Cohort snapshot · 2000–2009
Scouted, Not Developed
Scouting networks reach East Africa properly for the first time and the first meaningful fees appear. But the players who move were developed in spite of the system, not by it, so the flow depends entirely on individual luck rather than on a pipeline that can be repeated.
Scouting finds players. Only facilities and coaching produce them in numbers.
Careers in this era
13
Carrying a published value
6
Total published value
$4.3m
Average per valued career
$724,333
The Players Behind The Number
| Player | Position | Club | League | Where | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Oliech | FWD | FC Nantes | France Ligue 1 | Europe | $3.7m |
| Taiwo Leo Atieno | FWD | Walsall Football Club | EFL Championship | England | $246,000est |
| Musa Otieno | DEF | Cleveland City Stars | USL Second Division | USA | $150,000est |
| Patrick Osiako | MID | Mjällby AIF | Sweden | Europe | $120,000est |
| David Kenga | MID | Charleston Battery | USL First Division | USA | $80,000est |
| Lawrence Olum | DEF | Portland Timbers | USL First Division | USA | $50,000 |
| Arnold Origi | GK | Moss | Norway | Europe | Not published |
| Brian Ombiji | MID | Harrisburg City | USL Second Division | USA | Not published |
| Curtis Osano | DEF | Reading | EFL Championship | England | Not published |
| Emmanuel Ake | FWD | Akademisk Boldklub | Denmark | Europe | Not published |
| Marcus Olsson | DEF | Högaborgs BK | Sweden | Europe | Not published |
| Martin Olsson | DEF | Blackburn Rovers | Premier League | England | Not published |
| Robert Mumba | MID | K.A.A. Gent | Belgian | Europe | Not published |
Values are researched estimates of transfer fee or career peak market value from public records. Each career is counted once here, even where the archive lists it under several of our lists.