19-year old Kenyan youngster Wilkims Ochieng is on the verge of joining third-tier side Pastro Eisden in Belgium according to various media reports.The fleet-footed attacker has trained with the team for two weeks now and featured in one friendly match, a 2-3 loss to fourth-tier side Belisia on Saturday.Ochieng rose to prominence while featuring for Club Brugge in the UEFA Youth League a few years back and was expected to step up to the senior side in future.WHAT A GOAL⚽🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥WHAT A CELEBRATION🕺🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🌟Wilkims Ochieng of @ClubBrugge🌟Watch #UYL highlights on #UEFAtv📺 https://t.co/sH2hvQRY5l pic.twitter.com/HOed8CYaif— UEFA Youth League (@UEFAYouthLeague) October 26, 2019 He was handed his first professional deal by Brugge in 2020 but his trajectory did not go as planned and was released upon expiry of his contract mid last year. He has since had trials in various clubs in Europe; RC Lens in France, Ostend in Belgium, Jong AZ in Netherlands amongst other teams. According to a reliable source close to the player, he now set to put pen to paper at Pastro Eisden.##NAJAVA_MECA_6923523##If he joins the club, he will be the second Kenyan player in the Belgium third-tier in the ongoing season – veteran midfielder Johanna Omolo having rejoined Vise earlier on, the club that gave him his professional debut in Europe over a decade ago.Johanna Omolo returns to BelgiumPastro Eisden is currently top of the log with 42 points from 18 matches. They take on fourth-placed Olympic Charleroi on Saturday evening.The Harambee Stars prospect was called up to the Kenyan National team in 2021 by Engin Firat for ties againsts Rwanda and Uganda although he did play. He has featured for Belgium youth national teams but remains eligible to represent Kenya.
