{{Short description|Kenyan footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Baron Ochieng | fullname = Baron Ochieng | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2005|12|29}} | birth_place = Nairobi, Kenya | height = 1.72 m | position = Right-back / Defender | currentclub = Zamalek SC | clubnumber = |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Kesa Soka Academy | years1 = 2021–2023 | clubs1 = Dimba Patriots FC | years2 = 2023–2025 | clubs2 = Sofapaka FC | years3 = 2025– | clubs3 = Zamalek SC | nationalyears1 = 2024–2025 | nationalteam1 = Kenya U20 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | club-update = (as of 2025) | ntupdate = (as of 2025) }}
'''Baron Ochieng''' is a Kenyan footballer currently in the ranks of Egyptian Premier League side Zamalek SC,<ref>People Daily, 11 Sep 2025 [https://peopledaily.digital/sports/kenya-u20-defender-joins-egyptian-giants-zamalek/ Kenya U20 defender joins Egyptian giants Zamalek]</ref> and the Kenya U20.
==Club career== He came up through youth / local football in Nairobi, including time at Kesa Soka Academy. He began his senior career with Dimba Patriots FC, a third tier Kenyan club in Nairobi. In 2023, he moved to Sofapaka FC in the Kenyan Premier League till mid 2025 before making a move to Zamalek SC on a four-year in September 2025.<ref>Africa Soccer, 7 Aug 2025 [https://africasoccer.com/zamalek-targets-young-talent-baron-ochieng-as-transfer-deadline-approaches/ Zamalek targets young talent Baron Ochieng as transfer deadline approaches]</ref>
==International career== At youth level, Baron represented Kenya at both the U18 and U20 teams. He served as assistant captain of the Kenya U20 team that featured in the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Cairo, Egypt, in May 2025.<ref>Mozzart Sport, 14 Apr 2025 [https://www.mozzartsport.co.ke/football/news/they-will-cry-baron-ochieng-backs-kenya-u20-to-stun-africa-at-u20-afcon/52709/ 'They will cry' - Baron Ochieng backs Kenya U20 to stun Africa at U20 AFCON]</ref>
Right after that tournament, Baron was called up to the senior Kenya team for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Cote d’Ivoire and Burundi. <ref>FKF, 4 Jun 2025 [https://footballkenya.org/2024/06/04/baron-ochieng-earns-maiden-harambee-stars-call-up-2/ Baron Ochieng Earns Maiden Harambee Stars Call-up]</ref>
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