Erick Otieno

Erick Otieno
Otieno with AIK in 2023
Personal information
Full name Erick Ouma Otieno
Date of birth (1996-09-27) 27 September 1996 (age 30)
Place of birth Awasi, Kenya
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Raków Częstochowa
Number 26
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Gor Mahia 22 (0)
2017 Kolkheti Poti 19 (0)
2018 KS Kastrioti 0 (0)
2018–2019 Vasalund 22 (2)
2020–2023 AIK 85 (4)
2024– Raków Częstochowa 47 (1)
International career‡
2016– Kenya 52 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:34, 28 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:56, 7 June 2026 (UTC)

Erick Ouma Otieno (born 27 September 1996) is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays for Ekstraklasa club Raków Częstochowa and the Kenya national team. Mainly a left-back, he can also be deployed in all other positions on the left side.

Club career

Born in Awasi, Kisumu County, Ouma signed a six-month contract with Gor Mahia in January 2016, before renewing it until the end of the year during the summer. Ouma left Gor Mahia at the end of his contract, going on to sign a six-month contract with Georgian club Kolkheti Poti in January 2017. In February 2018 he moved to Albanian club KS Kastrioti, and by September 2018 he was playing for Swedish club Vasalund, for whom he made 22 appearances, scoring 2 goals.

He moved to AIK for the 2020 season.

On 11 January 2024, Otieno signed a three-year contract with defending Ekstraklasa champions Raków Częstochowa.

International career

Ouma made his international debut for Kenya in 2016. He was a squad member at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

Career statistics

International

As of match played 7 June 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Kenya
201680
201710
201880
201990
202020
202170
202370
202460
202520
202620
Total520

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Erick Otieno". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Analysis: Breaking down Erick 'Marcelo' Ouma's memorable four-year spell with AIK". www.pulsesports.co.ke. 13 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Gor Mahia part ways with defender Eric 'Marcelo' Ouma after one year". the-star.co.ke. The Star. 2 January 2017. Archived from the original on 9 January 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Eric 'Marcelo' Ouma quits Gor Mahia for Georgia". citizentv.co.ke. Citizen TV. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Ouma: Why I chose Albania over Iran". Daily Nation. 4 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "Kenyan defender opens his goals account in Sweden". Daily Nation. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  7. ↑ "Erick Otieno - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se.
  8. ↑ "Harambee Stars defender Ouma joins Swedish side AIK | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  9. ↑ "Erick Otieno nowym zawodnkiem Rakowa!" (in Polish). 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "Erick Otieno w Rakowie". www.90minut.pl (in Polish). 11 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  11. ↑ Wandera, Gilbert. "Ouma regains place in Stars' Afcon squad". Standard Digital News.
  12. ↑ "Afcon 2019: Michael Olunga and Erick Ouma speak after Kenya's exit | Goal.com". www.goal.com.