Geoffrey Kizito
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Geoffrey Baba Kizito | ||
Date of birth | 2 February 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Kampala, Uganda | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Becamex Binh Duong | ||
Number | 39 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2013 | Xuan Thanh Saigon | 33 | (5) |
2014 | Gor Mahia | 5 | (1) |
2015–2018 | Than Quang Ninh | 65 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Saigon | 23 | (3) |
2020–2022 | Than Quang Ninh | 52 | (2) |
2023– | Becamex Binh Duong | 38 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2012–2018 | Uganda | 39 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:14, 25 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:29, 13 April 2018 (UTC) |
Geoffrey Baba Kizito (born 2 February 1993) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays for Vietnamese club Becamex Binh Duong as a midfielder.
Club career
[edit]Born in Kampala, he spent the 2012 and 2013 seasons in Vietnam with Xuan Thanh Sai Gon.[1][2] In early January 2014 he signed a deal to play for Kenya Premier League champions Gor Mahia.[3] He returned to Vietnam for the 2015 season, with Than Quang Ninh.[1][2] In 2018 he joined Saigon.[4] He moved to Than Quảng Ninh for the 2020 season.[2]
International career
[edit]He made his international debut for Uganda in 2012.[1]
Personal life
[edit]In 2017 he became a naturalised citizen of Vietnam, under the name Trần Trung Hiếu.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Geoffrey Kizito". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ a b c Geoffrey Kizito at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ^ Dennis Mabuka (2 January 2015). "Gor Mahia sign Ugandan Kizito, closing in on Kenga". Goal.com. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ^ "Ngày cuối thị trường chuyển nhượng V.League 2018: CLB TP.HCM tham gia nhiệt tình nhất - Bongdaplus.vn". Bongdaplus.
- ^ "Ngôi sao Uganda thành công dân Việt". nld.com.vn. 25 March 2017.
Categories:
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Ugandan men's footballers
- Uganda men's international footballers
- Xuan Thanh Saigon Cement FC players
- Gor Mahia F.C. players
- Than Quang Ninh FC players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Ugandan expatriate men's footballers
- Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam
- Expatriate men's footballers in Vietnam
- Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in Kenya
- Expatriate men's footballers in Kenya
- 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Naturalized citizens of Vietnam
- Ugandan football biography stubs