Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 10 July 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Nairobi, Kenya | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender, Midfielder | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
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 | 6 | (0) |
2016 | Sporting Kansas City | 19 | (2) |
2017–2018 | Portland Timbers | 52 | (2) |
2019 | Minnesota United | 10 | (0) |
2020 | Miami FC | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2014–2015 | Kenya | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 March 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2015 |
Lawrence Olum (born 10 July 1984) is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays as a defender and midfielder.[1]
Olum spent four years playing college soccer at Missouri Baptist University, earning NAIA honorable mention All-America honors three times.[2]
After graduating, Olum spent the 2006 season with the St. Louis Lions of the USL Premier Development League, scoring 9 goals in 16 games.[2]
Olum turned professional with the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division in 2007, before moving to the Minnesota Thunder in March 2009.[3] He later played for the Austin Aztex and Orlando City, before moving to Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer in September 2011.[4]
Olum moved to Kedah FA in the Malaysia Premier League ahead of the 2015 season.[5] After one season abroad, he re-signed with Sporting Kansas City in December 2015.[6]
On 3 February 2017, Olum was traded to Portland Timbers, now of MLS, in exchange for $50,000 in general allocation money and a first-round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.[7] Olum was released by Portland on 10 December 2018.[8]
On 15 March 2019, Olum was signed by Minnesota United FC.[9]
On 16 January 2020, Olum was signed by Miami FC ahead of their first season in the USL Championship.[10]
Olum was the subject of interest from the Kenyan national team in November 2009.[11] He was called up to the Kenya national team in November 2012 for the 2012 CECAFA Cup.[12]
Olum made his international debut in a 1–0 victory over Comoros in May 2014.[13]