Ryan Ogam
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryan Wesley Ogam | ||
| Date of birth | 21 December 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Nairobi, Kenya | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wolfsberger AC | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Galaxy FC | |||
| Sunrise FC | |||
| UEFA Despanol | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Rainbow F.C. | ? | (5) |
| 2023 | Elite Falcons (UAE) | ? | (?) |
| 2024–2025 | Tusker FC | 17 | (15) |
| 2025– | Wolfsberger AC | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Kenya | 12 | (7) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2025 | |||
Ryan Wesley Ogam (born 21 December 2004) is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays for Austrian Bundesliga club Wolfsberger AC and the Kenya national team.[1]
Club career
Born in Nairobi, Ogam attended Unity Primary, Kakamega High School (2019–2021), and Dagoretti High School (2022), where he competed in school football. He played initially as a left-back for local youth sides including Galaxy FC, Sunrise FC, and UEFA Despanol. He also featured in international youth competitions such as the Norway Cup (2017) and a tournament in Italy (2018).[2]
He began his senior career with Rainbow FC in 2023 in the National Super League before moving to Tusker in the Kenyan top flight.[1] scoring 15 goals in 17 games.
Ogam joined Austrian Bundesliga club Wolfsberger AC on 1 September 2025.[3] He made his debut as a second-half substitute during the 3–1 victory against Grazer AK on 4 October 2025.[4]
International career
He was called up to the Kenya national team in January 2025 for the inaugural Mapinduzi Cup.[5] He made a scoring debut for Kenya during the competition on 7 January 2025 during the 2–0 victory against Tanzania as he earned his maiden cap.[6]
He scored two goals during the 2024 African Nations Championship to hand Kenya identical group stage 1–0 wins over eventual champions Morocco,[7] and Zambia,[8] leading Kenya to the quarter-final stage for the first time in their history.[1]
He added three more goals in back-to-back 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification ties played at the Moi International Sports Center, Nairobi; the consolation in a 3–1 defeat to Gambia on 5 September 2025,[9] and a brace - his first in national team colors - as Kenya hammered Seychelles 5–0[10] to improve his haul to six in his first nine international games.
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 19 November 2025.[1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2025 | 12 | 7 |
| Total | 12 | 7 | |
- Scores and results list Kenya's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ogam goal.[1]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 7 January 2025 | Gombani Stadium, Zanzibar, Tanzania | 1 | Tanzania | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2025 Mapinduzi Cup |
| 2. | 10 August 2025 | Moi International Sports Center, Nairobi, Kenya | 5 | Morocco | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2024 African Nations Championship |
| 3. | 17 August 2025 | 6 | Zambia | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 4. | 5 September 2025 | 8 | Gambia | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 5. | 9 September 2025 | 9 | Seychelles | 1–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 6. | 3–0 | ||||||
| 7. | 9 October 2025 | Intwari Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi | 10 | Burundi | 1–0 | 1–0 |
References
- ^ a b c d e "Ryan Ogam". National Football Teams.
- ^ Sporty KE, 27 Jan 2025 Ryan Wesley Ogam, The Rising Star Leading Tusker FC to New Heights
- ^ "Kenya's Ryan Ogam seals dream move to Austria's Wolfsberger AC". Citizen Digital. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ "Grazer AK vs Wolfsberger AC". BBC Sport. 4 October 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ^ Nation. Ryan Ogam: Fast-rising forward chasing lofty ambitions in Kenyan football league
- ^ "Harambee Stars defeat Tanzania 2-0 in Mapinduzi Cup". CECAFA Online. 7 January 2026. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ The Kenya Times, 10 Aug 2025 Ryan Ogam Scores As Kenya Beat Morocco In CHAN 2024
- ^ Mozzart Sport, 17 Aug 2025 CHAN2024: Ryan Ogam's strike sends Kenya past Zambia
- ^ Capital News, 6 Sep 2025 Anatomy of a goal: Harambee Stars forward Ogam opens up about wonderstrike against Gambia
- ^ People Daily, 9 Sep 2025 Ryan Ogam shines as Harambee Stars thrash Seychelles