George "Blackberry" Odhiambo is a Kenya

Kenya

Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

n footballer currently playing for Randers FC

Randers FC

Randers FC is a Danish professional football team based in Randers, which plays in the top-flight Danish Superliga championship. Founded as a merger on January 1, 2003, the club builds upon the license of Randers Freja, a former three-time Danish Cup winning team...

 in Denmark

Denmark

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. He is featured in Goal.com

Goal.com

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's 100 Young Stars To Look Out For In 2011.

Career

George Odhiambo attended Thur Gem High School. He began his career playing for Gor Mahia

Gor Mahia

Gor Mahia F.C., commonly referred to as Gor Mahia, is a football club based in Nairobi, Kenya. It is one of the two most popular Kenyan football clubs . They won twelve Kenyan Premier League titles and nine FKL Cups. In addition they are the only Kenyan club to win an African continental title, the...

 of Kenya at the age of 16. He became a star player for Gor Mahia and was awarded the "Most Promising Player" award in the 2009 Kenyan Premier League

Kenyan Premier League

The Kenyan Premier League is the first division football league in Kenya. It was formed in 1963 under the Kenya Football Federation but is now controlled by Football Kenya Limited....

. In the 2010 season, he was awarded the Kenyan Premier League Player of the Year award.

Randers

George was signed by Danish Superliga club Randers FC in January 2011. He made his debut in a match against FC Nordsjælland

FC Nordsjælland

Football Club Nordsjælland is a professional Danish football team from the North Zealand town of Farum, Denmark. Founded as Farum Boldklub from the merger of the town's two football clubs Farum IK and Stavnsholt BK in 1991, the club changed its name to F.C...

. He came on the pitch, replacing Jonas Kamper

Jonas Kamper

Jonas Kamper is a Danish footballer who currently plays for Randers FC in the Danish First Division, in the position of right winger. He started his career with Brøndby IF, winning the 2005 Danish Superliga. He is a speedy player who holds the record of Denmark national youth team matches, with a...

 and the match ended 2-1 to the opponent.

National Team

George has been a regular in the Kenya national football team

Kenya national football team

The Kenya national football team, nicknamed the Harambee Stars, is the national team of Kenya and is controlled by Football Kenya Limited, the governing body of football in Kenya. They have never qualified for the World Cup finals.-History:...

 since 2009, playing alongside stars such as McDonald Mariga

McDonald Mariga

McDonald Mariga Wanyama is a Kenyan footballer player who plays for Real Sociedad on loan from Inter Milan. Mariga made history as the first Kenyan footballer to play in the UEFA Champions League on 16 March 2010.-Early career:...

 and Dennis Oliech

Dennis Oliech

Dennis Oliech is a Kenyan professional football forward currently playing for Auxerre.- Club career :Dennis Oliech started playing football for Dagoretti Santos in his earlier years, then Mathare United....

.

Playing Style

George plays predominantly as a winger but can also play as a striker. His greatest assets are his dribbling ability and pace.

Nickname

Curiously, George is known to his fans as "Blackberry." It is believed that this moniker was given to him by a local journalist, who upon seeing the forward play remarked, "he is like my blackberry, he can do everything."

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