Divock Origi
Divock Okoth Origi (born 18 April 1995) is a Belgian professional footballer. He plays for AC Milan and the Belgium national team. He plays as a forward. He was born in Ostend. He is the son of former Kenyan professional footballer Mike Origi.
![]() Origi during Liverpool's UEFA Champions League victory parade, June 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Divock Okoth Origi | ||
Date of birth | 18 April 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Ostend, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Nottingham Forest (on loan from AC Milan) | ||
Number | 27 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2010 | Genk | ||
2010–2012 | Lille | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2013 | Lille B | 11 | (2) |
2012–2014 | Lille | 40 | (6) |
2014–2022 | Liverpool | 107 | (22) |
2014–2015 | → Lille (loan) | 33 | (8) |
2017–2018 | → VfL Wolfsburg (loan) | 31 | (6) |
2022– | AC Milan | 27 | (2) |
2023– | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 4 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2010 | Belgium U15 | 2 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Belgium U16 | 9 | (1) |
2011 | Belgium U17 | 1 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Belgium U19 | 19 | (10) |
2014–2015 | Belgium U21 | 2 | (0) |
2014– | Belgium | 32 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24:26, 7 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2022 |
Origi started his career at French club Lille. In 2014, he signed for Liverpool for £10 million. He has since spent time on loan at Lille and VfL Wolfsburg as a Liverpool player. On 2 December 2018, after coming on as a substitute, he scored his side's 96th minute 1–0 winner over Everton in the Premier League.[2] On 7 May 2019, he scored two goals for Liverpool (including the overall tie winner) in a 4–0 win over Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League semi-final.[3] In the final of the competition, in the 87th minute, Origi scored Liverpool's second goal in the side's 2–0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur.[4]
Origi has played for Belgium since 2014. He has played for his country 25 times, scoring three times. He was part of the 2014 FIFA World Cup squad.
Honours
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- UEFA Champions League: 2018–19
- UEFA Super Cup: 2019
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2019
- Football League Cup runner-up: 2015–16
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2015–16
References
change- ↑ "Divock Origi: Statistiche e Biografia".
- ↑ Carroll, James (2 December 2018). "Report: Origi nets injury-time winner in dramatic Anfield derby". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ↑ Bevan, Chris (7 May 2019). "Liverpool 4-0 Barcelona (4-3 agg): Jurgen Klopp's side complete extraordinary comeback". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (1 June 2019). "Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
Other websites
change- Divock Origi at the Liverpool F.C. website
- Divock Origi at Soccerbase