Erick Otieno
Otieno with AIK in 2023
Personal information
Full name Erick Ouma Otieno[1]
Date of birth (1996-09-27) 27 September 1996
Place of birth Nairobi, 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 0 (0)
International career‡
2016– Kenya 39 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 January 2024

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

Club career

Born in Nairobi, Ouma signed a six-month contract with Gor Mahia in January 2016, before renewing it until the end of the year during the summer.[2] 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.[3] In February 2018 he moved to Albanian club KS Kastrioti,[4] and by September 2018 he was playing for Swedish club Vasalund,[5] for whom he made 22 appearances, scoring 2 goals.[6]

He moved to AIK for the 2020 season.[7]

On 11 January 2024, Otieno signed a three-year contract with defending Ekstraklasa champions Raków Częstochowa.[8]

International career

Ouma made his international debut for Kenya in 2016.[1] He was a squad member at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.[9][10]

International statistics

As of 9 January 2024[1]
Kenya national team
YearAppsGoals
201650
201710
201880
201990
202020
202170
202370
Total390

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Erick Otieno". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Eric 'Marcelo' Ouma quits Gor Mahia for Georgia". citizentv.co.ke. Citizen TV. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Ouma: Why I chose Albania over Iran". Daily Nation.
  5. ↑ "Kenyan defender opens his goals account in Sweden". Daily Nation. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "Erick Otieno - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se.
  7. ↑ "Harambee Stars defender Ouma joins Swedish side AIK | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  8. ↑ "Erick Otieno nowym zawodnkiem Rakowa!" (in Polish). 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  9. ↑ Wandera, Gilbert. "Ouma regains place in Stars' Afcon squad". Standard Digital News.
  10. ↑ "Afcon 2019: Michael Olunga and Erick Ouma speak after Kenya's exit | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
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