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Divock Origi

Origi in action for Lille in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Divock Okoth Origi
Date of birth	(1995-04-18) 18 April 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Ostend, Belgium
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Striker / Winger
Team information
Current team	Liverpool
Number	27
Youth career
2001–2010	Genk
2010–2012	Lille
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Lille	40	(6)
2014–	Liverpool	1	(0)
2014–2015	→ Lille (loan)	33	(8)
International career
2010	Belgium U15	2	(0)
2010–2011	Belgium U16	9	(1)
2011	Belgium U17	1	(0)
2012–2013	Belgium U19	19	(10)
2014–	Belgium U21	1	(0)
2014–	Belgium	15	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:32, 14 July 2015 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2015

Divock Okoth Origi (Kenyan English pronunciation: [diˈvɔk ɔˈkɔθ oˈrigiː] ; born 18 April 1995) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Liverpool and the Belgian national team as a forward. He is the son of former Kenyan professional footballer Mike Origi and cousin of Kenyan international footballer Arnold Origi.

Club career

Early career

Origi began his career playing football at Genk's youth academy, but signed for Lille in May 2010. He started out playing for the club's reserve team.

Lille

On 24 January 2013, he was an unused substitute in Lille's 3–1 away win over Plabennec in a 2012–13 Coupe de France match. On 2 February 2013, he scored on his competitive debut for the senior Lille side, coming on as a substitute in the 69th minute for Ronny Rodelin and bringing his side from 1–0 down 6 minutes later through a cross from Dimitri Payet to help them salvage a point in a Ligue 1 draw at home against Troyes.

Liverpool

On 29 July 2014, Premier League club Liverpool announced that they had completed a £10 million transfer for Origi, who signed a five-year contract but was immediately loaned back to Lille for the 2014–15 season.

Loan to Lille

In his first match back in Lille, Origi scored his first goal of the new Ligue 1 season through a penalty against Caen to secure a 1–0 win for his side. This was after he had been brought down in the box by defender Dennis Appiah, who was sent off by the referee towards the 70th minute.

On 11 December 2014, as Lille lost 0–3 at home to VfL Wolfsburg to be eliminated from the Europa League group stage, Origi had a penalty saved by Diego Benaglio, and as a result led to the home fans booing him off. On 15 March 2015, Origi scored a hat-trick in a league match against Stade Rennais to lead Lille to a 3–0 win.

2015–16 season

On 11 July 2015, Origi was named in Liverpool's 30-man squad for their pre-season tour of Thailand, Australia and Malaysia. In his first match for Liverpool, against Thai All-Stars on 14 July, Origi scored his first goal for the club in a 4–0 win.

International career

Origi has represented Belgium at under-15, under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-21 level. He scored ten goals while in the under-19 team, the first in a 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification match against Belarus on 12 October 2012.

The Football Kenya Federation expressed an interest in persuading Origi to play for the Kenya senior national team in the future. However, on 13 May 2014, Belgium senior national team manager Marc Wilmots announced that he would be part of the 23 to represent Belgium at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Origi came on as a substitute for Romelu Lukaku in the 58th minute of the opening Group H game against Algeria in Belo Horizonte on 17 June. In Belgium's second match, again after coming on as a substitute for Lukaku, he scored his first senior international goal in the 88th minute of a 1–0 win over Russia to qualify the Red Devils for the knockout stage. In doing so, at 19 years, 2 months and 4 days, he became the youngest goalscorer of the tournament (until American winger Julian Green scored against Belgium during their round of 16 match), the youngest goalscorer in Belgian World Cup history, and the first player of Kenyan origin to score at a FIFA World Cup finals.

Career statistics

Club

As of 24 June 2015.

International

As of 6 September 2015.

International goals

Scores and results table. Belgium's goal tally first:

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	22 June 2014	Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Russia	1–0	1–0	2014 FIFA World Cup
2.	10 October 2014	King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium	Andorra	4–0	6–0	UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers
3.	12 November 2014	King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium	Iceland	2–1	3–1	Friendly

Personal life

Origi was born in Ostend and grew up in Houthalen-Oost. He was born into a family of footballers. His father Mike played for KV Oostende (at the time Divock was born) and Racing Genk among other Belgian clubs as well as the Kenya national team. His uncle, Austin Oduor, played for Gor Mahia in the Kenyan Premier League while his other uncles Gerald and Anthony played for Tusker. His cousin Arnold currently plays for Lillestrøm in the Norwegian Tippeligaen and the Kenya national team as a goalkeeper. The Origi family is of Luo ethnicity.

Influence

On 25 June 2014, a baby dolphin at the Boudewijn Seapark in Bruges, Belgium was baptised "Origi" in his honour after having scored the winning goal against Russia during their group stage match at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Notes

1. Includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Trophée des Champions, FA Cup, Football League Cup and FA Community Shield matches.
2. Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.
3. The friendly against Luxembourg on 26 May 2014 is not FIFA-recognised due to an excessive number of substitutions.

References

1. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2014. p. 4. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
2. "Divock Origi - Liverpool FC". Liverpool Football Club. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
3. "Lacklustre Lille held at home". LFP.fr. 2 February 2013. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
4. "B. Pedretti : "Origi, le rayon de soleil de la soirée"" (in French). Lille OSC. 3 February 2013. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
5. Patrick Korir (4 February 2013). "Divock Origi scores on Ligue 1 debut for Lille". Futaa.com. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
6. "Origi scores debut goal for Lille". SuperSport.com. 4 February 2013. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
7. Dennis Machio (4 February 2013). "Divock Origi scores debut goal in Ligue 1". MichezoAfrika.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
8. "Reds complete Origi deal". Liverpool Football Club. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
9. "Liverpool sign Belgium striker Divock Origi from Lille for £10m". BBC Sport. 29 July 2014. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
10. "Ligue report: Lille let off the hook". Sky Sports. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
11. Holyman, Ian (11 December 2014). "LOSC left high and dry by Wolfsburg". UEFA. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
12. "Origi back with a bang in Lille win". PA Sport. ESPN.com. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
13. Lille 3-0 Rennais Match Report
14. "Liverpool FC 4-0 Thai All Stars: Origi nets debut goal as monsoon fails to dampen Reds' pre-season stroll". Liverpool Echo. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
15. David Kwalimwa (4 February 2013). "Kenya FA reveal they will lure striker Divock Origi to play for Harambee Stars". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
16. "Adnan Januzaj included in Belgium's World Cup squad". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 May 2014. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
17. Graham Chase (22 June 2014). "Belgium v Russia". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
18. Sean Swaby (22 June 2014). "Divock Origi's Late Goal for Belgium Defeats Russia". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on 10 July 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
19. "Belgium – D. Origi".
20. Divock Origi at Soccerbase
21. Divock ORIGI, Royal Belgian Football Association. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
22. "Divock Origi - national football team player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
23. "Mike Origi: 'Natuurlijk zijn we fier op Divock'". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 4 July 2014. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
24. Mike Okoth Origi: The unsung grandmaster of Kenyan Soccer
25. Robin Toskin (29 June 2014). "In footsteps of his father: Belgium star Divock Origi proud of Kenyan heritage, speaks Kiswahili and four Luo words". São Paulo, Brazil: The Standard. Retrieved 5 July 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
26. "Origi débarque à Bruges!" (in French). RTL info. 25 June 2014. Archived from the original on 10 July 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
27. "Dolfijntje "Origi" geboren in Boudewijn Seapark" (in Dutch). Sporza. 25 June 2014. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

• Divock Origi – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
• Divock Origi – UEFA competition record (archive)

v t e Belgium squad – 2014 FIFA World Cup
1 Courtois 2 Alderweireld 3 Vermaelen 4 Kompany (c) 5 Vertonghen 6 Witsel 7 De Bruyne 8 Fellaini 9 Lukaku 10 Hazard 11 Mirallas 12 Mignolet 13 Bossut 14 Mertens 15 Van Buyten 16 Defour 17 Origi 18 Lombaerts 19 Dembélé 20 Januzaj 21 Vanden Borre 22 Chadli 23 Ciman Coach: Wilmots

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