Divock Okoth Origi was born on 18 April 1995 and is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club AC Milan and the Belgium national team.
19 Facts About Divock Origi
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Divock 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.
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Divock 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.
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On 11 July 2015, Divock Origi was named in Liverpool's 30-man squad for their pre-season tour of Thailand, Australia and Malaysia.
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On 20 April 2016, Divock Origi sustained a severe ankle ligament injury in a home game against Everton.
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Divock Origi scored six goals in total for the club during his loan spell.
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Divock 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.
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On 7 May 2019, Divock 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.
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On 10 July 2019, Divock Origi signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool.
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In June 2022, it was announced by Liverpool that Divock Origi would leave the club at the end of the month when his contract expired.
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On 5 July 2022, Divock Origi signed for Serie A club AC Milan on a four-year contract.
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Divock Origi has represented Belgium at under-15, under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-21 level.
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Divock Origi 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.
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However, on 13 May 2014, Belgium senior national team manager Marc Wilmots announced Divock Origi would be part of the 23-man squad representing Belgium at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
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Divock Origi was included in the squad for the final tournament, but missed out on the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
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Divock Origi was born in Ostend and grew up in Houthalen-Oost.
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Divock Origi was born into a family of footballers: his father, Mike Origi, played for KV Oostende and Genk, among other Belgian clubs, as well as the Kenya national team.
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Divock Origi's cousin, Arnold Origi, is a professional player who has been capped for the Kenyan national team as a goalkeeper.
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Divock Origi speaks four languages fluently: Swahili, English, Dutch and French.