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Ohi Omoijuanfo

Anthony Ohikhuaeme "Ohi" Omoijuanfo (born 10 January 1994) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Danish Superliga side Brøndby.

Ohi Omoijuanfo
Omoijuanfo in 2022
Personal information
Full name Anthony Ohikhuaeme Omoijuanfo
Date of birth (1994-01-10) 10 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Brøndby
Number 9
Youth career
Holmlia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Holmlia 2 (1)
2011–2014 Lillestrøm 82 (9)
2015 Jerv 31 (16)
2016–2019 Stabæk 85 (29)
2019–2022 Molde 83 (54)
2022 Red Star Belgrade 18 (10)
2022– Brøndby 59 (23)
International career‡
2010 Norway U16 6 (3)
2011 Norway U17 13 (4)
2011–2012 Norway U18 14 (3)
2013 Norway U19 6 (3)
2014–2016 Norway U21 7 (1)
2017–2022 Norway 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2022

Club career

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Lillestrøm

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On the last day of the 2010 season, Omoijuanfo became the youngest ever goalscorer in the Norwegian top division, at 16 years and 300 days. His record was broken by Håkon Lorentzen of Brann in 2013.[2] On 16 March 2011, Omoijuanfo signed a professional contract with Lillestrøm which would end after the 2013 season.[3] On 23 May 2013, it was announced that Omoijuanfo had agreed to a new contract that would keep him at Lillestrøm till the end of the 2015 season.[4]

Jerv

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On 5 March 2015, Omoijuanfo joined Jerv on a free transfer and agreed to a contract that lasted till the end of the 2015 season.[5]

Stabæk

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On 4 November 2015, Omoijuanfo signed a three-year contract with Stabæk Fotball, to commence on 1 January 2016.[6] He made his Stabæk debut on 11 March 2016 in an Eliteserien game Stabæk lost 1–0 away against Aalesund.[7] Omoijuanfo scored his first goal for Stabæk on 3 April 2016 in a game Stabæk lost 3–1 away against Bodø/Glimt.[7]

Molde

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On 21 March 2019, Omoijuanfo joined Molde FK for a reported fee of between NOK 9 million and NOK 12 million.[8][9] He signed a three-year deal with the club.[10] Omoijuanfo made his Molde debut on 31 March 2019 in a 1–1 away draw against Sarpsborg 08.[7] On 7 April 2019, he scored his first goal for the club in his home debut in Molde's 3–0 win against his former club Stabæk.[11] On 10 April 2019, Omoijuanfo scored Molde's first goal in the club's 4–1 win against Vålerenga, his second goal in two home games at Aker Stadion. He scored a brace at Haugesund Stadion on 5 May 2019 in Molde's 2–1 win against Haugesund.[12] Omoijuanfo scored his third Eliteserien hat-trick, his first for Molde, in his team's 5–1 win against Viking on 20 May 2019.[13] On 11 July 2019, he scored Molde's seventh goal in the club's UEFA competitions record 7–1 win over KR in the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round.[14] On the 2019 Norwegian football awards Fotballfesten, Omoijuanfo was honoured as a role model through receiving Årets spillerforbilde (Role Model Player of the Year). [15] Omoijuanfo finished his first season at Molde with 17 goals in 35 matches in all competitions.

Red Star

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On 3 July 2021, Red Star announced the transfer of Omoijuanfo to Belgrade and the signing of a three-year contract, which will become active on 1 January 2022. Omoijuanfo will join Red Star upon the expiration of its contract with Molde as a free agent, without compensation.[16]

Brøndby

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After weeks of rumors, it was confirmed on 30 August 2022, that Omoijuanfo had joined Danish Superliga side Brøndby IF on a deal until June 2025.[17] He made his debut for the club on 4 September in the Superliga match against AC Horsens, heading in his side's first goal assisted by Daniel Wass in a 2–0 away win.[18]

International career

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Omoijuanfo played a total of 46 games and scored 14 goals for Norway at international youth level.[19]

After a good run of form with Stabæk and scoring nine goals in the first ten games of the 2017 Eliteserien, on 30 May 2017 Omoijuanfo was named by manager Lars Lagerbäck in the Norway senior team squad to face Czech Republic and Sweden in international friendlies.[20] He made his international debut on 13 June 2017 at Ullevaal Stadion, replacing Alexander Søderlund in the second half against Sweden.[21]

Personal life

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Ohi Omoijuanfo's father is Nigerian and his mother is Norwegian.[22] He is Christian and often celebrates goals by revealing t-shirts from under his kit with texts about Jesus.[23][24]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 25 August 2024[25][26]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lillestrøm 2010 Tippeligaen 1 1 0 0 — — 1 1
2011 21 3 3 0 — — 24 3
2012 17 1 3 1 — — 20 2
2013 19 3 5 0 — — 24 3
2014 24 1 5 2 — — 29 3
Total 82 9 16 3 — — 98 12
Jerv 2015 Norwegian First Division 29 15 2 1 — 4[b] 2 35 18
Stabæk 2016 Tippeligaen 28 4 4 3 2[c] 0 2[b] 2 36 9
2017 Eliteserien 27 17 4 2 — — 31 19
2018 30 8 2 2 — 2[b] 0 34 10
Total 85 29 10 7 2 0 4 2 101 38
Molde 2019 Eliteserien 27 15 1 0 7[c] 2 — 35 17
2020 27 12 0 0 11[d] 4 — 38 16
2021 29 27 0 0 3[e] 1 — 32 28
Total 83 54 1 0 21 7 — 105 61
Red Star Belgrade 2021–22 Serbian SuperLiga 16 9 4 2 2[c] 0 — 22 11
2022–23 2 1 0 0 0 0 — 2 1
Total 18 10 4 2 2 0 — 24 12
Brøndby 2022–23 Danish Superliga 24 13 1 0 0 0 — 25 13
2023–24 31 10 3 0 — — 34 10
2024–25 4 0 0 0 4[e] 2 — 8 2
Total 59 23 4 0 4 2 — 67 25
Career total 356 140 37 13 29 9 8 4 430 166
  1. ^ Includes Norwegian Cup, Serbian Cup, Danish Cup
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in Eliteserien play-offs
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Five appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

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As of match played 17 November 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Norway 2017 1 0
2022 1 1
Total 2 1
Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Elyounoussi goal.[27]
List of international goals scored by Mohamed Elyounoussi
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 17 November 2022 Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland   Republic of Ireland 2–1 2–1 Friendly

Honours

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Molde

Red Star Belgrade

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Stallen i 2011" [2011 squad]. kfl.no. Kanari-fansen. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Lorentzen (16) tidenes yngste målscorer i eliteserien". vg.no. Verdens Gang. 10 November 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Stortalent tatt opp i A-stallen". www.lsk.no. Lillestrøm SK. Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  4. ^ Svesengen, Morten (23 May 2013). "Ohi signerte ny kontrakt". www.rb.no. Romerikes Blad. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Elitespiller til Jerv". www.agderposten.no. Agderposten. 5 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Signerer spiss". www.stabak.no/ (in Norwegian). Stabæk Fotball. 4 November 2015. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  7. ^ a b c "Altomfotball profile". www.altomfotball.no. Altomfotball. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  8. ^ "VELKOMMEN OHI!". moldefk.no/ (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Bekreftet: Ohi Omoijuanfo fra Stabæk til Molde". vg.no (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Bekreftet: Ohi klar for Molde". eurosport.no (in Norwegian). Eurosport. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Molde 3-0 Stabæk". www.soccerway.com. Soccerway. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Haugesund 1–2 Molde". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Molde vs. Viking 5-1". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  14. ^ "Molde 7-1 KR". www.soccerway.com. Soccerway. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  15. ^ "Hjelmseth og Berntsen vant Kniksens hederspris". www.fotball.no. Norwegian Football Federation. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  16. ^ "Охи у Звезди од јануара 2022. године".
  17. ^ "Brøndby IF henter Ohi Omoijuanfo". Brøndby IF (in Danish). 30 August 2022. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  18. ^ "Ny Brøndby-angriber åbner målkonto i tiltrængt sejr - TV 2". TV 2 Sport (in Danish). 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  19. ^ "Ohi Omoiujanfo national team profile". www.fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  20. ^ "Flere nye i Lagerbäcks tropp" [Several newcomers in Lagerbäck's squad] (in Norwegian). 30 May 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  21. ^ "Norway 1-1 Sweden". www.fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  22. ^ "Kim Ojo er Brann-fansens nye helt - SK Brann - VG". vg.no (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 20 March 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  23. ^ "Hat trick-helten kopierte Neymars feiring: – Jeg likte det budskapet". tv2.no (in Norwegian). TV2. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  24. ^ "Hat trick-Ohi senket Sarpsborg – feiret med Jesus-skjorte". nrk.no (in Norwegian). NRK. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  25. ^ "Ohi Omoijuanfo". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  26. ^ "Ohi Omoijuanfo". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  27. ^ "M. Elyounoussi". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
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