Job Ochieng
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Job Nguono Ochieng | ||
| Date of birth | 17 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Nairobi, Kenya | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Real Sociedad B | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2022 | Maspalomas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Real Sociedad C | 8 | (0) |
| 2023– | Real Sociedad B | 65 | (10) |
| 2026– | Real Sociedad | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Kenya | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 March 2026 | |||
Job Nguono Ochieng (born 17 January 2003) is a Kenyan footballer who plays as a forward for Real Sociedad B and the Kenya national team.
Career
[edit]As a youth player, Ochieng joined the youth academy of Spanish side Maspalomas. Altogether, he played for the club for three seasons, before trialing for Spanish side Las Palmas.[1] In 2022, he signed for Spanish side Real Sociedad C, the third team of La Liga side Real Sociedad. On 26 February 23, he debuted for them during a 1–0 home win over Alavés B in the league. One year later, he was promoted to Real Sociedad B, the club's reserve team.
Style of play
[edit]Ochieng can play as a forward or as a winger. Spanish newspaper La Provincia described him as a "fast forward, with goal-scoring skills, good ball handling with both legs and good dribbling. He is physically powerful, with a great capacity for defensive sacrifice".[2] In addition, he has received comparisons to Sweden international Alexander Isak in terms of their styles of play.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 23 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Sociedad C | 2022–23 | Segunda Federación | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Real Sociedad B | 2023–24 | Primera Federación | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Primera Federación | 21 | 1 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2025–26 | Segunda División | 25 | 9 | — | — | — | 25 | 9 | ||||
| Total | 65 | 10 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 67 | 10 | ||||
| Real Sociedad | 2025–26 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 75 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 10 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in 2025 Primera Federación play-offs
International
[edit]- As of match played 27 March 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2025 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Job Nguono Ochieng cumple su sueño en la Real tras quedarse tirado en Maspalomas: "Estaba con su maleta en la calle"" [Job Nguono Ochieng fulfils his dream at Real [Sociedad] after being stranded in Maspalomas: "He was on the street with his suitcase"] (in Spanish). Relevo. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ↑ "El sueño cumplido de Ochieng" [Ochieng's dream come true] (in Spanish). La Provincia. 8 January 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ↑ "La increíble historia de Ochieng" [The incredible history of Ochieng] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
External links
[edit]- Job Ochieng at Soccerway
- Job Ochieng at National-Football-Teams.com
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Kenyan men's footballers
- Kenya men's international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Segunda División players
- Primera Federación players
- Tercera Federación players
- Real Sociedad C footballers
- Real Sociedad B footballers
- Kenyan expatriate men's footballers
- Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Footballers from Nairobi