 Gor Mahia striker Omalla to lead Kenya U20 squad for Cecafa tournament Archived 20 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Standard, 21 June 2021 Gor striker Omalla to lead Kenya U-23 squad for Cecafa tourney Archived 20 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- Omala at Flash Score