Ryan Ogam

Ryan Ogam
Personal information
Full name Ryan Wesley Ogam Rabok
Date of birth (2004-12-21) 21 December 2004
Place of birth Nairobi, Kenya
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
 RFC Liège (on loan from Wolfsberger AC)[1]
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 Rainbow F.C. 2 (2)
2024–2025 Tusker 17 (15)
2025– Wolfsberger AC 1 (0)
2025–2026 → Wolfsberger AC II (loan) 9 (4)
2026– → RFC Liège (loan) 2 (0)
International career‡
2025– Kenya 16 (9)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 March 2026

Ryan Wesley Ogam Rabok (born 21 December 2004) is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays for Belgian Division 2 club RFC Liège on loan from Austrian Bundesliga club Wolfsberger AC and the Kenya national team.[2]

Club career

Early 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).[3]

He began his senior career with Rainbow FC in 2022 in the National Super League, scoring five goals for the club before moving to Elite Falcons (UAE) in 2023 for eight months. He returned to Rainbow at the end of the 2023–24 season,[4] scoring two goals in the final two matches of the season;[2] in April 2024 he played against both SS Assad and Gusii FC.

He then moved to Tusker in the Kenyan top flight in 2024, scoring 15 goals in 17 games.[2][5]

Wolfsberger AC

Ogam joined Austrian Bundesliga club Wolfsberger AC on 1 September 2025.[6] He made his debut as a second-half substitute during the 3–1 victory against Grazer AK on 4 October 2025.[7] He made his first start for the club in the Austrian Cup round of 16 against SKU Amstetten on 29 October 2025.[8]

Wolfsberger AC II (loan)

He was loaned out to Austrian Regionalliga Central club Wolfsberger AC II in November 2025 and debuted during the 3–1 loss against ASK Voitsberg on 9 November 2025. He scored two goals during the 3–0 victory against USV St. Anna am Aigen on 28 February 2026.[9]

RFC Liège (loan)

On 11 July 2026, Ogam joined Belgian Division 2 club RFC Liège on a season-long loan deal.[8][10]

International career

He was called up to the Kenya national team in January 2025 for the inaugural Mapinduzi Cup.[11] He scored on his debut for Kenya during the competition on 7 January 2025 during the 2–0 victory against Tanzania.[12]

He scored two goals during the 2024 African Nations Championship to hand Kenya identical group stage 1–0 victories over eventual champions Morocco,[13] and Zambia,[14] leading Kenya to the quarter-final stage for the first time in their history.[2]

He scored three more goals during 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification, including during the 3–1 loss against the Gambia on 5 September 2025,[15] and a brace during the 5–0 victory against the Seychelles.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rainbow F.C. 2022–23[2][17][18] National Super League 5 2 1
Elite Falcons (UAE) 2023–24[19] UAE Second Division —
Rainbow F.C. 2023–24[2] National Super League 2 2 — 2 2
Tusker 2024–25[2] Kenyan Premier League 17 15 1 1 18 16
Total 19 22 3 2 22 24
Wolfsberger AC 2025–26[19] Austrian Football Bundesliga 1 0 1 0 2 0
Wolfsberger AC II (loan) 2025–26[19] Austrian Regionalliga Central 9 4 — 9 4
RFC Liège (loan) 2026–27[19] Belgian Division 2 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 12 4 1 0 13 4
Career total 31 25 4 2 35 28

International

As of match played 30 March 2026.[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Kenya 2025147
202622
Total169
Scores and results list Kenya's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ogam goal.[2]
List of international goals scored by Ryan Ogam
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1.7 January 2025Gombani Stadium, Zanzibar, Tanzania Tanzania2–02–02025 Mapinduzi Cup
2. 10 August 2025 Moi International Sports Center, Nairobi, Kenya  Morocco 1–0 1–0 2024 African Nations Championship
3. 17 August 2025 Moi International Sports Center, Nairobi, Kenya  Zambia 1–0 1–0
4. 5 September 2025 Moi International Sports Center, Nairobi, Kenya  Gambia 1–3 1–3 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
5. 9 September 2025 Moi International Sports Center, Nairobi, Kenya  Seychelles 1–0 5–0
6. 3–0
7. 9 October 2025 Intwari Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi  Burundi 1–0 1–0
8. 27 March 2026 Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda  Estonia 1–1 1–1 (4–5 p) 2026 FIFA Series
9. 30 March 2026 Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda  Grenada 2–0 3–0

References

  1. ↑ "RFC Liège – Équipe première". fcliege.be. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Ryan Ogam". National Football Teams.
  3. ↑ Sporty KE, 27 Jan 2025 Ryan Wesley Ogam, The Rising Star Leading Tusker FC to New Heights (dead link)
  4. ↑ "NSL: SS Assad hunts for first away victory of the season against Rainbow". mozzartsport.co.ke. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2026. Tyron Kariuki, Ryan Ogam and Linus Munyao have since returned to the fold
  5. ↑ van Enckevort, John (21 August 2025). "Kenya, 2024-25". Top 15 Goalscorers. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Kenya's Ryan Ogam seals dream move to Austria's Wolfsberger AC". Citizen Digital. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "Grazer AK vs Wolfsberger AC". BBC Sport. 4 October 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  8. 1 2 "Kenyan striker Ryan Ogam seals Belgian move after nightmare Austrian spell". Mozzart Sport Kenya. 11 July 2026. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  9. ↑ Magoma, Michael (12 July 2026). "Harambee Stars striker Ryan Ogam joins Belgian side RFC Liège on loan". www.tv47.digital.com. Retrieved 30 July 2026. He was later loaned to Wolfsberger AC II in November 2025, where he rediscovered form by scoring four goals in nine appearances.
  10. ↑ "Ryan Ogam est Sang & Marine". RFC Liège. 11 July 2026. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  11. ↑ Nation. Ryan Ogam: Fast-rising forward chasing lofty ambitions in Kenyan football league
  12. ↑ "Harambee Stars defeat Tanzania 2-0 in Mapinduzi Cup". CECAFA Online. 7 January 2026. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  13. ↑ The Kenya Times, 10 Aug 2025 Ryan Ogam Scores As Kenya Beat Morocco In CHAN 2024
  14. ↑ Mozzart Sport, 17 Aug 2025 CHAN2024: Ryan Ogam's strike sends Kenya past Zambia
  15. ↑ Capital News, 6 Sep 2025 Anatomy of a goal: Harambee Stars forward Ogam opens up about wonderstrike against Gambia
  16. ↑ People Daily, 9 Sep 2025 Ryan Ogam shines as Harambee Stars thrash Seychelles
  17. ↑ Chuma, Festus (4 March 2023). "Rainbow beat Migori Youth to advance in FKF Cup". Pulse Sports. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
  18. ↑ "Tusker FC vs Rainbow FC Mozzart Bet Cup". sportpicha.co.ke. Retrieved 27 August 2026. Humprey Mieno L of Tusker FC tackle Ryan Ogam of Rainbow FC during their Mozzart Bet Cup Round of 16 fixture at Kasarani Annex on April 01, 2023. Tusker FC won 3-2.
  19. 1 2 3 4 "Ryan Ogam". Soccerway.
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