Initially playing as a goalkeeper he converted to a striker at Shabana,[1][2] a position that he would feature in for both club and country.
He spent most of his professional career in Belgium, while at international level he represented the Kenya national football team on 48 occasions between 1989 and 2004, scoring 17 goals.
[4] He would feature for Shabana in the Kenyan Super League and at continental level in the African Champions Cup.
[22] His older brother Austin "Makamu" Oduor Origi was a defender and captain for Gor Mahia and the Kenya national football team.
Arnold Origi, his nephew and son to Austin Oduor is a goalkeeper for Norwegian Tippeligaen side Lillestrøm and the Kenya national team.