Lawrence Olum
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lawrence Olum | ||
| Date of birth | 10 July 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Nairobi, Kenya | ||
| Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
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Sporting Kansas City | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2006 | Missouri Baptist Spartans | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006 | St. Louis Lions | 16 | (9) |
| 2007–2008 | Portland Timbers | 44 | (6) |
| 2009 | Minnesota Thunder | 28 | (5) |
| 2010 | Austin Aztex | 21 | (3) |
| 2011 | Orlando City | 21 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Sporting Kansas City | 67 | (3) |
| 2015 | Kedah FA | ||
| 2016– | Sporting Kansas City | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014– | Kenya | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 26, 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 6, 2015 |
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Lawrence Olum (born 10 July 1984) is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays for Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer.
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Career
College and amateur
Olum spent four years playing college soccer at Missouri Baptist University, earning NAIA honorable mention All-America honors three times.[1]
After graduating, Olum spent the 2006 season with the St. Louis Lions of the USL Premier Development League, scoring 9 goals in 16 games.[1]
Professional
Olum turned professional with the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division in 2007, before moving to the Minnesota Thunder in March 2009.[2] He later played for the Austin Aztex and Orlando City, before moving to Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer in September 2011.[3]
Olum moved to Kedah FA in the Malaysia Premier League ahead of the 2015 season.[4] After one season abroad, he re-signed with Sporting Kansas City in December 2015.[5]
International career
Olum was the subject of interest from the Kenyan national team in November 2009.[6] He was called up to the Kenya national team in November 2012 for the 2012 CECAFA Cup.[7]
Olum made his international debut in a 1-0 victory over Comoros in May 2014.[8]
References
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- ↑ http://www.fourthofficial.com/football/kedah-sign-lawrence-olum-from-sporting-kc/
- ↑ <http://www.sportingkc.com/post/2015/12/09/sporting-kc-re-signs-seth-sinovic-and-jon-kempin-adds-lawrence-olum
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- ↑ http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2014/05/lawrence-olum-makes-competitive-debut-kenya
External links
- MLS player profile
- Lawrence Olum at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Pages using infobox football biography with height issues
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Association football midfielders
- Austin Aztex FC players
- Kenyan expatriate footballers
- Kenyan expatriates in the United States
- Kenyan footballers
- Minnesota Thunder players
- Orlando City SC (2010–14) players
- Sportspeople from Nairobi
- Portland Timbers (2001–10) players
- Sporting Kansas City players
- St. Louis Lions players
- USL First Division players
- Premier Development League players
- USSF Division 2 Professional League players
- United Soccer League players
- Major League Soccer players
- Kenya international footballers
