Patrick Osiako

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

Patrick Osiako
Personal information
Full name Patrick Osiako
Date of birth (1986-11-15) 15 November 1986
Place of birth Mombasa, Kenya
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 FC Linköping City
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
National team‡
2006– Kenya 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 April 2016
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 March 2014

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
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
2007Mjällby AIF[10]Superettan220-220
2008291-291
200928430-314
2010Allsvenskan27030-300
201119100-191
2011–12Petrolul PloieștiLiga I11100-111
2012–13Hapoel Be'er ShevaIsraeli Premier League28150-331
2013–14SimurqAzerbaijan Premier League25100-251
2014–1514010-150
Total Sweden 125660-1316
Romania 11100-111
Israel 28150-331
Azerbaijan 39110-401
Career total 2019120-2139

International
Kenya
YearAppsGoals
200620
200930
201020
201230
201320
Total120

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

Honours

Club
Mjällby AIF
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gollark: I'm interested in deploying MLish things for various "production" things which don't really come under research, and so that doesn't really work.
gollark: You can only rent them, and they're hilariously expensive.

References
  1. "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. 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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