Patrick Osiako

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Patrick Osiako
Personal information
Full name Patrick Osiako
Date of birth (1986-11-15) 15 November 1986 (age 35)
Place of birth Mombasa, Kenya
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Coast Stars 14 (0)
2005–2006 Tusker 15 (3)
2007–2011 Mjällby AIF 125 (6)
2012 Petrolul Ploieşti 11 (1)
2012–2013 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 28 (1)
2013–2015 Simurq 39 (1)
2016 FC Linköping City 21 (1)
2017 IFK Haninge 1 (0)
2017–2019 IFK Hässleholm 50 (1)
2020– 11 (3)
National team‡
2006– Kenya 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 March 2014

Patrick Osiako (born 15 November 1986, in Mombasa) is a Kenyan footballer who plays for as a midfielder.

Career[]

Early career[]

Osiako played for Coast Stars aged just 16 in the 2003–04 season before later crossing over to Tusker for a season and a half.

Professional career[]

In December 2007, Osiako was signed by Superettan side Mjällby AIF on a two and a half-year contract.[1] His contract with Mjällby expired at the end of the 2009 season;[1] however, he signed a new two-year contract with Mjällby shortly after.[2]

Following Osiako's release from Mjällby trained with Sölvesborgs whilst exploring options in Russia[3] before having a trial with Romanian side Petrolul Ploiești.[4] In March 2012, following a successful trial, Osiako signed a two-month contract with Petrolul Ploiești.[5] After the expiration of his contract Osiako considered a new contract from Petrolul Ploiești[6] before signing for Hapoel Be'er Sheva.

In August 2013, Osiako signed for Azerbaijan Premier League side Simurq from Hapoel Be'er Sheva.[7] When Osiako made his debut for Simurq on 3 August 2013, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute for Stjepan Poljak in their 2–0 victory over Ravan Baku,[8] he became only the second Kenyan to play in the Azerbaijan Premier League after Allan Wanga. Osiako scored his first goal for Simurq on 1 November 2013, in their 3–2 away defeat to Baku.[9]

International career[]

Osiako earned his first call up to the Kenya national football team in February 2005 while at Tusker then coached by Mohamed Kheri for a game against Botswana in a 2006 Nations Cup/World Cup qualifier.

A year and a half later under caretaker coach Tom Olaba, Osiako got his first international cap in a friendly game against Tanzania that ended in a 0–0 draw at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam on 4 October 2006.

Osiako picked up his fifth cap in Luanda Angola on 10 October 2006 in a 2008 Nations Cup qualifier but after three years he was drafted for his sixth cap in a World Cup qualifier against Tunisia on Sunday 11 October 2009 where he was named Man of the match for Kenya. Tunisia won 1–0.

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 8 February 2015
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2007 Mjällby AIF[10] Superettan 22 0 - 22 0
2008 29 1 - 29 1
2009 28 4 3 0 - 31 4
2010 Allsvenskan 27 0 3 0 - 30 0
2011 19 1 0 0 - 19 1
2011–12 Petrolul Ploiești Liga I 11 1 0 0 - 11 1
2012–13 Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israeli Premier League 28 1 5 0 - 33 1
2013–14 Simurq Azerbaijan Premier League 25 1 0 0 - 25 1
2014–15 14 0 1 0 - 15 0
Total Sweden 125 6 6 0 - 131 6
Romania 11 1 0 0 - 11 1
Israel 28 1 5 0 - 33 1
Azerbaijan 39 1 1 0 - 40 1
Career total 201 9 12 0 - 213 9

International[]

Kenya
Year Apps Goals
2006 2 0
2009 3 0
2010 2 0
2012 3 0
2013 2 0
Total 12 0

Statistics accurate as of match played 12 June 2013[11]

Honours[]

Club[]

Mjällby AIF

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Osiako out of contract". www.futaa.com/. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Osiako: It's Mjallby for another two years". www.futaa.com/. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  3. ^ . www.futaa.com/ http://www.futaa.com/football/article/osiako-club-hunting-in-russia. Retrieved 29 October 2013. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ "Osiako now in Romania for trials". www.futaa.com/. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Finally, Osiako has a club". www.futaa.com/. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Osiako in contract renewal talks". www.futaa.com/. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Kenya national team player, official Inter (PHOTO)". azerisport.com/. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  8. ^ "Simurq 2–0 Ravan Baku". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  9. ^ "Baku 3–2 Simurq". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  10. ^ "Patrick Osiako". svenskfotboll.se/. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  11. ^ "Patrick Osiako". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 1 September 2014.

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