Kim Ojo

Kim Ojo
	Ojo in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth	2 December 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth	Warri, Nigeria
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Centre forward
Youth career
	Plateau United
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2008	Plateau United
2008–2010	Nybergsund-Trysil
2011–2012	Brann
2013–2015	Genk
2014–2015	→ Újpest (loan)
2015–2016	OH Leuven
2016–2018	Lyngby BK
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kim Ojo (born 2 December 1988) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who last played as a centre forward.^[2]

Career

Ojo was born in Warri, Nigeria. He began his career with Plateau United where he was discovered by FIFA agent Marcelo Houseman and in 2008 Atta Aneke took him on trial with Lyn Oslo.^[3] In February 2008 signed for Nybergsund^[4] and scored 14 goals during his first season there.^[5] In December 2009 he trained with TSV 1860 Munich while on trial there,^[6] at that time he had already trained with FC Midtjylland.^[7]

In September 2016 Ojo signed a one-year contract with Lyngby BK.^[8]

International career

In 2007, Ojo was called up to the Nigeria U-23 team.^[9]

Personal life

Kim Ojo is a Christian.^[10]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nybergsund	2008^[11]	Adeccoligaen	26	10	0	0	–		26	10
	2009^[11]		26	14	2	0	–		28	14
	2010^[11]		24	13	3	0	–		27	13
	Total		76	37	5	0	0	0	81	37
Brann	2011^[11]	Tippeligaen	28	15	7	3	–		35	18
	2012^[11]	Tippeligaen	29	11	5	4	–		34	15
	Total		57	26	12	7	0	0	69	33
Genk	2012–13^[12]	Belgian Pro League	2	1	0	0	8^[a]	0	10	1
	2013–14^[12]	Belgian Pro League	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	Total		9	1	0	0	8	0	17	1
Újpest (loan)	2014–15^[13]	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	15	4	4	1	2^[b]	1	21	6
OH Leuven	2015–16^[12]	Belgian Pro League	12	1	0	0	0	0	12	1
Lyngby BK	2016–17^[13]	Danish Superliga	16	3	0	0	–		16	3
	2017–18^[13]	Danish Superliga	15	3	0	0	4^[c]	0	19	3
	Total		31	6	0	0	4	0	35	6
Career total			200	75	21	8	14	1	235	84

^ Appearances in Belgian Pro League play-offs
^ Appearances in Hungarian League Cup
^ Appearances in Danish Superliga play-offs

Honours

Genk

Belgian Cup: 2012–13

References

^ "OHL signs Ojo from Genk" (in Dutch). ohl.be. 31 August 2015.
^ "Kim Ojo". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
^ FC Lyn Oslos offisielle hjemmeside - Før Stabæk: -Prøvespiller vender tilbake^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Alltid en ny nigerianer : Dagsavisen Archived 1 March 2008 at archive.today
^ Ojo trener med 1860 München | Aftenposten.no Archived 23 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Ojo prøvespiller for 1860 München". Archived from the original on 12 December 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
^ "FC Midtjylland tester Kim Ojo". Archived from the original on 14 December 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
^ Maimann, Kristian (15 September 2016). "Lyngby henter Kim Ojo". Lyngby Boldklub (in Danish). Retrieved 8 December 2020.
^ allAfrica.com: Nigeria: Siasia Names Squad for Equatorial Guinea
^ "Bergens Tidende - Ojos takkeliste". Archived from the original on 22 March 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "NIFS - Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk". Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Kim Ojo » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "K. Ojo". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 March 2021.

External links

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[13] Appearances in Belgian Pro League play-offs

[15] Appearances in Hungarian League Cup

[16] Appearances in Danish Superliga play-offs

[1] "OHL signs Ojo from Genk" (in Dutch). ohl.be. 31 August 2015.

[2] "Kim Ojo". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 December 2020.

[3] FC Lyn Oslos offisielle hjemmeside - Før Stabæk: -Prøvespiller vender tilbake^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] Alltid en ny nigerianer : Dagsavisen Archived 1 March 2008 at archive.today

[5] Ojo trener med 1860 München | Aftenposten.no Archived 23 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine

[6] "Ojo prøvespiller for 1860 München". Archived from the original on 12 December 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2010.

[7] "FC Midtjylland tester Kim Ojo". Archived from the original on 14 December 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2010.

[8] Maimann, Kristian (15 September 2016). "Lyngby henter Kim Ojo". Lyngby Boldklub (in Danish). Retrieved 8 December 2020.

[9] Africa.com: Nigeria: Siasia Names Squad for Equatorial Guinea

[10] "Bergens Tidende - Ojos takkeliste". Archived from the original on 22 March 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.

[nifs-11] "NIFS - Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk". Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 March 2021.

[wf-12] "Kim Ojo » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 31 March 2021.

[sw-14] "K. Ojo". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 March 2021.

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Personal information
Ojo in 2014
Date of birth	(1988-12-02) 2 December 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth	Warri, Nigeria
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Centre forward
Youth career
	Plateau United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2008	Plateau United
2008–2010	Nybergsund-Trysil	76	(37)
2011–2012	Brann	57	(26)
2013–2015	Genk	9	(1)
2014–2015	→ Újpest (loan)	15	(4)
2015–2016	OH Leuven^[1]	12	(1)
2016–2018	Lyngby BK	31	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals