Henry Ochieng

Henry Ochieng
Ochieng playing for Wingate & Finchley in November 2019
Personal information
Full name Henry Oliver Ochieng[1]
Date of birth (1998-11-11) 11 November 1998 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Redbridge, England
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Slough Town
Youth career
Buckhurst Hill
2009–2015 West Ham United
2015–2016 Leyton Orient
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Leyton Orient 12 (0)
2018–2019 Braintree Town 5 (0)
2019 Welwyn Garden City 7 (0)
2019–2020 Wingate & Finchley 24 (1)
2020–2021 Cork City 17 (0)
2021 Watford 0 (0)
2021–2022 Billericay Town 21 (0)
2022–2023 Chelmsford City 27 (1)
2023 Aldershot Town 10 (0)
2023–2024 Chelmsford City 31 (0)
2024– Slough Town 0 (0)
International career‡
2018 Kenya U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:12, 17 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 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.[4][5] 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.[4] He signed a two-year scholarship with Leyton Orient in 2015.[5]

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.[6] He signed his first professional contract in December.[7] 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.[6] Ochieng was released by Leyton Orient in March 2018.[8]

Ahead of the 2018–19 season, Ochieng signed for newly promoted National League club Braintree Town.[9] Ochieng made five appearances for the Iron before joining Welwyn Garden City on 28 March 2019.[10] He joined Wingate & Finchley for the 2019–20 season.[11] 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.[12]

In January 2021, Ochieng joined Championship side Watford, signing a contract with the under-23s until the end of the 2020–21 season.[13] Ochieng joined Billericay Town in December 2021.[14] On 15 July 2022, Ochieng joined rivals Chelmsford City.[15] On 13 February 2023, he joined Aldershot Town on an eighteen-month contract.[16] On 27 October 2023, Ochieng returned to Chelmsford, following his departure from Aldershot.[17] On 17 June 2024, Ochieng left Chelmsford for a second time.[18] He joined Slough Town for the 2024-25 season.[19]

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.[20] He instead made his debut for the Kenya U23 against Mauritius on 14 November 2018 in 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification.[21]

Career statistics

As of 12 July 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leyton Orient 2016–17[6] League Two 6 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 7 0
2017–18[9] National League 6 0 1 0 — 0 0 7 0
Total 12 0 1 0 — 1 0 14 0
Braintree Town 2018–19[9] National League 5 0 0 0 — 2[b] 0 7 0
Welwyn Garden City 2018–19 SFL Division One Central 7 0 0 0 — 0 0 7 0
Wingate & Finchley 2019–20 Isthmian League Premier Division 24 1 3 0 — 6[c] 1 33 2
Cork City 2020 League of Ireland Premier Division 17 0 2 0 — 0 0 19 0
Watford 2020–21[9] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Billericay Town 2021–22 National League South 21 0 0 0 — 4 0 25 0
Chelmsford City 2022–23[9] National League South 27 1 5 1 — 3 0 35 2
Aldershot Town 2022–23[9] National League 10 0 0 0 — 0 0 10 0
Career total 123 2 11 1 0 0 16 1 150 4
  1. ^ One appearance in the EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Two appearances in the FA Trophy
  3. ^ 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

References

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 20th May 2017: Leyton Orient" (PDF). English Football League. p. 81. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Player profiles: Henry Ochieng". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Henry Ochieng". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Kenyan wonder boy, 12, dazzles English football". Daily Nation. Nairobi. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  5. ^ a b Munford, Colin (18 February 2015). "Forest School pupils earn Leyton Orient scholarships". Hackney Gazette. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  6. ^ a b c "Games played by Henry Ochieng in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Contract: Ochieng – 'I want to build on this'". Leyton Orient F.C. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Leyton Orient release midfielder Henry Ochieng and defender Michael Clark". BBC. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  9. ^ a b c d e f "H. Ochieng: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  10. ^ @WGCFC (28 March 2019). "We welcome Kenyan International Henry Ochieng to the club who has played League 2 football for Leyton Orient & been…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "Wingate & Finchley | Appearances | Henry Ochieng | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019.
  12. ^ Dempsey, Andrew (30 January 2020). "Former West Ham youngster Henry Ochieng set to join Premier Division Cork City". ExtraTime. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  13. ^ "Official: Ochieng Joins Under-23s". Watford F.C. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Henry Ochieng". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  15. ^ Chelmsford City F.C. [@OfficialClarets] (15 July 2022). "We are pleased to announce the signing of Henry Ochieng from @BTFC" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ^ "NEW SIGNING: Henry Ochieng". www.theshots.co.uk. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  17. ^ "Ochieng returns to the Clarets". Chelmsford City F.C. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  18. ^ "Henry Ochieng set to depart the Clarets". Chelmsford City F.C. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  19. ^ "Rebels secure Ochieng signing".
  20. ^ Timbe returns as Migne names Harambee Stars squad for S. Leone clash
  21. ^ Ochieng' hoping to realise Olympic dream with Kenya