Divock Origi
{{Short description|Belgian footballer (born 1995)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Divock Origi
| image = LFC Parade 2019 01 Divock Origi.jpg
| upright =
| caption = Origi during Liverpool's Champions League victory parade
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|4|18|df=y}}{{cite web |url=https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FCWC/2019/pdf/FCWC_2019_SQUADLISTS.PDF |title=FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: Liverpool FC |publisher=FIFA |page=7 |date=5 December 2019 |access-date=17 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205105526/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FCWC/2019/pdf/FCWC_2019_SQUADLISTS.PDF |archive-date=5 December 2019 |url-status=dead }}
| birth_place = Ostend, Belgium
| position = Striker
| currentclub = AC Milan
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2001–2010
| youthclubs1 = Genk
| youthyears2 = 2010–2012
| youthclubs2 = Lille
| years1 = 2012–2013
| clubs1 = Lille II
| caps1 = 11
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2012–2014
| clubs2 = Lille
| caps2 = 40
| goals2 = 6
| years3 = 2014–2022
| clubs3 = Liverpool
| caps3 = 107
| goals3 = 22
| years4 = 2014–2015
| clubs4 = → Lille (loan)
| caps4 = 33
| goals4 = 8
| years5 = 2017–2018
| clubs5 = → VfL Wolfsburg (loan)
| caps5 = 31
| goals5 = 6
| years6 = 2022–
| clubs6 = AC Milan
| caps6 = 27
| goals6 = 2
| years7 = 2023–2024
| clubs7 = → Nottingham Forest (loan)
| caps7 = 20
| goals7 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2010
| nationalteam1 = Belgium U15
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2010–2011
| nationalteam2 = Belgium U16
| nationalcaps2 = 9
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2011
| nationalteam3 = Belgium U17
| nationalcaps3 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2012–2013
| nationalteam4 = Belgium U19
| nationalcaps4 = 19
| nationalgoals4 = 10
| nationalyears5 = 2014–2015
| nationalteam5 = Belgium U21
| nationalcaps5 = 2
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| nationalyears6 = 2014–2022
| nationalteam6 = Belgium
| nationalcaps6 = 32
| nationalgoals6 = 3
| club-update = 16:49, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Divock Okoth Origi (born 18 April 1995) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for {{Italian football updater|Milan}} club AC Milan. Following 8 July 2024, he is no longer part of their first team squad, and currently trains with and is listed in the squad of Milan Futuro.{{Cite news |last=Banerjee |first=Ritabrata |date=8 July 2024 |title=Brutal from Ibra! AC Milan adviser Zlatan Ibrahimovic reveals Liverpool cult hero Divock Origi has been banished to youth team, as Rossoneri drop out of Joshua Zirkzee transfer race |url=https://www.goal.com/en/lists/ac-milan-zlatan-ibrahimovic-divock-origi-banished-to-youth-team-rossoneri-drop-out-of-joshua-zirkzee-transfer/bltba4ef155a3333842#cs49c6eb4b229d4578 |work=Goal}}{{Cite news |last=Doyle |first=Mark |date=17 September 2024 |title=The demise of Divock Origi: Liverpool cult hero is rotting with AC Milan's reserves after disastrous San Siro switch |url=https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/demise-divock-origi-liverpool-cult-hero-ac-milan-reserves/blt0369e1a0d09c8e74#csf88deba0ef891e92 |work=GOAL |no-pp=y}}
Origi began his career at Lille, and scored on his professional debut for them in 2013. A year and a half later, he was signed for £10 million by Premier League club Liverpool, who loaned him back to Lille for the 2014–15 Ligue 1 season. After struggling at Liverpool due to injuries, and spending a year on loan at VfL Wolfsburg, Origi made various crucial contributions to the club during the 2018–19 season. Most notably, he scored two goals, including the winning goal, in the 2019 Champions League semi-final comeback against Barcelona, as well as scoring in the final of the same Champions League season against Tottenham, resulting in Liverpool's latest Champions League trophy. He was also a part of the squad that won the 2019–20 Premier League the following season, Liverpool's first league title for 30 years.
Origi made his international debut for Belgium in 2014 and was part of their team which reached the quarter-finals of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, during which he became the youngest goalscorer in Belgian World Cup history as a 19 year old.
Early and personal life
Origi was born in Ostend and grew up in Houthalen-Oost.{{cite news |url=http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=BLBOZ_01167498 |title=Mike Origi: 'Natuurlijk zijn we fier op Divock' |date=4 July 2014 |newspaper=Het Nieuwsblad |access-date=22 July 2014 |language=nl |archive-date=27 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727074127/http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=BLBOZ_01167498 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2882767-divock-origi-talks-2019-ucl-final-jurgen-klopps-hugs-lebron-more-in-br-ama |title=Divock Origi Talks 2019 UCL Final, Jurgen Klopp's Hugs, LeBron, More in B/R AMA |last=Wells |first=Adam |date=24 March 2020 |access-date=11 April 2020 |website=Bleacher Report |quote=It came from the name Vlade Divac. My parents watched him play and wanted to personalize the name a little bit.}} He was born into a family of footballers: his father, Mike Origi, played for KV Oostende (at the time Divock was born) and Genk, among other Belgian clubs, as well as the Kenya national team. His uncle, Austin Oduor Origi, played for Gor Mahia in the Kenyan Premier League while his other uncles, Gerald and Anthony, played for Tusker.[http://kenyafootball.com/index.php?doc=story&id=1033&categ=1 Mike Okoth Origi: The unsung grandmaster of Kenyan Soccer] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006140034/http://kenyafootball.com/index.php?doc=story&id=1033&categ=1 |date=6 October 2007 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.liverpoolfc.com/team/first-team/player/divock-origi |title=Divock Origi |publisher=Liverpool F.C. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325010947/http://www.liverpoolfc.com/team/first-team/player/divock-origi |archive-date=25 March 2016}} His cousin, Arnold Origi, is also a professional player who has been capped for the Kenyan national team as a goalkeeper. The Origi family is of Kenyan Luo ethnicity.{{cite news |url=http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/worldcup/article/2000126369/divock-origi-proud-of-kenyan-heritage-speaks-kiswahili-and-four-luo-words |title=In footsteps of his father: Belgium star Divock Origi proud of Kenyan heritage, speaks Kiswahili and four Luo words |date=29 June 2014 |first=Robin |last=Toskin |newspaper=The Standard |location=Nairobi |access-date=5 July 2014}} Origi speaks four languages fluently: Swahili, English, Dutch and French.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/may/12/divock-origi-liverpool-psychology |title=Liverpool's Divock Origi: 'Maybe if I wasn't a footballer I'd be a psychologist' |date=12 May 2017 |first=Andy |last=Hunter |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=5 December 2019}}
Origi is a Christian. He has said, "My religion, being a Christian, has values of working hard, staying focused on the right things that helps you in life. Of course you’re going to slip. I made mistakes. But those mistakes helped me and still help me these days."{{cite web |last1=Hughes |first1=Simon |title=Alisson, Roberto Firmino and religion's role at Liverpool and in the Premier League |website=The Athletic |date=16 January 2020 |url=https://theathletic.com/1477023/2020/01/16/alisson-firmino-baptism-evangelicalism-liverpool-premier-league/ |access-date=20 May 2022}}
In 2021, the Divock Origi Scholarship was introduced when Origi partnered with the University of Liverpool to provide undergraduate courses to students with financial troubles.{{Cite web |date=10 June 2021 |title=Divock Origi partners with University of Liverpool to offer new scholarship |url=https://legacy.liverpoolfc.com/news/announcements/436231-divock-origi-partners-with-university-of-liverpool-to-offer-new-scholarship |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511194426/https://legacy.liverpoolfc.com/news/announcements/436231-divock-origi-partners-with-university-of-liverpool-to-offer-new-scholarship |archive-date=11 May 2024 |access-date=11 May 2024 |website=Liverpool FC}} The scholarship covers tuition fees (£9,250 per year) as well as an annual payment of £3,000 towards living costs.{{Cite web |title=Learn about the Divock Origi Scholarship {{!}} IDP Education |url=https://www.idp.com/scholarship/university-of-liverpool/divock-origi-scholarship/154240/ |access-date=11 May 2024 |website=www.idp.com}} Originally, in the 2021-22 academic year, the scholarship was offered to only two students with the prospect to increase the enrolment in the future.{{Cite news |date=6 April 2022 |title=Liverpool footballer Divock Origi funds degree scholarships |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-61010929 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413104400/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-61010929 |archive-date=13 April 2022 |access-date=11 May 2024 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}
Club career
=Early career=
Origi began his career playing football at Genk's youth academy where he spent nine years before signing for Lille in May 2010, aged 15, after turning down an approach by Manchester United.{{Cite news |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/origi-turning-down-manchester-united-10994105 |title=Origi: Why turning down United and ending up at Liverpool was best thing for me |date=5 March 2016 |last=Doyle |first=Ian |newspaper=Liverpool Echo |access-date=11 March 2016}}
=Lille=
File:Divock Origi (LOSC Lille).JPG in 2014]]
On 24 January 2013, Origi was an unused substitute in Lille's 3–1 away win over Plabennec in a 2012–13 Coupe de France match.{{cite web |url=http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/lacklustre-lille-held-at-home.htm |title=Lacklustre Lille held at home |date=2 February 2013 |publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel |access-date=5 February 2013 |archive-date=17 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517121120/http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/lacklustre-lille-held-at-home.htm |url-status=live}} Nine days later, he scored on his competitive debut for the senior Lille side, coming on as a substitute in the 69th minute for Ronny Rodelin and scoring to bring his side from 1–0 down against Troyes.{{cite web |language=fr |date=3 February 2013 |url=http://www.losc.fr/actualite-foot-lille/ligue-1/b-pedretti-origi-le-rayon-de-soleil-de-la-soiree |title=B. Pedretti : "Origi, le rayon de soleil de la soirée" |publisher=Lille OSC |access-date=5 February 2013 |archive-date=17 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517154355/http://www.losc.fr/actualite-foot-lille/ligue-1/b-pedretti-origi-le-rayon-de-soleil-de-la-soiree}}{{cite web |access-date=5 February 2013 |date=4 February 2013 |url=http://www.futaa.com/football/article/divock-origi-scores-on-ligue-1-debut-for-lille |title=Divock Origi scores on Ligue 1 debut for Lille |author=Patrick Korir |website=Futaa.com |archive-date=17 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517121707/http://www.futaa.com/football/article/divock-origi-scores-on-ligue-1-debut-for-lille}}
=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.{{cite web |url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/167369-reds-complete-origi-deal |title=Reds complete Origi deal |date=29 July 2014 |publisher=Liverpool F.C. |access-date=29 July 2014}}{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28551650 |title=Liverpool sign Belgium striker Divock Origi from Lille for £10m |date=29 July 2014 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=29 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729230536/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28551650 |archive-date=29 July 2014 |url-status=live}}
==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.{{cite news |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/321521/report |title=Ligue report: Lille let off the hook |date=15 August 2014 |website=Sky Sports |access-date=17 August 2014}}
On 11 December 2014, as Lille lost 0–3 at home to VfL Wolfsburg to be eliminated from the UEFA Europa League group stage, Origi had a penalty saved by Diego Benaglio.{{cite web |last1=Holyman |first1=Ian |title=LOSC left high and dry by Wolfsburg |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/025a-0ea6f085d031-338a700fbfed-1000--losc-left-high-and-dry-by-wolfsburg/ |access-date=11 December 2014 |publisher=UEFA |date=11 December 2014}} On 15 March 2015, Origi scored a hat-trick for Lille in a 3–0 league win against Rennes.{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.com/french-ligue-1/match/393429/lille-stade-rennes/report |title=Origi back with a bang in Lille win |website=ESPN FC |date=15 March 2015 |access-date=15 March 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/feuille_match/79062 |title=Lille 3–0 Rennais Match Report |publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel}}
==Return to Liverpool==
File:Divock Origi (25273591916).jpg in 2016]]
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 non-competitive debut for Liverpool, a pre-season friendly against Thai All-Stars on 14 July, Origi scored his first goal for the club in a 4–0 win.{{cite news |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-fc-4-0-thai-stars-9656001 |title=Liverpool FC 4–0 Thai All Stars: Origi nets debut goal as monsoon fails to dampen Reds' pre-season stroll |date=14 July 2015 |newspaper=Liverpool Echo |access-date=15 July 2015}}
His first competitive game for the team was on 12 September, replacing Danny Ings for the final sixteen minutes of a 3–1 loss at rivals Manchester United.{{cite news |last1=McNulty |first1=Phil |title=Man Utd 3–1 Liverpool |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34160795 |access-date=2 December 2015 |website=BBC Sport |date=12 September 2015}} Origi scored his first competitive Liverpool goals on 2 December, a hat-trick in a 6–1 away win over Southampton in the quarter-finals of the League Cup.{{cite news |title=Southampton 1–6 Liverpool |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34918281 |access-date=2 December 2015 |website=BBC Sport |date=2 December 2015}} Eleven days later, he scored his first Premier League goal, replacing the injured Dejan Lovren in the 79th minute and scoring an added-time equaliser from outside the penalty area for a 2–2 draw against West Bromwich Albion at Anfield.{{cite news |last1=Dawkes |first1=Phil |title=Liverpool 2–2 West Brom |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35018987 |access-date=13 December 2015 |website=BBC Sport |date=13 December 2015}} On 14 February, he scored his second league goal against Aston Villa in a 6–0 victory, only 27 seconds after replacing Daniel Sturridge in the second half; this was the fastest goal scored by a substitute that season.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35515112 |title=Aston Villa 0–6 Liverpool |date=14 February 2016 |website=BBC Sport |last1=Sanghera |first1=Mandeep |access-date=14 February 2016}}
On 7 April 2016, Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp surprisingly started Origi ahead of Sturridge (the team's first-choice striker) during Liverpool's Europa League quarter-final match against Borussia Dortmund, Klopp's former side. Origi scored a vital away goal in a 1–1 draw. Three days later, he scored two goals in a 4–1 win over Stoke City after coming on as a substitute to replace Sheyi Ojo at half-time.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35953097 |title=Liverpool 4-1 Stoke City |work=BBC Sport |first=Mike |last=Henson |date=10 April 2016 |accessdate=6 September 2021}}
On 20 April 2016, Origi sustained a severe ankle ligament injury in a home game against Everton. This was caused by a foul tackle by Everton defender Ramiro Funes Mori who received a red card and subsequent three match ban.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/apr/21/ramiro-funes-mori-everton-apology-liverpool |title=Everton's Ramiro Funes Mori issues apology for red card against Liverpool | Everton |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=21 April 2016 |accessdate=9 March 2022}}
Origi was used predominantly as a substitute and cup player at the start of the 2016–17 season. He scored his first goal of the season on 23 August 2016 in a 5–0 EFL Cup win over Burton Albion.{{cite web|last=|first=|date=23 August 2016|title=Burton Albion 0–5 Liverpool|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37091102|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822233913/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37091102 |archive-date=22 August 2016 |access-date=7 February 2021|website=BBC Sport}} He scored his first 2016–17 Premier League goal on 26 November, coming off the bench for the injured Philippe Coutinho to score the opener in a 2–0 win over Sunderland.{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/11/26/premier-league-clockwatch-liverpool-vs-sunderland-rest-3pm-kick/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/11/26/premier-league-clockwatch-liverpool-vs-sunderland-rest-3pm-kick/ |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Liverpool 2 Sunderland 0: Divock Origi provides relief after Philippe Coutinho is stretchered off |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |last=Findon |first=Ben |date=26 November 2016 |access-date=30 November 2016}}{{cbignore}} On 1 April 2017, he scored Liverpool's third in a 3–1 win against rivals Everton.{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39390276 |title=Liverpool 3–1 Everton |website=BBC Sport |date=1 April 2017 |access-date=6 December 2019}} On 14 May, he scored Liverpool's fourth in a 4–0 win against West Ham United, edging the team closer to Champions League qualification.{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39833967 |title=West Ham United 0–4 Liverpool |website=BBC Sport |date=14 May 2017 |access-date=6 December 2019}}
==Loan to VfL Wolfsburg==
On 31 August 2017, Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg signed Origi on a season-long loan.{{cite web |url=https://www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/en/info/news/detailspage/artikel/welkom-divock-origi-47146.html |title=Welkom, Divock Origi! |publisher=VfL Wolfsburg |date=31 August 2017 |access-date=31 August 2017 |archive-date=13 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613090827/https://www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/en/info/news/detailspage/artikel/welkom-divock-origi-47146.html |url-status=dead }}{{Cite news |url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/liverpools-divock-origi-joins-wolfsburg-in-6m-season-long/13zpa1prlvhfw1k7zy6spcfxkw |title=Liverpool's Divock Origi joins Wolfsburg in £6m season-long loan deal |website=Goal.com |access-date=13 June 2018}} He scored his first goal for the club against Werder Bremen, on 19 September.{{cite web |url=https://www.dfb.de/bundesliga/spieltagtabelle/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2279266 |title=Spieltag/Tabelle |date=18 March 2014 |publisher=German Football Association |language=de |access-date=6 December 2019}} He scored six goals in total for the club during his loan spell.
==Return to Liverpool==
File:Liverpool vs. Chelsea, UEFA Super Cup 2019-08-14 37 (cropped).jpg in the 2019 UEFA Super Cup]]
On 2 December 2018, Origi scored his first goal of the season in a Merseyside derby match against city rivals Everton, which Liverpool won 1–0. Origi came on as a substitute for Roberto Firmino in the 84th minute and scored with a header in the 96th minute, capitalising on an error from Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.{{cite web |url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/328060-match-report-liverpool-everton |title=Origi saves the day{{!}} |date=2 December 2018 |publisher=Liverpool F.C. |access-date=2 December 2018}} On 4 May 2019, he scored a last-minute goal against Newcastle in a 3–2 victory, keeping Liverpool's hunt for their first title since the introduction of the Premier League alive.{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48075158 |title=Newcastle 2–3 Liverpool: Divock Origi's late winner ensures title race goes to last day |date=4 May 2019 |website=BBC Sport}}
On 7 May 2019, Origi scored for the first time in the Champions League, netting a brace in the semi-final second leg against Barcelona, vitally scoring the final goal to complete Liverpool's comeback from a three-goal first leg defeat.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48179167 |title=Liverpool 4–0 Barcelona (4–3 agg): Jurgen Klopp's side complete extraordinary comeback |date=7 May 2019 |website=BBC Sport}} On 1 June 2019, he scored Liverpool's second goal in a 2–0 win over Tottenham in the 2019 UEFA Champions League final, as he won his first honour with the club.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jun/01/tottenham-liverpool-champions-league-final-match-report |title=Liverpool win Champions League after Salah and Origi sink Tottenham |newspaper=The Guardian |last=Taylor |first=Daniel |date=1 June 2019 |access-date=1 June 2019}} In doing so, he became only the second Belgian player to score in a Champions League final after Yannick Carrasco in 2016.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48368443 |title=Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Liverpool |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=1 June 2019 |access-date=15 June 2019}}
On 10 July 2019, Origi signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48943512 |title=Divock Origi: Liverpool striker signs long-term contract |date=10 July 2019 |website=BBC Sport}} On 30 October, Origi scored twice, including a last minute bicycle kick in an EFL Cup match against Arsenal which Liverpool eventually won on penalties following a 5–5 regular time finish.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50148250 |title=Liverpool 5–5 (5–4) Arsenal: Shootout decides 10-goal thriller |website=BBC Sport |date=30 October 2019 |access-date=6 December 2019}} On 4 December, he scored two goals as Liverpool beat rival Everton 5–2 in the Merseyside derby to extend their unbeaten run in league football to 32 matches, which was a new club record.{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/12/04/liverpool-vs-everton-premier-league-live-score-latest-updates/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/12/04/liverpool-vs-everton-premier-league-live-score-latest-updates/ |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Liverpool put five past Everton for new unbeaten club record as Marco Silva teeters on the brink after derby defeat |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=4 December 2019 |access-date=6 December 2019 |last=Bascombe |first=Chris}}{{cbignore}}
Origi featured seventeen times and scored only one goal for Liverpool over the course of the 2020–21 season. His second goal in the 2021–22 season was a scorpion kick inside the six-yard box in a 2–0 EFL Cup win over Preston North End on 27 October.{{cite news |title=Origi's incredible scorpion kick goal! |url=https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/12446387/origis-amazing-scorpion-kick-goal |access-date=28 October 2021 |agency=Sky Sports}} He scored Liverpool's winning goal in a 2–1 win away to AC Milan on 7 December 2021, as Liverpool became the first English club to win all six Champions League group games in the competition's history.{{cite news |title=Liverpool beat Milan for perfect group stage record |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59553411 |access-date=7 December 2021 |agency=BBC}}
In June 2022, it was announced by Liverpool that Origi would leave the club at the end of the month when his contract expired.{{cite news |title=Liverpool: Divock Origi and Loris Karius among seven to leave Reds |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61742711 |access-date=9 June 2022 |work=BBC Sport |date=9 June 2022}}
=AC Milan=
File:Divock Origi.jpg in 2022]]
On 5 July 2022, Origi signed for Serie A club AC Milan on a four-year contract.{{Cite web |title=Divock Origi, joins AC Milan: official statement |url=http://www.acmilan.com/en/news/articles/media/2022-07-05/official-statement-divock-origi |access-date=5 July 2022 |website=AC Milan |language=en}}{{Cite news |title=Origi joins AC Milan after leaving Liverpool |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62054038 |access-date=5 July 2022}}
== Loan to Nottingham Forest ==
On 1 September 2023, Origi joined Premier League club Nottingham Forest on a season-long loan with an option to buy.{{cite web |url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2023/september/01/forest-sign-divock-origi-on-loan-from-ac-milan/ |title=Forest sign Divock Origi on loan from AC Milan |publisher=Nottingham Forest |date=1 September 2023 }} On 7 February 2024, he scored his first goal for Forest in a 1–1 draw against Bristol City in the 2023–24 FA Cup, which his team would go on to win on penalties.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68235324 |title=Nottingham Forest v Bristol City |publisher=BBC Sport |date=7 February 2024 }}
== Return to AC Milan ==
By July 2024, Origi returned to AC Milan but according to Zlatan Ibrahimović, the striker would play only for their youth team Milan Futuro.{{cite news |work=Liverpool Echo |date=8 July 2024 |last=Squires |first=Theo |access-date=8 December 2024 |title=Liverpool legend banished to youth team as exile confirmed |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-legend-banished-youth-team-29498997 }}https://www.beinsports.com/en-us/soccer/serie-a/articles-video/the-bizarre-and-lucrative-situation-for-divock-origi-hero-of-liverpool-s-epic-barcelona-comeback-2024-11-14
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.{{cite news |title=Belgium 1–0 Belarus |url=https://www.uefa.com/under19/match/2009273--belgium-vs-belarus/?referrer=%2funder19%2fseason%3d2013%2fmatches%2fround%3d2000318%2fmatch%3d2009273%2findex |access-date=8 December 2021 |agency=UEFA}}
The Football Kenya Federation expressed an interest in persuading Origi to play for the Kenya senior national team in the future.{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en-ke/news/4522/kenya/2013/02/04/3726151/kenya-fa-reveal-they-will-lure-striker-divock-origi-to-play?ICID=HP_MR_2 |title=Kenya FA reveal they will lure striker Divock Origi to play for Harambee Stars |date=4 February 2013 |first=David |last=Kwalimwa |website=Goal.com |access-date=5 February 2013 |archive-date=8 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208060847/http://www.goal.com/en-ke/news/4522/kenya/2013/02/04/3726151/kenya-fa-reveal-they-will-lure-striker-divock-origi-to-play?ICID=HP_MR_2 |url-status=live}} However, on 13 May 2014, Belgium senior national team manager Marc Wilmots announced Origi would be part of the 23-man squad representing Belgium at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/27395150 |title=Adnan Januzaj included in Belgium's World Cup squad |date=13 May 2014 |access-date=13 May 2014 |website=BBC Sport |archive-date=1 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701141133/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/27395150 |url-status=live}}
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.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25285242 |title=Belgium v Russia |first=Graham |last=Chase |date=22 June 2014 |access-date=22 June 2014 |website=BBC Sport |archive-date=8 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708204715/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25285242 |url-status=live}} In so doing, at 19 years, two months and four 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 World Cup finals.{{cite news |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2105895-divock-origis-late-goal-for-belgium-defeats-russia |title=Divock Origi's Late Goal for Belgium Defeats Russia |website=Bleacher Report |first=Sean |last=Swaby |date=22 June 2014 |access-date=22 June 2014 |archive-date=10 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140710225439/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2105895-divock-origis-late-goal-for-belgium-defeats-Russia |url-status=live}} For his performances, he was named the Young Talent of the 2014 Belgian Sportsman of the year awards.{{cite news |url=http://www.goal.com/en-ke/news/4522/kenya/2014/12/16/7122662/origi-scoops-belgiums-award-for-most-promising-youngster |title=Lille loanee Divock Origi has won Belgium's award for most Promising Youngster of the Year 2014 as Liverpool summer signing continues to impress |access-date=2 December 2015 |website=Goal.com |date=16 December 2014}}
Origi scored once in Belgium's successful UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying campaign, in a 6–0 home win over Andorra on 10 October 2014.{{cite news |last1=Chambers |first1=Miles |title=Belgium 6–0 Andorra: De Bruyne and Mertens bag doubles in record-equalling win |url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/match/belgium-vs-andorra/1653181/report |access-date=2 December 2015 |website=Goal.com |date=10 October 2014}} He was included in the squad for the final tournament, but missed out on the 2018 FIFA World Cup.{{cite news |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/29908/11380541/radja-nainggolan-left-out-of-belgium-world-cup-squad |title=Radja Nainggolan left out of Belgium World Cup squad |website=Sky Sports |date=21 May 2018}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 21 April 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup, DFB-Pokal}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Coupe de la Ligue, Football League Cup/EFL Cup}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Lille II
|CFA |11 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 2 | |||||
| rowspan="4"|Lille
|10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14
|Ligue 1 |30 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 6 | |||
| 2014–15
|Ligue 1 |33 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8{{efn|Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League}} | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 44 | 9 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!73||14||5||1||3||0||8||1||colspan="2"|—||89||16 | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="8"|Liverpool
|2015–16{{soccerbase season|69109|2015|access-date=12 February 2024}} |16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 10 | ||
| 2016–17{{soccerbase season|69109|2016|access-date=12 February 2024}}
|Premier League |34 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 43 | 11 | |||
| 2017–18{{soccerbase season|69109|2017|access-date=12 February 2024}}
|Premier League |1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19{{soccerbase season|69109|2018|access-date=12 February 2024}}
|Premier League |12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}} | 3 | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 7 | ||
| 2019–20{{soccerbase season|69109|2019|access-date=12 February 2024}}
|Premier League |28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6{{efn|name=UCL}} | 0 | 4{{efn|One appearance in FA Community Shield, one in UEFA Super Cup, two in FIFA Club World Cup}} | 0 | 42 | 6 | |
| 2020–21{{soccerbase season|69109|2020|access-date=12 February 2024}}
|Premier League |9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4{{efn|name=UCL}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| 2021–22{{soccerbase season|69109|2021|access-date=12 February 2024}}
|Premier League |7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7{{efn|name=UCL}} | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 6 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!107||22||11||2||16||11||37||6||4||0||175||41 | ||||||||||||
| VfL Wolfsburg (loan)
|31 | 6 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs}} | 1 | 36 | 7 | |||
| AC Milan
|2022–23{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/divock-origi/215344/ |title=D. Origi: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=12 February 2024}} |27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 8{{efn|name=UCL}} | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana}} | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| Nottingham Forest (loan)
|2023–24{{soccerbase season|69109|2023|access-date=21 April 2024}} |Premier League |20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 1 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!269||46||21||4||19||11||53||7||7||1||369||69 |
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=International=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year{{cite web |url=https://www.rbfa.be/en/international/6348/career |title=Divock Origi: International |publisher=Royal Belgian Football Association |access-date=14 April 2024}} | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="8"|Belgium
|2014 | 13 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total||32||3 |
:Belgium score listed first, score column indicates score after each Origi goal
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Divock Origi | ||||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Cap !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition !scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="text-align: center;"|1 | 22 June 2014 | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | style="text-align: center;"|5 | {{fb|RUS}} | style="text-align: center;"|1–0 | style="text-align: center;"|1–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup | style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2014/06/22/world/world-cup/belgium/russia/1220117/ |title=Belgium vs. Russia 1–0: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=12 February 2024}} |
| style="text-align: center;"|2 | 10 October 2014 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | style="text-align: center;"|10 | {{fb|AND}} | style="text-align: center;"|4–0 | style="text-align: center;"|6–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying | style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2014/10/10/europe/european-championship-qualification/belgium/andorra/1653181/ |title=Belgium vs. Andorra 6–0: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=12 February 2024}} |
| style="text-align: center;"|3 | 12 November 2014 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | style="text-align: center;"|12 | {{fb|ISL}} | style="text-align: center;"|2–1 | style="text-align: center;"|3–1 | Friendly | style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2014/11/12/world/friendlies/belgium/iceland/1908135/ |title=Belgium vs. Iceland 3–1: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=12 February 2024}} |
Honours
Liverpool
- Premier League: 2019–20{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/10465/Divock-Origi/overview |title=Divock Origi: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=12 February 2024}}
- FA Cup: 2021–22{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61429640 |title=Chelsea 0–0 Liverpool |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=14 May 2022 |access-date=14 May 2022}}
- Football League Cup/EFL Cup: 2021–22;{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60450274 |title=Chelsea 0–0 Liverpool |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=27 February 2022 |access-date=27 February 2022}} runner-up: 2015–16{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35624164 |title=Liverpool 1–1 Manchester City |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=28 February 2016 |access-date=27 April 2019}}
- UEFA Champions League: 2018–19{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48368443 |title=Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Liverpool |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=1 June 2019 |access-date=1 June 2019}}
- UEFA Super Cup: 2019{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49332825 |title=Liverpool 2–2 Chelsea |first=Gary |last=Rose |website=BBC Sport |date=14 August 2019 |access-date=15 August 2019}}
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2019{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50869633 |title=Liverpool 1–0 Flamengo |first=Harry |last=Poole |website=BBC Sport |date=21 December 2019 |access-date=21 December 2019}}
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2015–16{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36254631 |title=Liverpool 1–3 Sevilla |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=18 May 2016 |access-date=27 April 2019}}
Individual
References
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