Oliver Maloba
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oliver Maloba | ||
| Date of birth | 23 November 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Siaya, Kenya | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Nairobi City Stars | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| JMJ Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Vapor Sports | ||
| 2016 | Nairobi City Stars | 23 | (2) |
| 2017-2018 | Gor Mahia | 11 | (0) |
| 2018 | Tusker FC | 3 | (0) |
| 2018- | Nairobi City Stars | 28 | (8) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:07, 2 November 2019 (UTC) | |||
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Oliver Maloba aka Oli is a Kenyan attacking midfielder turning out for Kenyan National Super League side Nairobi City Stars.
He joined City Stars in the Kenyan Premier League from Vapor Sports at the start of 2016 [1] where he became a revelation. [2] leading to a Kenya U20 call up [3]
Despite the team being relegated [4] at the end of the year he was nominated alongside five players for the Kenyan Premier League New Player of the Year Award. [5] [6] [7] [8]
He left the Kawangware based club to join Kenyan Premier League champions Gor Mahia at the onset of year 2017 on a three-year [9]. He had been on the watch of Coastal outfit Bandari F.C. (Kenya)[10] before being snapped up by Gor.
Entry to Gor meant instant trophies as, starting in March of 2017, he was part of the squad that beat Tusker 1-0 to win the 2017 Kenyan Super Cup [11]. At the end of the year he was a league champion as Gor reclaimed the title.
In June 2017 he scored once to lead Gor Mahia to the SportPesa Super Cup in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania with an emphatic 3-0 win over arch-rivals AFC Leopards that earned the team a date with English Premiership side Everton F.C. [12] [13]
The next month he featured against the Toffees as a second half substitute as Gor lost the game 2-1 in Tanzania. [14] [15]
In December 2017, while still at Gor, Maloba traveled to the Czech Republic to attend trials at FC Slovácko. [16]
In July 2018 he crossed over to Tusker FC [17] and at the close of the same year he was back at City Stars to help the side survive relegation in the transitional 2018/19 season.
He is currently key to Coach Sanjin Alagic’s promotion plan in the 2019/20 Kenyan National Super League season that kicked off in September 2019.
References[edit]
- ↑ Nairobi City Stars, 31 January 2016: Odera, Masawa, two foreigners sig for City Stars as transfer deadine looms
- ↑ Futaa, 2 July 2016: Maloba rescues City Stars with a late equalizer
- ↑ Michezo Afrika, 19 March 2016: Newly appointed John Kamau names Kenya U-20 squad
- ↑ Soka25East, 30 October 2016: City Stars relegated
- ↑ Citizen, 1 December 2016: Gor prodigy leads the way at KPL awards nominees list
- ↑ Futaa, 1 December 2016: KPL 2016 Awards: New Player of the Year nominees
- ↑ Nation, 12 December 2016: KPL Awards: Who will win it?
- ↑ Futaa, 23 December 2016: 2016 New Player nominee angling for top-flight stay
- ↑ Pulse Live, 31 January 2017: Gor Mahia unveil 14 new signings
- ↑ Futaa, 5 December 2016: Bandari trailing City Stars wonder-kid
- ↑ Kenyan Premier League, 17 March 2017: Gor Mahia win 2017 KPL Super Cup
- ↑ Nation, 11 June 2017: Superb Gor Mahia thump Leopards to clinch Super Cup
- ↑ SportPesa News, 11 June 2017:Gor trash Leopards for SportPesa Super Cup Glory
- ↑ The Mirror, 13 July 2017: Gor Mahia 1-2 Everton
- ↑ Gor Mahia News, 11 July 2017:Courageous Gor Mahia lose to Everton 2-1
- ↑ Futaa, 25 December 2017: Gor Mahia midfielder set for trials in Czech Republic
- ↑ Futaa, 22 June 2018: Tusker FC sign Gor Mahia midfielder
External links[edit]
- Oliver Maloba at GSA
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