Michael Olunga Ogada was born on 26 March 1994 and is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Qatar Stars League club Al-Duhail and captains the Kenya national team.
14 Facts About Michael Olunga
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Michael Olunga scored 32 goals for the side during the 2012 season, helping them finish the season unbeaten and earn promotion to the Nairobi Provincial League.
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On 17 February 2016, Michael Olunga joined Swedish side Djurgardens IF on a four-year contract, after joining the team's pre-season training camp on trial.
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Michael Olunga was named man of the match and Djurgarden coach Mark Dempsey praised him for his match winning heroics.
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Michael Olunga was nominated for Newcomer of the year in Swedish football by a jury of Allsvenskan coaches and Swedish journalists as well as the coaches of the Swedish national teams.
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On 1 September 2017, Michael Olunga was loaned to La Liga side Girona FC, for one year.
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On 10 August 2018, Michael Olunga joined Japanese club Kashiwa Reysol.
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Michael Olunga finished the season with 27 league goals as Kashiwa finished the J2 season as champions and won promotion to the first division.
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Michael Olunga finished as the top scorer in the 2020 Japanese J1 League with 28 goals, winning the Golden Boot and the J-League 2020 MVP.
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Michael Olunga is the first African player to win the J-league MVP award.
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Michael Olunga made his debut for the Kenya national team in a friendly against Seychelles at the Stade Linite in Victoria on 28 March 2015.
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On 27 July 2019, during the 2019 AFCON Michael Olunga scored a double to complete a comeback against Tanzania.
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Michael Olunga studied geospatial engineering at the Technical University of Kenya and pursued a Bachelor of Engineering degree.
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Michael Olunga has stated that he looks up to Dutch striker Robin van Persie as a role model.