Kim Ojo
Kim Ojo (born 2 December 1988) is a Nigerian professional footballer who last played as a centre forward for Lyngby BK in 2018.[2]
 Ojo in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kim Ojo | ||
| Date of birth | 2 December 1988 | ||
| 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, correct as of 12:12, 8 December 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club 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]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | 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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 2013–14[12] | 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[lower-alpha 2] | 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] | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 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
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
- 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.
- "NIFS - Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk". Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- "Kim Ojo » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- "K. Ojo". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
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