Divock Okoth Origi ( born 18 April 1995 ) is a belgian professional football player who plays as a forward for Premier League cabaret Liverpool and the Belgium national team. Origi began his career at Lille, and scored on his master debut for them in 2013. A year and a half late, he was signed for £10 million by Liverpool, who loaned him back to Lille for the 2014–15 Ligue 1 temper.
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After struggling at Liverpool due to injuries, and spending a class on loan at VfL Wolfsburg, Origi made versatile crucial contributions to the golf club during the 2018–19 season. He scored the second finish against Tottenham Hotspur in the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final as Liverpool won 2–0. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] He was a separate of the police squad that won the 2019–20 Premier League the following season, Liverpool ‘s first league style for 30 years. Origi made his international debut for Belgium in 2014, and was contribution of their team which reached the quarter-finals of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, during which he became the youngest goalscorer in belgian World Cup history .
Club career [edit ]
early career [edit ]
Origi began his career bet football at Genk ‘s youth academy where he spent nine years before signing for Lille in May 2010, aged 15, after turning down an border on by Manchester United. [ 10 ]
Lille [edit ]
Origi with Lille in 2014 On 24 January 2013, Origi was an idle substitute in Lille ‘s 3–1 away win over Plabennec in a 2012–13 Coupe de France match. [ 11 ] Nine days belated, he scored on his competitive debut for the senior Lille side, coming on as a substitute in the 69th minute for Ronny Rodelin and scoring to bring his side from 1–0 toss off against Troyes. [ 12 ] [ 13 ]
liverpool [edit ]
On 29 July 2014, Premier League club Liverpool announced that they had completed a £10 million transfer for Origi, who signed a five-year compress but was immediately loaned back to Lille for the 2014–15 season. [ 14 ] [ 15 ]
lend to Lille [edit ]
In his first match back in Lille, Origi scored his first finish of the fresh Ligue 1 season through a punishment against Caen to secure a 1–0 win for his side. This was after he had been brought down in the corner by defender Dennis Appiah, who was sent off by the referee towards the 70th moment. [ 16 ] On 11 December 2014, as Lille lost 0–3 at home to VfL Wolfsburg to be eliminated from the UEFA Europa League group stage, Origi had a penalty saved by Diego Benaglio. [ 17 ] On 15 March 2015, Origi scored a hat-trick for Lille in a 3–0 league winnings against Rennes. [ 18 ] [ 19 ]
render to Liverpool [edit ]
Origi with Liverpool in 2016 On 11 July 2015, Origi was named in Liverpool ‘s 30-man squad for their pre-season go of Thailand, Australia and Malaysia. In his non-competitive debut for Liverpool, a pre-season friendly against Thai All-Stars on 14 July, Origi scored his first gear goal for the club in a 4–0 winnings. [ 20 ] His first competitive game for the team was on 12 September, replacing Danny Ings for the final sixteen minutes of a 3–1 loss at rivals Manchester United. [ 21 ] Origi scored his first competitive Liverpool goals on 2 December, a hat-trick in a 6–1 away win over Southampton in the quarter-finals of the League Cup. [ 22 ] Eleven days later, he scored his first Premier League finish, replacing the injured Dejan Lovren in the 79th minute and scoring an added-time equalizer from outside the penalty sphere for a 2–2 absorb against West Bromwich Albion at Anfield. [ 23 ] On 14 February, he scored his second league goal against Aston Villa in a 6–0 victory, entirely 27 seconds after replacing Daniel Sturridge in the moment half ; this was the fastest goal scored by a utility that season. [ 24 ] On 7 April 2016, Liverpool director Jürgen Klopp surprisingly started Origi ahead of Sturridge ( the team ‘s first-choice hitter ) during Liverpool ‘s Europa League quarter-final match against Borussia Dortmund, Klopp ‘s erstwhile side. Origi scored a critical aside goal in a 1–1 draw. Three days by and by, he scored two goals in a 4–1 win over Stoke City after coming on as a substitute to replace Sheyi Ojo at half-time. [ 25 ] Origi was used predominantly as a substitute and cup player at the start of the 2016–17 campaign. He scored his first gear finish of the season on 23 August 2016 in a 5–0 EFL Cup win over Burton Albion. [ 26 ] He scored his inaugural 2016–17 Premier League goal on 26 November, coming off the bench for the injured Philippe Coutinho to score the opener in a 2–0 succeed over Sunderland. [ 27 ] On 1 April 2017, he scored Liverpool ‘s third in a 3–1 win against rivals Everton. [ 28 ] On 14 May, he scored Liverpool ‘s fourth in a 4–0 succeed against West Ham United, edging the team airless to Champions League qualification. [ 29 ]
loan to VfL Wolfsburg [edit ]
On 31 August 2017, Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg signed Origi on a season-long loanword. [ 30 ] [ 31 ] He scored his beginning goal for the club against Werder Bremen, on 19 September. [ 32 ] He scored six goals in total for the golf club during his lend spell. [ 33 ]
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hark back to Liverpool [edit ]
On 2 December 2018, Origi scored his first goal of the season in a Merseyside bowler hat match against city rivals Everton, which Liverpool won 1–0. Origi came on as a alternate for Roberto Firmino in the 84th hour and scored with a header in the 96th minute, capitalising on an mistake from Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford. [ 34 ] On 4 May 2019, he scored a last-minute finish against Newcastle in a 3–2 victory, keeping Liverpool ‘s hunt for their first Premier League title. [ 35 ] On 7 May 2019, Origi scored for the first clock time in the Champions League, netting a brace in the semi-final moment leg against Barcelona, vitally scoring the concluding goal to complete Liverpool ‘s comeback from a three-goal first leg frustration. [ 36 ] On 1 June 2019, he scored Liverpool ‘s second goal in a 2–0 win over Tottenham in the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final, as he won his first honor with the cabaret. [ 37 ] In doing so, he became only the second Belgian player to score in a Champions League final examination after Yannick Carrasco in 2016. [ 38 ] On 10 July 2019, Origi signed a modern long-run contract with Liverpool. [ 39 ] On 30 October, Origi scored twice, including a last moment bicycle complain in an EFL Cup match against Arsenal which Liverpool finally won on penalties following a 5–5 regular fourth dimension finish. [ 40 ] On 4 December, he scored two goals as Liverpool beat Everton 5–2 in the Merseyside bowler hat to extend their unbeaten run in league football to 32 matches, which was a new club record. [ 41 ] Origi featured seventeen times and scored only one goal for Liverpool over the course of the 2020–21 season. His irregular finish in the 2021–22 season saw him score with a scorpio bang inside the six-yard box in a 2–0 Carabao Cup win over Preston on 27 October. [ 42 ]
International career [edit ]
Origi has represented Belgium at under-15, under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-21 level. He scored ten-spot goals while in the under-19 team, the inaugural in a 2013 UEFA european Under-19 Championship qualification equal against Belarus on 12 October 2012. [ citation needed ] The Football Kenya Federation expressed an interest in persuading Origi to play for the Kenya senior national team in the future. [ 43 ] however, on 13 May 2014, Belgium senior national team director Marc Wilmots announced Origi would be part of the 23-man team representing Belgium at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. [ 44 ] Origi came on as a ersatz for Romelu Lukaku in the 58th minute of the opening Group H bet on against Algeria in Belo Horizonte on 17 June. In Belgium ‘s second couple, again after coming on as a substitute for Lukaku, he scored his first aged international goal in the 88th moment of a 1–0 winnings over Russia to qualify the Red Devils for the hard stage. [ 45 ] In indeed doing, at 19 years, 2 months and 4 days, he became the youngest goalscorer of the tournament ( until American winger Julian Green scored against Belgium during their round of 16 match ), the youngest goalscorer in belgian World Cup history, and the first musician of Kenyan origin to score at a World Cup finals. [ 46 ] For his performances, he was named the Young Talent of the 2014 belgian Sportsman of the year awards. [ 47 ] Origi scored once in Belgium ‘s successful UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying campaign, in a 6–0 home acquire over Andorra on 10 October 2014. [ 48 ] He was included in the team for the concluding tournament, but missed out on the 2018 FIFA World Cup. [ 49 ]
personal life [edit ]
Origi was born in Ostend and grew up in Houthalen-Oost. [ 50 ] He was named after serbian basketball player Vlade Divac. [ 51 ] He was born into a family of footballers : his beget, Mike Origi, played for KV Oostende ( at the time Divock was born ) and Genk, among other belgian clubs, vitamin a well as the Kenya national team. His uncle, Austin Oduor Origi, played for Gor Mahia in the Kenyan Premier League while his other uncles, Gerald and Anthony, played for Tusker. [ 52 ] His cousin, Arnold Origi, is besides a professional actor who has been capped for the Kenyan national team as a goalkeeper. The Origi class is of Kenyan Luo ethnicity. [ 53 ] Origi speaks four languages fluently : Swahili, English, Dutch, and French. [ 54 ] On 25 June 2014, a baby dolphin at the Boudewijn Seapark in Bruges was baptised “ Origi ” in Origi ‘s honor after having scored the winning goal against Russia during Belgium ‘s group stagecoach match at the 2014 World Cup. [ 55 ] [ 56 ]
career statistics [edit ]
club [edit ]
- As of match played 24 November 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club
Season
League
National Cup
League Cup
Europe
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Lille B
2012–13[33]
CFA
11
2
—
—
—
—
11
2
Lille
2012–13[33]
Ligue 1
10
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
10
1
2013–14[33]
Ligue 1
30
5
4
1
1
0
—
—
35
6
2014–15[33]
Ligue 1
33
8
1
0
2
0
8[a]
1
—
44
9
Total
73
14
5
1
3
0
8
1
—
89
16
Liverpool
2015–16[57]
Premier League
16
5
1
0
4
3
12[b]
2
—
33
10
2016–17[58]
Premier League
34
7
3
1
6
3
—
—
43
11
2017–18[59]
Premier League
1
0
—
—
0
0
—
1
0
2018–19[60]
Premier League
12
3
1
1
0
0
8[c]
3
—
21
7
2019–20[61]
Premier League
28
4
3
0
1
2
6[c]
0
4[d]
0
42
6
2020–21[62]
Premier League
9
0
2
0
2
1
4[c]
0
0
0
17
1
2021–22[63]
Premier League
2
1
0
0
2
2
4[c]
0
—
8
3
Total
102
20
10
2
15
11
34
5
4
0
165
38
VfL Wolfsburg (loan)
2017–18[33]
Bundesliga
31
6
3
0
—
—
2[e]
1
36
7
Career total
217
42
18
3
18
11
42
6
6
1
301
63
International [edit ]
- As of match played 16 November 2021[64]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Belgium
2014
13
3
2015
4
0
2016
6
0
2017
2
0
2018
1
0
2019
3
0
2021
2
0
Total
31
3
- As of match played 16 November 2021.
- Belgium score listed first, score column indicates score after each Origi goal[64]
Honours [edit ]
Liverpool
Individual