 Opiyo withFF Jaro in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Opiyo Odhiambo | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-08-01)1 August 1992 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth | Bondo,Kenya | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nairobi City Stars | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Tusker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2011 | Thika United | 40 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | →Gor Mahia (loan) | 20 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Tusker | 29 | (1) |
| 2013 | A.F.C. Leopards | 15 | (2) |
| 2014–2016 | FF Jaro | 51 | (0) |
| 2014 | →Jakobstads BK (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Al-Markhiya | ||
| 2018 | SJK | 13 | (0) |
| 2019 | Altyn Asyr | 0 | (0) |
| 2020– | Nairobi City Stars | 58 | (13) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2014 | Kenya | 34 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 08 January 2020 | |||
PeterPinchez Opiyo Odhiambo, is a Kenyanmidfielder, currently in the ranks ofKenyan Premier League sideNairobi City Stars.[1] He previously played for other Kenyan topflight clubs includingTusker,A.F.C. Leopards,[2]Thika United with loan spells atGor Mahia. He also turned out for FinnishVeikkausliiga sidesFF Jaro andSJK.
Opiyo began his youth career withTusker and signed forThika United in January 2008. After only one year with Thika United, he moved toGor Mahia in February 2009 on loan, and his loan spell with Gor Mahia was set to continue until 2010.[3]
In 2011, he returned to Thika United[4] for the remainder of the year, before rejoiningTusker for the 2012[5] season helping the side to clinch their ninth league title. He moved toA.F.C. Leopards in 2013,[6][7] helping the side to a second-place finish in the league and a ninthdomestic cup. He scored the lone and winning goal against arch-rivalsGor Mahia.
On 11 March 2014, Opiyo completed a move to Finnish top-tier sideFF Jaro in a two-year deal.[8] He made his debut for the club in their fourth-round2014 Finnish Cup match againstFC Hämeenlinna on 15 March,[9] but could not help prevent the club from a 2–1 loss and an early exit from the tournament.
After flirting with AFC Leopards in the June transfer window, Kenyan international midfielder Opiyo sealed a move to Qatar second division sideAl-Markhiya SC on 25 July 2016, a team he led to promotion at the end of the season.[10][11] On 26 July 2018, Opiyo signed forSJK.[12][13][14] He left the club again at the end of 2018.
In August 2019, Peter Opiyo and NigerianUche Kalu signed a contract withFC Altyn Asyr fromTurkmenistan. They were the first foreign footballers in the history of the club and the first legionnaire in the2019 Ýokary Liga. Despite having a contract, paperwork complications saw him fail to join the team and in mid-November 2019 he issued a termination notice and consequently ended his engagement with the club in early December to become a free agent.
After weeks of training with promotion-chasingNairobi City Stars, Opiyo joined the second-tier side in January 2020 on a one-and-a-half-year deal.[15] He went on to renew his stay with the club with separate one-year deals to feature in the 2021–22,[16] and 2022-23 FKF Premier League seasons.[17]
He featured for theKenya national team between 2009 and 2014.[18] He was first capped on 14 Mar 2009 by German coach Antoine Hey as Kenya took on Iran at the Azadi Stadium in an international friendly. It ended 1–0 to the hosts.[19] He was also part of the squad that won the2013 CECAFA Cup on home soil.[20]
In January 2023 Opiyo started his coaching journey by acquiring a CAF 'D' Diploma license,[21] and in March of the same year, he moved to the Nairobi City Stars technical bench to kick start his apprenticeship with an assistant coaching role[22] following a long term injury.[23]
Gor Mahia FC
Champions (1): FKL Cup: 2011Tusker FC
Champions (1):2012 Kenyan Premier LeagueAFC Leopards
Champions (1):2013 FKF President's CupNairobi City Stars
Champions (1): 2019-20 National Super League Champions (1):2013 CECAFA Cup