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Marvin Ogunjimi Personal information Full name Marvin Ogunjimi Date of birth 12 October 1987 [1] Place of birth Mechelen, Belgium Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Playing position Forward Club information Current club Mallorca Number 9 Youth career 1997–1999 Rapid Leest 1999–2001 Roosendaal 2001–2003 Racing Mechelen 2003–2004 Mechelen Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2004–2011 Racing Genk 89 (28) 2007–2008 → Waalwijk (loan) 27 (10) 2011– Mallorca 0 (0) National team‡ 2010– Belgium 7 (5) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2011Marvin Ogunjimi (born 12 October 1987 in Mechelen) is a Belgian football forward of Nigerian descent, who currently plays for RCD Mallorca and the Belgian national team.
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Club career
Ogunjimi made his professional debut with Racing Genk during the 2005/06 season. In 2007, he went on loan, playing for RKC Waalwijk. While with Waalwijk he appeared in 27 games and scored 10 goals. Upon returning to Genk Ogunjimi became a prominent player for the Belgian side helping the club to the domestic title in the 2010–11 season. In the Summer of 2011 Marvin Ogunjimi was supposed to be transferred last minute to RCD Mallorca but the papers arrived 7 minutes too late at FIFA so the transfer was refused. On 14 November 2011 Mallorca announced his move to their side.
International career
On 8 October 2010, he made his international debut for Belgium against Kazakhstan in Astana, coming on at half-time and scoring twice in a 2-0 victory.
Marvin Ogunjimi: International Goals Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 8 October 2010 Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification 2. 8 October 2010 Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification 3. 12 October 2010 Stade Roi Baudouin, Brussels, Belgium Austria
3–3 4–4 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification 4. 3 June 2011 Stade Roi Baudouin, Brussels, Belgium Turkey
1–0 1–1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification 5. 7 October 2011 Stade Roi Baudouin, Brussels, Belgium Kazakhstan
4–0 4–1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification Honours and awards
- Racing Genk
- Belgian Pro League: 2010–11
- Belgian Cup: 2008-09
- Belgian Supercup: 2011
References
External links
- Mallorca official profile
- Worldfootball profile
- Marvin Ogunjimi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Transfermarkt profile
RCD Mallorca – current squad 1 Calatayud · 2 Zuiverloon · 3 João Victor · 4 Ramis · 5 Pina · 7 Pereira · 8 Nsue · 9 Ogunjimi · 10 Hemed · 11 Castro · 12 Chico · 13 Aouate · 14 Aki · 15 Cáceres · 16 Nunes (c) · 18 Casadesús · 19 Martí · 21 Crespí · 22 Cendrós · 23 Tissone · 24 Alfaro · 26 Yeray · 27 Tejera · 28 Bigas · 29 Kevin · 30 Álvaro · Manager: Caparrós
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