Timothy Ouma signs on a season long loan
welcome to England Timothy
Charlton Athletic are delighted to announce the signing of Kenya international Timothy Ouma on a season-long loan from Czech First League club Slavia Prague, with an option to make the move permanent.
Ouma becomes the Addicks’ seventh signing of the summer transfer window following the acquisitions of Ivan Mesík, Billy Koumetio, Karlan Grant, Danny McNamara, Millenic Alli and Nathaniel Chalobah.
Upon completing his switch to south-east London, Ouma said: "I'm grateful to be here. I'll give my all and do my best to help the team achieve. I’m looking forward to seeing the supporters and hearing them cheer every tackle, every duel and every goal."
Manager Nathan Jones commented: "We’re delighted to get Timothy over the line. He’s a player that we’ve monitored for a long, long time and he comes with real good pedigree. He’s an athletic, technical midfield player who has had some good experience and he’ll add real quality to our midfield.”
Managing Director James Rodwell added: “We're delighted to bring Timothy to the club. He's a player we've admired for some time and someone who fits the profile we identified as we continue to move the squad forward. He brings athleticism, quality on the ball and a real presence in midfield, and we're looking forward to seeing him in a Charlton shirt.
"We've also secured an option to make the transfer permanent, subject to certain conditions, which puts us in a strong position should Timothy contribute in the way we expect him to."
Born in Nairobi, Kenya, Ouma began his professional career in his hometown with Nairobi City Stars, where he spent two years before joining Swedish top-flight side IF Elfsborg in the summer of 2022.
Following three seasons in Sweden, which included 13 Europa League appearances, he joined Slavia Prague.
The midfielder spent the 2025/26 campaign on loan in Poland with Lech Poznań, where he gained further experience of European competition and lifted the Estraklasa title.
Ouma has represented Kenya 12 times to date, having earned his debut in a 1-1 draw with Uganda in November 2021.
https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/timothy-ouma-joins-addicks?fbclid=IwdGRjcATmyUNwZG9mAWZkaWQWUMNpsfqnOEeq0rMQvJTEo7ckyNA3_WV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR4DC8EtLxx-Xq_oIFfTwnnqgNCAkZxm4Z4AlP-VgLtb0663CktquZOfikv7Tw_aem_Ik_ZZugzsHkbuW4UIHMPjg
Comments
-
Kenya believe it?28
-
To quote Cawley on X:
That looks to be #cafc's business done when it comes to signings in midfield - Timothy Ouma joins on loan with an option to buy.
The powder remains fairly dry!10 -
Some make sure he Is well fed and Hydrated please2
-
Welcome to the new Kenyan Big Dog0
-
I'm pleased that the little bit of wee that came out was fully justified.6
-
If ever a person never suited his name this is it.
The most unlooking Timothy ever.
Welcome to Charlton Timothy glad to have you on board1 -
I think he’s going to be a bit of a beast1
-
He is a Kenyan man
He comes from Nairobi
And he can play
What can he play?
He plays the football
Ouma, Ouma, Ouma-ma, Ouma-ma8 -
I googled his surname and found out that 'Ouma' means "grandmother" in Afrikaans. Let's hope his legs are a little younger than that.
Welcome Timothy!0 -
Is it obligatory for Rodwell to add his two penneth on every signing ? 😉😀16
-
Sponsored links:
-
Welcome Timmy O. Buzzing to watch a new midfield this season.0
-
Had a peek on You Tube which is always a mistake but he looked pretty decent.0
-
Lets be honest, none of us have a bloody clue what he is going to be like or if he is any good. So let's see what he's got in his locker before we either write him off or declare him the messiah.15
-
Welcome Tim, Timmy, Timo, Timothy0
-
“We received excellent recommendations. There are many important details about him, and we believe Ouma would mean a lot to us in midfield.
He is a physically dominant player, very good positionally, and someone who can bring balance to our midfield".
Said the Partizan Belgrade director.
Hope he is right.
2 -
Feel like we're going to be much more thrilling to watch this season...4
-
Looks like he loves a dummy pass/shot, defence splitting pass and a cruyff turn.0
-
Hope he's good. For some reason I've only just realised that he's T Ouma and now I'm hearing Arnie's voice in Kindergarten Cop yelling 'IT'S NAHT A TUMOR!' every time I see anything about him which is...distracting. Whether or not I want him to be made permanent at the end of the season will be his performances offset by how much that's still annoying me in May.2
-
Here come the nutty Kenyan fans again......................4
-
Sponsored links:
-
I could imagine a centre midfield pairing of collins and ouma would be mayhem! Im in for it!2
-
In theory, he should compliment Chalobah perfectly - I know they played together Saturday but I’d guess it’s cov or Chalobah and doc or Ouma ?0
-
Interviewed more recently the Partizan Belgrade director said 'he's a shitty sneaky little snake and we never wanted him anyway'Addickted2U said:“We received excellent recommendations. There are many important details about him, and we believe Ouma would mean a lot to us in midfield.
He is a physically dominant player, very good positionally, and someone who can bring balance to our midfield".
Said the Partizan Belgrade director.
Hope he is right.
18 -
So we have a Timmy & a Billy in the team. Smashing3
-
Club says we’ve been watching him for a long time so I don’t think there’s much doubt he can play a bit. Question is. Does he fit the Jones profile for buying into the journey.4
-
Welcome Tim.
Having seen big, powerful, fast midfielders dominating at our games, in the other teams' shirt, so often last year it seems that as we couldn't beat them, we've joined them.10 -
Said at the end of last season to my boy that our side really lacked the physicality in the middle of the the pitch that other clubs in the league have, quite often picking up boys from the African nations.
Think with this guy and Sinchenje we finally have that now
Welcome5 -
Huge moment for those of us who went with the Kenyan flag avatar in January and stuck with it.69
-
What's the social media response from Kenya been like so far?6
-
Bloody good work @Redrobo, one of the most random transfer rumours I think we’ve ever had.42


















