Kenyan international Erick ‘Marcelo’ Ouma has been named in the Discovery+ Team of the Season following his imperious season with AIK in the Swedish top tier.The former Gor Mahia defender capped his impressive campaign with five assists and a goal as he predominantly featured at right-back despite being a natural left wingback.Under året har vi tagit ut omgångens lag. Resultatet är den här elvan som årets lag och en stark bänk på det. pic.twitter.com/ypqpgGESeq— discovery+ sport 🇸🇪 (@dplus_sportSE) December 14, 2021 The inclusion comes barely a week after Marcelo missed out on the Allsvenskan Defender of the Season to Hjalmar Ekdal after being nominated alongside Alexander Milošević.Discovery+ revealed the criteria used to select the players as Marcelo’s AIK had two players in the Team of the Season with Milošević also making the cut.“During the year, we took out the team of the round. The result is this eleven as the team of the year and a strong bench on it,”“There are four teams that stand out with representatives among this year’s teams, it is the top four. We have to ask ourselves how and why Elfsborg is represented more than the team that ended up in front,” read a statement from Discovery+.Marcelo scored a single goal as AIK lost the league title by virtue of an inferior goal difference to Malmo FF after both garnered 59 points in the just-concluded season.The Harambee Stars defender has been linked with a move to a number of clubs including Atalanta, Crystal Palace, Wolfsburg and Ruban Kazan despite his contract running till 2024.
