Kim Ojo

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Kim Ojo

| image = Kim Ojo.jpg

| caption = Ojo in 2014

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|12|02|df=y}}

| birth_place = Warri, Nigeria

| height = 1.92 m

| position = Centre forward

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Plateau United

| years1 = 2004–2008

| clubs1 = Plateau United

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2008–2010

| clubs2 = Nybergsund-Trysil

| caps2 = 76

| goals2 = 37

| years3 = 2011–2012

| clubs3 = Brann

| caps3 = 57

| goals3 = 26

| years4 = 2013–2015

| clubs4 = Genk

| caps4 = 9

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2014–2015

| clubs5 = → Újpest (loan)

| caps5 = 15

| goals5 = 4

| years6 = 2015–2016

| clubs6 = OH Leuven{{cite news |url=http://ohl.be/heren/nieuws/berichten/8528 |title=OHL signs Ojo from Genk |language=dutch |date=31 August 2015 |publisher=ohl.be}}

| caps6 = 12

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2016–2018

| clubs7 = Lyngby BK

| caps7 = 31

| goals7 = 6

| totalcaps =

| totalgoals =

}}

Kim Ojo (born 2 December 1988) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who last played as a centre forward.{{cite web |title=Kim Ojo |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/kim-ojo/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=8 December 2020}}

Career

Ojo was born in Warri, Nigeria. He began his career with Plateau United where he was discovered by FIFA agent Marcelo Houseman and in 2008 Atta Aneke took him on trial with Lyn Oslo.[http://www.lyn.no/index.aspx?id=954441 FC Lyn Oslos offisielle hjemmeside - Før Stabæk: -Prøvespiller vender tilbake]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} In February 2008 signed for Nybergsund[http://www.dagsavisen.no/sport/article333453.ece Alltid en ny nigerianer : Dagsavisen] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20080301083623/http://www.dagsavisen.no/sport/article333453.ece |date=1 March 2008 }} and scored 14 goals during his first season there.[http://fotball.aftenposten.no/forstediv/article156799.ece Ojo trener med 1860 München | Aftenposten.no] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223080124/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/forstediv/article156799.ece |date=23 February 2012 }} In December 2009 he trained with TSV 1860 Munich while on trial there,{{Cite web |url=http://www.ostlendingen.no/article/20091202/SPORT03/712029983/-1/HNYHETER |title=Ojo prøvespiller for 1860 München |access-date=2 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212122027/http://www.ostlendingen.no/article/20091202/SPORT03/712029983/-1/HNYHETER |archive-date=12 December 2009 |url-status=dead }} at that time he had already trained with FC Midtjylland.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ostlendingen.no/article/20091109/SPORT03/959037133/1101 |title=FC Midtjylland tester Kim Ojo |access-date=2 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091214213323/http://www.ostlendingen.no/article/20091109/SPORT03/959037133/1101 |archive-date=14 December 2009 |url-status=dead }}

In September 2016 Ojo signed a one-year contract with Lyngby BK.{{cite web |last1=Maimann |first1=Kristian |title=Lyngby henter Kim Ojo |url=https://lyngby-boldklub.dk/2016/09/05/lyngby-henter-kim-ojo/ |website=Lyngby Boldklub |access-date=8 December 2020 |language=Danish |date=15 September 2016}}

International career

In 2007, Ojo was called up to the Nigeria U-23 team.[http://allafrica.com/stories/200702051296.html allAfrica.com: Nigeria: Siasia Names Squad for Equatorial Guinea]

Personal life

Kim Ojo is a Christian.{{Cite web |url=http://fotball.bt.no/eliteserien/article195894.ece |title=Bergens Tidende - Ojos takkeliste |access-date=21 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110322211917/http://fotball.bt.no/eliteserien/article195894.ece |archive-date=22 March 2011 |url-status=dead }}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National Cup !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="4"\|Nybergsund \|2008{{cite web \|title=NIFS - Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk \|url=https://www.nifs.no/personprofil.php?person_id=28061 \|website=Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk \|access-date=31 March 2021 \|language=no}} \|rowspan="3"\|Adeccoligaen \|26	10	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	26	10
2009 \|26	14	2	0	colspan="2"\|–	28	14
2010 \|24	13	3	0	colspan="2"\|–	27	13
colspan="2"\|Total !76	37	5	0	0	0	81	37
rowspan="3"\|Brann \|2011 \|rowspan="2"\|Tippeligaen \|28	15	7	3	colspan="2"\|–	35	18
2012 \|29	11	5	4	colspan="2"\|–	34	15
colspan="2"\|Total !57	26	12	7	0	0	69	33
rowspan="3"\|Genk \|2012–13{{cite web \|title=Kim Ojo » Club matches \|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/kim-ojo/2/ \|website=worldfootball.net \|access-date=31 March 2021}} \|rowspan="2"\|Belgian Pro League \|2	1	0	0	8{{efn\|Appearances in Belgian Pro League play-offs}}	0	10	1
2013–14 \|7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
colspan="2"\|Total !9	1	0	0	8	0	17	1
Újpest (loan) \|2014–15{{cite web \|title=K. Ojo \|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/kim-ojo/33224/ \|website=Soccerway \|access-date=31 March 2021}} \|Nemzeti Bajnokság I \|15	4	4	1	2{{efn\|Appearances in Hungarian League Cup}}	1	21	6
OH Leuven \|2015–16 \|Belgian Pro League \|12	1	0	0	0	0	12	1
rowspan="3"\|Lyngby BK \|2016–17 \|rowspan="2"\|Danish Superliga \|16	3	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	16	3
2017–18 \|15	3	0	0	4{{efn\|Appearances in Danish Superliga play-offs}}	0	19	3
colspan="2"\|Total !31	6	0	0	4	0	35	6
colspan="3"\|Career total !200	75	21	8	14	1	235	84