Marvin Ogunjimi

Marvin Ogunjimi
Personal information
Full name Marvin Ogunjimi
Date of birth (1987-10-12) 12 October 1987[1]
Place of birth Mechelen, Belgium
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Suwon
Youth career
1997–1999 Rapid Leest
1999–2001 Roosendaal
2001–2003 Racing Mechelen
2003–2004 Mechelen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2011 Racing Genk 84 (30)
2007–2008 → Waalwijk (loan) 27 (10)
2011–2014 Mallorca 7 (0)
2012 → Standard Liège (loan) 3 (0)
2013 → Beerschot (loan) 10 (1)
2013–2014 → Oud-Heverlee Leuven (loan) 18 (0)
2014–2015 Strømsgodset 19 (8)
2016– Suwon FC 8 (3)
2016 → Ratchaburi Mitr Phol (loan) 5 (1)
National team‡
2004–2005 Belgium U18 2 (0)
2006 Belgium U19 8 (0)
2010–2011 Belgium 7 (5)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:38, 07 August 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2011

Marvin Ogunjimi (born 12 October 1987) is a Belgian football forward of Nigerian descent, who currently plays for Ratchaburi Mitr Phol on loan from Suwon FC. Until 2011, he played for the Belgian national team and has obtained 7 caps.

Club career

Genk

Born in Mechelen, Ogunjimi made his professional debut with Racing Genk during the 2005–06 season. In 2007, he went on loan, playing for RKC Waalwijk. While with Waalwijk he appeared in 27 games and scored 10 goals. Upon returning to Genk, Ogunjimi became a prominent player for the Belgian side helping the club to the domestic title in the 2010–11 season. In the Summer of 2011 Marvin Ogunjimi was supposed to be transferred last minute to RCD Mallorca but the papers arrived 7 minutes too late at FIFA so the transfer was refused.

Mallorca

On 14 November 2011 Mallorca announced Ogunjimi's move to their side. On 31 August 2012, he joined Standard Liège on a loan deal. In mid-February 2014, Ogunjimi signed for the New England Revolution on trial until the end of the month.

Strømsgodset

On 6 June 2014, Ogunjimi signed for Strømsgodset. The new club reportedly paid a small fee to Mallorca.[2] He got his first match against Steaua in the second round of Champions League qualifications on 16 July 2014. On 2 August the same year, he scored in his home league debut match against Sogndal IL, which ended 1-1. He scored another three goals in the next three matches. Following this, he struggled under manager David Nielsen, and went 11 matches without scoring in the league. When new manager Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen took over, he put his faith in Ogunjimi, and the Belgian finally found the net on 21 June 2015. He scored four goals in three matches in the league, and one in the Europa League qualifications in June and July 2015, before he got injured in the second leg of the first qualifying round of the Europa League. On 14 July 2015 Strømsgodset announced that Ogunjimi had torn the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, and would miss the rest of the 2015 season.[3] He had the same injury as a 19-year-old.

Suwon FC

Ogunjimi signed for Suwon FC on 12 February 2016.[4]

International career

On 8 October 2010, he made his international debut for Belgium against Kazakhstan in Astana, coming on at half-time and scoring twice in a 2–0 victory.

Marvin Ogunjimi: International Goals
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 October 2010 Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan  Kazakhstan 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
2. 8 October 2010 Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan  Kazakhstan 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
3. 12 October 2010 Stade Roi Baudouin, Brussels, Belgium  Austria 3–3 4–4 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
4. 3 June 2011 Stade Roi Baudouin, Brussels, Belgium  Turkey 1–0 1–1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
5. 7 October 2011 Stade Roi Baudouin, Brussels, Belgium  Kazakhstan 4–0 4–1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification

Career statistics

As of match played 08 August 2016[5][6]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe /
Asia		 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Genk 2005–06 8000----80
2006–07 0000----00
Total 8000----80
RKC Waalwijk 2007–08 271000----2710
Total 271000----2710
Genk 2008–09 17342----215
2009–10 291211--103113
2010–11 321521--423818
2011–12 6000--51111
Total 843074--10310137
Mallorca 2011–12 7010----80
Total 7010----80
Standard Liège 2012–13 3020----50
Total 3020----50
Beerschot 2012–13 10100----101
Total 10100----101
Leuven 2013–14 18000----180
Total 18000----180
Strømsgodset 2014 11400--20134
2015 8410--21115
Total 19810--41249
Suwon FC 2016 8300----83
Total 8300----83
Ratchaburi 2016 5100----51
Total 5100----51
Career total 18352104--14420760

Honours and awards

Racing Genk

References

  1. ↑ "Marvin Ogunjimi". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  2. ↑ http://www.dt.no/godset/klar-for-sif-1.8463195
  3. ↑ "Marvin har røket korsbåndet". Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "OFFICIAL | Suwon FC have confirmed a signing of ex-Belgian international striker Marvin Ogunjimi".
  5. ↑ "M. Ogunjimi". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Marvin Ogunjimi".
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