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Michael Olunga

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Kenyan footballer

Michael Olunga
Personal information
Full nameMichael Olunga Ogada[1]
Date of birth (1994-03-26)26 March 1994 (age 31)
Place of birthNairobi, Kenya
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
PositionStriker
Team information
Current team
Al-Arabi
Number14
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2016Liberty Sports Academy?(32)
2013→Tusker (loan)18(2)
2014→Thika United (loan)26(9)
2015→Gor Mahia (loan)27(19)
2016Djurgårdens IF27(12)
2017–2018Guizhou Zhicheng9(2)
2017–2018→Girona (loan)14(3)
2018–2021Kashiwa Reysol72(58)
2021–2025Al-Duhail88(79)
2025–Al-Arabi6(4)
International career‡
2015–Kenya67(34)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:38, 1 July 2025 (CST)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:00, 9 September 2025 (UTC)

Michael Olunga Ogada (born 26 March 1994) is a Kenyan professionalfootballer who plays as astriker andcaptainsQatar Stars League SideAl-Arabi and theKenya national team.

Club career

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Early career and Gor Mahia

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While still a student at the Upper Hill School, Olunga began his career with the Liberty Sports Academy in theNairobi County League. He scored 32 goals for the side during the2012 season, helping them finish the season unbeaten and earn promotion to theNairobi Provincial League.[3][4] He made headlines when he scored seven goals in a single match helping his team to an 8–0 win.[5]

Initially reported to be attending trials in France, Olunga signed for Kenyan Premier League sideTusker on a one-year loan deal from Liberty on 19 December 2012.[6]

After finishing the2013 season with two goals for Tusker, Olunga was loaned to fellow Premier League sideThika United for another year,[7] before joiningGor Mahia ahead of the2015 season.[8] He finished the season as the club's top scorer in the league with 19 goals to help the side win a record 15th league title without losing a single match, including the second goal in a 2–0 win overMuhoroni Youth on their final league match of the season.[9]

Djurgården

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On 17 February 2016, Olunga joined Swedish sideDjurgårdens IF on a four-year contract, after joining the team's pre-season training camp on trial.[10][11] He scored his first two goals for Djurgården on 8 August 2016 againstIFK Göteborg in a 3–1 win.[12] He was also named man of the match[13] and Djurgården coachMark Dempsey praised him for his match winning heroics.[14] In the next match Olunga scored once again in the 2–2 draw versusIF Elfsborg at theTele2 Arena.[15][16] On 27 August, he scored the match-winning goal againstGefle IF with avolley in the 86th minute. In the last 12 games of theAllsvenskan Olunga scored 12 goals which earned him a fifth place in the Allsvenskan top scorer table.[17] He was nominated for Newcomer of the year in Swedish football by a jury of Allsvenskan coaches and Swedish journalists as well as the coaches of the Swedish national teams. The award later went toAlexander Isak.

On 10 November 2016, Kenyan football site Soka reported that Djurgården had turned down offers on Olunga fromLa Liga sideBetis,Lokeren, Belgian championsClub Brugge and Swedish championsMalmö FF.[18]

Guizhou Zhicheng

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In 2017, Olunga joined Chinese clubGuizhou Zhicheng.[19]

Girona (loan)

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On 1 September 2017, Olunga was loaned toLa Liga sideGirona FC, for one year.[20] On 13 January 2018, he made hisLa Liga debut againstLas Palmas scoring ahat-trick in the span of 22 minutes during a 6–0 win, becoming both the first Kenyan player and the first Girona player to score a hat-trick in La Liga.[21]

Kashiwa Reysol

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On 10 August 2018, Olunga joined Japanese clubKashiwa Reysol.[22]

On 24 November 2019, he scored eight goals for Kashiwa in a 13–1 victory over Kyoto Sanga.[23] Olunga finished the season with 27 league goals as Kashiwa finished theJ2 season as champions and won promotion to the first division.[24]

InJ1 League play on 26 July 2020, Olunga scored a hat-trick againstVegalta Sendai; the match finished in a 5–1 victory.[25]

Olunga finished as the top scorer in the 2020 Japanese J1 League with 28 goals,[26] winning the Golden Boot and the J-League 2020 MVP. He is the first African player to win the J-league MVP award.[27]

Al-Duhail

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In January 2021, Olunga moved toQatar Stars League championsAl-Duhail on a three-season contract,[28] for a reported transfer fee of €6 million.[29]

He made his debut for the club on 12 January, in a 3–1 away loss againstAl Sadd.[30] On 25 January 2021, Olunga scored ahat-trick in Duhail's 6–0 win againstAl Ahli in theEmir of Qatar Cup.[31][32] Olunga finished as the top scorer of the2021 AFC Champions League,[33] but Al-Duhail crashed out of the competition after a 1–1 draw with teamAl Ahli Saudi in late April.[34] and Esteghlal qualified as group winners.

On 8 May 2023, Olunga and his club secured the2022–23 Qatar Stars League title, scoring four goals in a 5–2 defeat of Al-Shamal.

International career

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Olunga made his debut for theKenya national team in afriendly againstSeychelles at theStade Linité inVictoria on 28 March 2015.[35] He scored his first goal for theHarambee Stars in a friendly againstSouth Sudan which resulted in a 2–0 win. On 27 July 2019, during the2019 AFCON Olunga scored a double to complete a comeback againstTanzania.

Recent International performance

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On 9 September 2025, Olunga scored twice in Kenya’s 5–0 win over Seychelles in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier at Kasarani, converting a first-half penalty and adding a header after the break. The brace raised his tally to 34 goals, equalingDennis Oliech as Kenya’s second all-time top scorer and leaving him one goal shy of William Ouma’s national record of 35.[36]

Personal life

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Olunga studiedgeospatial engineering at theTechnical University of Kenya and pursued aBachelor of Engineering degree. For this reason, he is regularly known as "The Engineer" by Kenyan football fans.[37] He has stated that he looks up to Dutch strikerRobin van Persie as a role model.[38]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 13 September 2025[39]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup[a]League cup[b]ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Upper Hill School2012National KSSSA5————5
Liberty Sports Academy2012Nairobi County Champions32————32
Tusker2013Kenyan Premier League182——20—202
Thika United2014Kenyan Premier League269————269
Gor Mahia2015Kenyan Premier League271925[c]203[d]29
Djurgården2016Allsvenskan271210——413213
Guizhou2017Chinese Super League9200———92
Girona (loan)2017–18La Liga14320———163
Kashiwa Reysol2018J1 League103—00——103
2019J2 League30270032——3329
2020J1 League3228—31——3529
Total7258006300007861
Al-Duhail2020–21Qatar Stars League963[e]52[f]06[g]92[h]02220
2021–22Qatar Stars League202442005[g]4—2930
2022–23Qatar Stars League222210223[g]25[i]103936
2023–24Qatar Stars League181533105[g]4102722
2024–25Qatar Stars League19122311–2[i]12417
Total887913136319191011136125
Al-Arabi SC2025–26Qatar Stars League42––––42
Total420000000042
Career total285+22316+151212231914+15350284
  1. ^IncludesFKF President's Cup,Svenska Cupen,Copa del Rey,Emir of Qatar Cup
  2. ^IncludesJ.League Cup,Qatar Cup
  3. ^Goals inKagame Interclub Cup
  4. ^Goals inKPL Top 8 Cup
  5. ^Appearances inEmir of Qatar Cup
  6. ^Appearances inQatar Cup
  7. ^abcdAppearances inAFC Champions League
  8. ^Appearances inFIFA Club World Cup
  9. ^abAppearances inQatari Stars Cup


International

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Scores and results list Kenya's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Olunga goal.[40]
List of international goals scored by Michael Olunga
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
17 June 2015Amahoro Stadium,Kigali, Rwanda South Sudan2–02–0Friendly
230 May 2015National Heroes Stadium,Lusaka, Zambia Zambia1–01–22017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
37 October 2015Stade Anjalay,Belle Vue Maurel, Mauritius Mauritius5–25–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
413 November 2015Nairobi City Stadium,Nairobi, Kenya Cape Verde1–01–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
522 November 2015Addis Ababa Stadium,Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Uganda2–02–02015 CECAFA Cup
625 November 2015Awassa Kenema Stadium,Awassa, Ethiopia Burundi1–11–12015 CECAFA Cup
74 October 2016Stade des Martyrs,Kinshasa, DR Congo DR Congo1–01–0Friendly
823 March 2017Kenyatta Stadium,Machakos, Kenya Uganda1–01–1Friendly
926 March 2017Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos, Kenya DR Congo1–02–1Friendly
102–1
1110 June 2017National Stadium,Freetown, Sierra Leone Sierra Leone1–21–22019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
125 October 2017Basra Sports City,Basra, Iraq Iraq1–21–2Friendly
1327 March 2018Stade de Marrakech,Marrakesh, Morocco Central African Republic2–32–3Friendly
1414 October 2018Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya Ethiopia1–03–02019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
1515 June 2019Centro Deportivo Santa Ana,Madrid, Spain DR Congo1–01–1Friendly
1627 June 201930 June Stadium,Cairo, Egypt Tanzania1–13–22019 Africa Cup of Nations
173–2
1814 November 2019Borg El Arab Stadium,Alexandria, Egypt Egypt1–11–12021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
195 September 2021Nyamirambo Regional Stadium,Kigali, Rwanda Rwanda1–01–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2011 November 2021St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende,Entebbe, Uganda Uganda1–01–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2115 November 2021Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya Rwanda1–02–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2228 March 2023Azadi Stadium,Tehran, Iran Iran1–01–2Friendly
2320 November 2023Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium,Abidjan, Ivory Coast Seychelles1–05–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification
242–0
2523 March 2024Bingu National Stadium,Lilongwe, Malawi Malawi1–04–02024 Four Nations Football Tournament
262–0
2726 March 2024Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe, Malawi Zimbabwe1–13–12024 Four Nations Football Tournament
282–1
293–1
3011 October 2024Japoma Stadium,Douala, Cameroon Cameroon1–21–42025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3120 March 2025Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast Gambia1–23–32026 FIFA World Cup qualification
3223 March 2025Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya Gabon1–21–22026 FIFA World Cup qualification
339 September 2025Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya Seychelles4–05–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification
345–0

Honours

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Tusker

Gor Mahia

Kashiwa Reysol

Al-Duhail

Individual

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External links

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Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) – current squad
Kenya
Awards
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