Patrick Oboya
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Patrick Oboya Onyango 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 football striker, currently playing for the Czech team FK Banik Most.

He was born in Mukuru kwa Njenga
Mukuru kwa Njenga
Mukuru kwa Njenga is a slum in the East of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. It belongs to Embakasi Constituency. It is one of the largest slums in Nairobi. Kenyan international footballer Patrick Oboya was born in Mukuru kwa Njenga. Among other major slums in Nairobi are Korogocho, Kibera and...

 slum of Nairobi. Aa a junior, he played with a local slum team Young Spiders, and for Kamukunji High School.

Before moving abroad, Oboya played for two 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....

 clubs. He joined AFC Leopards
AFC Leopards
AFC Leopards Sports Club, often simply known as "AFC" or "the Leopards," is a soccer club, based in Nairobi which was founded in 1964. Nicknamed "ingwe" , it is a traditional and popular Kenyan team and its home stadium is the Nyayo National Stadium, with a capacity of 30,000...

 in September 2005 before transferring to Tusker FC in January 2006 and moved on February 2007 to Czech team FK SIAD Most
FK SIAD Most
FK Baník Most is a Czech football club based in the city of Most, approximately 75 kilometers north-west of Prague.The club's home stadium is Fotbalový stadion Josefa Masopusta....

.

He has made 6 appearances for 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:...

, the Harambee Stars and scored two goals. He was the top scorer for Kenya in the qualifiers for Ghana 2008 with two goals.

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