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Erick Otieno
Otieno with AIK in 2023
Personal information
Full name Erick Ouma Otieno[1]
Date of birth (1996-09-27) 27 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Awasi, Kenya
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Raków Częstochowa
Number 26
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Gor Mahia 22 (0)
2017 Kolkheti Poti 19 (0)
2018 KS Kastrioti 0 (0)
2018–2019 Vasalund 22 (2)
2020–2023 AIK 85 (4)
2024– Raków Częstochowa 21 (1)
International career‡
2016– Kenya 46 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 11 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2024

Erick Ouma Otieno (born 27 September 1996) is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays for Ekstraklasa club Raków Częstochowa and the Kenya national team. Mainly a left-back, he can also be deployed in all other positions on the left side.

Club career

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Born in Awasi, Kisumu County,[1][2] Ouma signed a six-month contract with Gor Mahia in January 2016, before renewing it until the end of the year during the summer.[3] Ouma left Gor Mahia at the end of his contract, going on to sign a six-month contract with Georgian club Kolkheti Poti in January 2017.[4] In February 2018 he moved to Albanian club KS Kastrioti,[5] and by September 2018 he was playing for Swedish club Vasalund,[6] for whom he made 22 appearances, scoring 2 goals.[7]

He moved to AIK for the 2020 season.[8]

On 11 January 2024, Otieno signed a three-year contract with defending Ekstraklasa champions Raków Częstochowa.[9][10]

International career

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Ouma made his international debut for Kenya in 2016.[1] He was a squad member at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.[11][12]

International statistics

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As of match played 14 October 2024[1]
Kenya national team
Year Apps Goals
2016 8 0
2017 1 0
2018 8 0
2019 9 0
2020 2 0
2021 7 0
2023 7 0
2024 4 0
Total 46 0

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Erick Otieno". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Analysis: Breaking down Erick 'Marcelo' Ouma's memorable four-year spell with AIK". www.pulsesports.co.ke. 13 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Gor Mahia part ways with defender Eric 'Marcelo' Ouma after one year". the-star.co.ke. The Star. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Eric 'Marcelo' Ouma quits Gor Mahia for Georgia". citizentv.co.ke. Citizen TV. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Ouma: Why I chose Albania over Iran". Daily Nation.
  6. ^ "Kenyan defender opens his goals account in Sweden". Daily Nation. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Erick Otieno - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se.
  8. ^ "Harambee Stars defender Ouma joins Swedish side AIK | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  9. ^ "Erick Otieno nowym zawodnkiem Rakowa!" (in Polish). 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Erick Otieno w Rakowie". www.90minut.pl (in Polish). 11 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  11. ^ Wandera, Gilbert. "Ouma regains place in Stars' Afcon squad". Standard Digital News.
  12. ^ "Afcon 2019: Michael Olunga and Erick Ouma speak after Kenya's exit | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
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