Harambee Stars captain Michael Olunga scored four goals on Monday evening as Al Duhail made light work of Al Shamal to clinch the Qatar Stars League title.The Kenyan international walked home with the golden boot for the second year running, earning a nomination to the shortlist for the Qatar Football Association (QFA) Best Player of the Year award.His scoring antics have stood out since he joined the club in 2021 from Japan, winning personal accolades over that time including the 2021/2022 AFC Champions League golden boot.##NAJAVA_MECA_7244847##In 94 matches across six different competitions since joining the club, the Kenyan scored an impressive 95 goals.The competitions in consideration here in are the Qatar Stars League, the AFC Champions League, the Qatar Cup, the Qatari Stars Cup also known as the Ooredoo Cup, the Emir Cup, and the FIFA Referees Cup.He has so far scored 52 goals in the league, 15 in the AFC Champions League, 12 in the Emir Cup, 10 in the Ooredoo Cup, four in the FIFA Referees Cup, and two in the Qatar Cup.In his maiden season, the former Gor Mahia talisman found the back of the net 20 times in 22 appearances across all competitions.Michael Olunga’s incredible 8-year journey with Harambee StarsThe most iconic achievement for him in his first year, perhaps, was winning the golden boot in the AFC Champions League where he scored nine goals in six games in 2021.He made only nine appearances in the league and scored six times and got the other five goals from three appearances in the Emir Cup.The Qatar Cup was a tough hunting ground for him in 2021 as he failed to score in two appearances.Things got better for him in his first full season with the club as he went on to score 24 goals in 20 league appearances to win the 2021/2022 golden boot as Duhail finished second behind Al Sadd.Champions 🙏🏾❤️💪🏾@QSL @DuhailSC pic.twitter.com/yc6nTV9RI5— MICHAEL OLUNGA (@OgadaOlunga) May 9, 2023 In 2022, he took his goal tally from 20 the previous year to 32, the biggest contribution coming from the league goals.He had a decent campaign in the champions league, scoring six goals in eight matches.In all the three seasons that Olunga has been at Duhail, he has scored in the Emir Cup in each and every edition he has taken part in.After a blistering showing in 2021, his tally in the Emir Cup reduced to just two goals in four matches in the 2021/2022 season but he went on to win it as they beat Al-Gharafa in the final.Olunga named in 2021 AFC Champions League team of the tournamentThen his golden season kicked in. The 2022/2023 campaign. A season in which he scored 42 goals across all competitions, bettering his previous seasons at the club.On top of bagging his maiden league title with Duhail, Olunga emerged as the top scorer in the Qatar Stars League, the Qatar Cup, and the Qatari Stars Cup, also known as the Ooredoo Cup.He also won the Qatar Cup and the Ooredoo Cup, beating Al Sadd and Umm Salal in the respective finals.He started in every league match during the 2022/2023 season, playing the full length in 19 of them and being rested in three matches only.Record-breaking Olunga nets quadruple in season finale, securing first Qatar league crown with DuhailHe averaged a goal per match in the league in the just-concluded season, scoring 22 goals in 22 matches, and assisting a couple of others.In seven matches in the Ooredoo Cup, Olunga scored 10 goals to emerge as the top scorer, with the second person on the list recording just four goals.In the other cup competitions, he managed 11 goals; two in the Qatar Cup in as many appearances, five in the Emir Cup from three matches, and four in six matches in the FIFA Referees Cup played just before the FIFA World Cup. The latter was used to keep the referees in top shape ahead of the Qatar World Cup.
