Kim Ojo | |
Birth Date: | 2 December 1988 |
Birth Place: | Warri, Nigeria |
Height: | 1.92 m |
Position: | Centre forward |
Youthclubs1: | Plateau United |
Years1: | 2004–2008 |
Clubs1: | Plateau United |
Years2: | 2008–2010 |
Clubs2: | Nybergsund-Trysil |
Caps2: | 76 |
Goals2: | 37 |
Years3: | 2011–2012 |
Clubs3: | Brann |
Caps3: | 57 |
Goals3: | 26 |
Years4: | 2013–2015 |
Clubs4: | Genk |
Caps4: | 9 |
Goals4: | 1 |
Years5: | 2014–2015 |
Clubs5: | → Újpest (loan) |
Caps5: | 15 |
Goals5: | 4 |
Years6: | 2015–2016 |
Clubs6: | OH Leuven[1] |
Caps6: | 12 |
Goals6: | 1 |
Years7: | 2016–2018 |
Clubs7: | Lyngby BK |
Caps7: | 31 |
Goals7: | 6 |
Kim Ojo (born 2 December 1988) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who last played as a centre forward.[2]
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]
In 2007, Ojo was called up to the Nigeria U-23 team.[9]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Nybergsund | 2008[11] | Adeccoligaen | 26 | 10 | 0 | 0 | – | 26 | 10 | ||
2009 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 0 | – | 28 | 14 | ||||
2010 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 0 | – | 27 | 13 | ||||
Total | 76 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 37 | |||
Brann | 2011 | Tippeligaen | 28 | 15 | 7 | 3 | – | 35 | 18 | ||
2012 | 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 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
2013–14 | 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 | 1 | 21 | 6 | |
OH Leuven | 2015–16 | Belgian Pro League | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
Lyngby BK | 2016–17 | Danish Superliga | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | 3 | ||
2017–18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 3 | |||
Total | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 6 | |||
Career total | 200 | 75 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 235 | 84 |
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