Benson Omala

Kenyan footballer

Benson Omala
Personal information
Full name	Benson Omala Ochieng
Date of birth	(2001-10-16) 16 October 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth	Kisumu County
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Safa SC
Youth career
	Chipolopolo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019	Western Stima FC	4	(7)
2020–21	Gor Mahia	15	(-)
2021	→ FC Linköping City (loan)	-	(-)
2022–24	Gor Mahia	54	(45)
2024–	Safa SC	-	(-)
International career^‡
2023–	Kenya	6	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 2024

Benson Omalla Ochieng is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Lebanese premier league side Safa SC and the Kenya national team.^[1]

Omalla,^[2] finished second-best scorer ^[3]^[4] in the 2022–23 Kenyan Premier League while turning out for Kenyan Premier League club Gor Mahia,^[5] and was the top scorer in the 2023–24 Kenyan Premier League with 19 goals. ^[6]

He has also featured for the Kenya U-20^[7] and U-23^[8] sides.

References

^ The Star, 13 Aug 2024 Kenya Premier League top scorer Omalla joins Lebanon side Al-Safa FC
^ Safaricom, 18 March 2021 From Nyamasaria to the world Archived 20 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine
^ Nation, 16 February 2023 15 goals, two hat tricks and counting.....Omala on a roll
^ The-Star, 17 February 2023 Omalla sets KPL alight with his exploits for Gor Mahia Archived 20 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine
^ Goal, 1 September 2020 Benson Omalla: Gor Mahia complete signing of highly-rated forward from Western Stima Archived 20 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine
^ Standard, 23 Jun 2024 Benson Omalla wins Premier League Golden Boot award
^ Goal, 18 November 2020 Gor Mahia striker Omalla to lead Kenya U20 squad for Cecafa tournament Archived 20 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine
^ Standard, 21 June 2021 Gor striker Omalla to lead Kenya U-23 squad for Cecafa tourney Archived 20 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine