Henry Ochieng
{{Short description|Kenyan footballer (born 1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Henry Ochieng
| image = Henry Ochieng November 2019 (2).jpg
| caption = Ochieng playing for Wingate & Finchley in November 2019
| fullname = Henry Oliver Ochieng{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/efl-released-and-retained-list---2016-17.pdf |title=Club list of registered players: As at 20th May 2017: Leyton Orient |publisher=English Football League |page=81 |accessdate=16 August 2018}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|11|11|df=y}}{{cite web |url=http://www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk/players/henry-ochieng |title=Player profiles: Henry Ochieng |publisher=Aylesbury United F.C. |access-date=17 August 2018}}
| birth_place = Redbridge, England
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Slough Town
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Buckhurst Hill
| youthyears2 = 2009–2015
| youthclubs2 = West Ham United
| youthyears3 = 2015–2016
| youthclubs3 = Leyton Orient
| years1 = 2016–2018
| clubs1 = Leyton Orient
| caps1 = 12
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2018–2019
| clubs2 = Braintree Town
| caps2 = 5
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2019
| clubs3 = Welwyn Garden City
| caps3 = 7
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2019–2020
| clubs4 = Wingate & Finchley
| caps4 = 24
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2020–2021
| clubs5 = Cork City
| caps5 = 17
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2021
| clubs6 = Watford
| caps6 = 0
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2021–2022
| clubs7 = Billericay Town
| caps7 = 21
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2022–2023
| clubs8 = Chelmsford City
| caps8 = 27
| goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2023
| clubs9 = Aldershot Town
| caps9 = 10
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2023–2024
| clubs10 = Chelmsford City
| caps10 = 32
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2024–
| clubs11 = Slough Town
| caps11 = 24
| goals11 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2018
| nationalteam1 = Kenya U23
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 13:16, 15 January 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 19:50, 13 January 2019 (UTC)
}}
Henry Oliver Ochieng (born 11 November 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Slough Town. Born in England, he represents Kenya internationally.
Club career
Ochieng was raised in Ilford and attended St Aubyn's School in Woodford Green and later Forest School in Walthamstow.{{cite news |url=https://www.nation.co.ke/lifestyle/lifestyle/Kenyan-boy-dazzles-English-football/1214-1507936-1236io/index.html |title=Kenyan wonder boy, 12, dazzles English football |newspaper=Daily Nation |location=Nairobi |date=15 September 2012 |accessdate=17 August 2018}}{{cite news |url=http://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/sport/football/leyton-orient/forest-school-pupils-earn-leyton-orient-scholarships-1-3961249 |title=Forest School pupils earn Leyton Orient scholarships |first=Colin |last=Munford |newspaper=Hackney Gazette |date=18 February 2015 |accessdate=17 August 2018 |archive-date=10 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810050634/http://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/sport/football/leyton-orient/forest-school-pupils-earn-leyton-orient-scholarships-1-3961249 |url-status=dead }} He started his career with local junior side Buckhurst Hill before being spotted and signed by the youth team at West Ham United in 2009. He signed a two-year scholarship with Leyton Orient in 2015.
Ochieng made his first-team debut on 8 November 2016 as an 81st-minute substitute for Žan Benedičič in Orient's 1–0 away defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion U23 in the EFL Trophy. He signed his first professional contract in December.{{cite web |url=https://www.leytonorient.com/news/2016/december/contract-ochieng---i-want-to-build-on-this-/ |title=Contract: Ochieng – 'I want to build on this' |publisher=Leyton Orient F.C. |date=5 December 2016 |accessdate=17 August 2018}} He made his League Two debut on 25 March 2017 as an 81st-minute substitute for Nigel Atangana in Orient's 3–0 defeat away to Crawley Town. Ochieng was released by Leyton Orient in March 2018.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43459573 |title=Leyton Orient release midfielder Henry Ochieng and defender Michael Clark |publisher=BBC |date=19 March 2018 |accessdate=25 January 2021}}
Ahead of the 2018–19 season, Ochieng signed for newly promoted National League club Braintree Town. Ochieng made five appearances for the Iron before joining Welwyn Garden City on 28 March 2019.{{cite tweet|number=1111315568139874306|user=WGCFC|title=We welcome Kenyan International Henry Ochieng to the club who has played League 2 football for Leyton Orient & been… |date=28 March 2019}} He joined Wingate & Finchley for the 2019–20 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/wingate-and-finchley/appearances/henry-ochieng/793318 |title=Wingate & Finchley {{!}} Appearances {{!}} Henry Ochieng {{!}} Football Web Pages |website=www.footballwebpages.co.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810205843/https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/wingate-and-finchley/appearances/henry-ochieng/793318 |archive-date=2019-08-10}} On 30 January 2020, it was announced by Wingate & Finchley that Ochieng had been sold for an undisclosed fee to League of Ireland Premier Division side Cork City, returning to professional football following 31 appearances for the club. The following day, Cork City officially announced the signing of Ochieng.{{cite web | url=https://www.extratime.com/articles/24355/former-west-ham-youngster-henry-ochieng-set-to-join-premier-division-cork-city/ | title=Former West Ham youngster Henry Ochieng set to join Premier Division Cork City | first=Andrew | last=Dempsey | date=30 January 2020 | publisher=ExtraTime | accessdate=15 December 2020 }}
In January 2021, Ochieng joined Championship side Watford, signing a contract with the under-23s until the end of the 2020–21 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.watfordfc.com/news/official-ochieng-joins-under-23s |title=Official: Ochieng Joins Under-23s |publisher=Watford F.C. |date=25 January 2021 |accessdate=25 January 2021}} Ochieng joined Billericay Town in December 2021.{{cite web |url=http://www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk/players/henry-ochieng#playingcareer |title=Henry Ochieng|publisher=Aylesbury United F.C.|accessdate=15 July 2022 }} On 15 July 2022, Ochieng joined rivals Chelmsford City.{{Cite tweet |user=OfficialClarets |author=Chelmsford City F.C. |number=1548037527642075140|date = 15 July 2022 |title=We are pleased to announce the signing of Henry Ochieng from @BTFC. }} On 13 February 2023, he joined Aldershot Town on an eighteen-month contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.theshots.co.uk/new-signing-henry-ochieng/|title=NEW SIGNING: Henry Ochieng|website=www.theshots.co.uk|date=13 February 2023|accessdate=13 February 2023}} On 27 October 2023, Ochieng returned to Chelmsford, following his departure from Aldershot.{{cite web|url=https://chelmsfordcityfc.com/ochieng-returns-to-the-clarets/|title=Ochieng returns to the Clarets|publisher=Chelmsford City F.C.|date=27 October 2023|accessdate=27 October 2023}} On 17 June 2024, Ochieng left Chelmsford for a second time.{{cite web|url=https://chelmsfordcityfc.com/henry-ochieng-set-to-depart-the-clarets/|title=Henry Ochieng set to depart the Clarets|publisher=Chelmsford City F.C.|date=17 June 2024|accessdate=17 June 2024}} He joined Slough Town for the 2024–25 season.{{cite web | url=https://sloughtownfc.net/article/3317/Rebels-secure-Ochieng-signing | title=Rebels secure Ochieng signing }}
International career
Ochieng, whose parents were born in Kenya, was called up by the Kenya national team for their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Sierra Leone in November 2018, but the match was later cancelled.[https://www.nation.co.ke/sports/football/Timbe-returns-for-Harambee-Stars-Sierra-Leone-Afcon-qualifier-/1102-4828980-qgyydxz/index.html Timbe returns as Migne names Harambee Stars squad for S. Leone clash] He instead made his debut for the Kenya U23 against Mauritius on 14 November 2018 in 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification.[https://www.nation.co.ke/sports/football/Ochieng--realise-Olympic-dream-Kenya/1102-4857834-5yaf3z/index.html Ochieng' hoping to realise Olympic dream with Kenya]
Career statistics
{{updated|15 January 2025}}
| 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 !colspan=2|League Cup !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=3|Leyton Orient
|2016–17{{soccerbase season|96637|2016|accessdate=17 August 2018}} |6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|One appearance in the EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2017–18
|6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!12||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||1||0||14||0 | ||||||||||
| Braintree Town
|2018–19{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/henry-ochieng/459506/ |title=H. Ochieng: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |accessdate=13 January 2019}} |National League |5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 2{{efn|Two appearances in the FA Trophy}} | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Welwyn Garden City
|SFL Division One Central |7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Wingate & Finchley
|Isthmian League Premier Division |24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 6{{efn|Two appearances in the FA Trophy, two appearances and one goal in the Middlesex Senior Cup, one appearance in the London Senior Cup, one appearance in the Alan Turvey Trophy}} | 1 | 33 | 2 | ||
| Cork City
|2020 |League of Ireland Premier Division |17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Watford
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billericay Town
|21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Chelmsford City
|27 | 1 | 5 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
| rowspan=3|Aldershot Town
|10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!11||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||0||0||12||0 | ||||||||||
| Chelmsford City
|32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Slough Town
|24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| colspan=3|Career total
!180||2||15||1||2||0||24||1||221||4 |
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References
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External links
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Category:Footballers from the London Borough of Redbridge
Category:People educated at Forest School, Walthamstow
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Naturalized citizens of Kenya
Category:Kenyan men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Leyton Orient F.C. players
Category:Braintree Town F.C. players
Category:Welwyn Garden City F.C. players
Category:Wingate & Finchley F.C. players
Category:Cork City F.C. players
Category:Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. players
Category:Billericay Town F.C. players
Category:Chelmsford City F.C. players
Category:Aldershot Town F.C. players
Category:Slough Town F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
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