Divock Origi facts for kids

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Divock Origi
	Origi during Liverpool's UEFA Champions League victory parade, June 2019
Personal information
Full name	Divock Okoth Origi
Date of birth	18 April 1995 (age 26)
Place of birth	Ostend, Belgium
Height	1.85 m
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Liverpool
Number	27
Youth career
2001–2010	Genk
2010–2012	Lille
Senior career*
National team‡
	Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 January 2020.; ; † Appearances (Goals).; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2017

Divock Okoth Origi (born 18 April 1995) is a Belgian professional footballer. He plays for Liverpool 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 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. 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. 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.

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

Liverpool

Images for kids

Origi with Lille in 2014
Origi with Liverpool F.C. in 2016
Origi playing for Liverpool in the 2019 UEFA Super Cup

Personal information
Origi during Liverpool's UEFA Champions League victory parade, June 2019
Full name	Divock Okoth Origi
Date of birth	18 April 1995 (1995-04-18) (age 26)
Place of birth	Ostend, Belgium
Height	1.85 m
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Liverpool
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–	Liverpool	83	(18)
2014–2015	→ Lille (loan)	33	(8)
2017–2018	→ VfL Wolfsburg (loan)	31	(6)
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	25	(3)
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 January 2020. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2017