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The experienced goalkeeper signed for the club after his move to Crystal Palace failed to materialize in the end
Harambee Stars goalkeeper Arnold Origi has left Finland’s top-notch HIFK Fotboll.
Origi, who joined the Scandinavian club in March 2019 after a deal with the Premier League’s Crystal Palace failed to materialize in the final minutes, is leaving after more than a year with them.
“HIFK thanks Arnold Origi for two memorable seasons, all the great victories, numerous top defenders, singing the ‘IFK Stad’ song of pride after the game with the winners and most of all the great moments during our joint journey”, HIFK Fotboll said. in a sentence.
HIFK thanks Arnold Origia for two memorable seasons, all the great victories, numerous top defenders, singing IFK Stad’s Pride Chant after the game with the winners and especially the great moments during our joint journey. pic.twitter.com/8PMP3kZ3YP
– HIFK Fotboll (@HIFKedustus) November 8, 2020
In the season that just ended, the Kenyan goalkeeper kept seven clean sheets when HIFK Fottboll finished the campaign eighth with 28 points. Overall, Origi started in 33 games for the Finnish club and received a red card that sparked a bitter reaction on social media from journalist Pekka Holopainen.
Holopainen had claimed that the goalkeeper was involved in a match-fixing incident when he received a red card while HIFK Fotboll was playing and lost 3-2 to Inter Turku on August 14, 2020.
The red card incident, the resulting reaction from the Finnish writer and the armistice between the parties would become Origi’s most memorable moment in the country.
“It was important for me to meet Pekka Holopainen face to face. When I heard the news of what he had said, I was very disappointed and angry, ”Origi said in a statement at the time.
“There are a lot of people who just apologize without really wanting to, because they belong and because you shouldn’t lose your face in public.
“We have all made mistakes and said stupid things, which you will later regret. He regretted his mistake and so I was able to forgive him.
“There are a lot of things in our society today that are about spreading false rumors and dating other people on social media after you’ve made a mistake.
“I don’t want to be a part of this and I have even made mistakes several times. If someone disappears, but then is truly sorry and apologizes, you can discuss the situation together and then move on to the next chapter.
“Holopainen and I have met, we have told each other what to say, and now we can forget what happened and move on.”
His departure means there is only one Kenyan left at the club: Sydney Lokale, who was signed by Kariobangi Sharks.
The former Mathare United and Tusker goalkeeper has also played for Kongsvinger, Sandnes Ulf, Ullensaker Kisa IL, Fredkistad, Moss and Lillestrom.
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