Collins Sichenje

Collins Lusaka Sichenje (born 19 September 2003) is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Swedish side AIK.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Collins Sichenje

Personal information
Full name	Collins Lusaka Sichenje
Date of birth	(2003-09-19) 19 September 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth	Kenya
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	AIK
Youth career
0000–2019	Green Commandos
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2021	AFC Leopards	1	(0)
2021–2022	PAOK B	0	(0)
2022	AFC Leopards
2022–	AIK	8	(0)
2023	→ KuPS (loan)	20	(0)
International career^‡
2021–	Kenya	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:08, 5 February 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Sichenje started his career with Green Commandos.^[6] After that, he signed for Kenyan Premier League side AFC Leopards in September 2019.^[7] In July 2021, he joined B side of Greek team PAOK but failed to settle and returned to his former side without making an appearance.^[8] Two months later, he joined Allsvenskan side AIK on a four-year deal.^[9] On 7 August 2022, he made his professional league debut starting in a 1–0 defeat to Kalmar.^[10] He received interest from teams in Spain.^[11]

On 31 March 2023, he joined Veikkausliiga side KuPS on loan for the season.^[12][13]

International career

In 2020, he was first called up to Kenya national team.^[14] In March 2021, Sichenje made his debut for Kenya in a 1–0 friendly win over South Sudan.^[15]

References

1. "AIK:s räddning i backkrisen: Collins slipper straff". fotbollskanalen.se.
2. "Chefsscouten om Sichenje Collins: "Internationell i sättet"". fotbollsthlm.se.
3. "AIK-debutanten hyllades: "Har sån jäkla stor respekt för honom"". aftonbladet.se.
4. "Ex-Man City Player Marvels at Kenyan Footballer's Skills". teamkenya.co.ke.
5. Edustusjoukkueen rakennus etenee, on aika kiittää pois lähteviä pelaajia
6. "Shichenje: AFC Leopards star left Kenya's Cecafa Cup squad to chase PAOK dream". goal.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
7. "Sichenje Extends Stay At The Den". A.F.C. Leopards. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
8. "Sichenje reveals his plan after returning to the den". mozzartsport.co.ke. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
9. "Sichenje Collins till AIK Fotboll" (in Swedish). AIK Fotboll. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
10. "KALMAR VS. AIK 1 - 0". Soccerway. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
11. "Impressive Collins Sichenje on the radars of Spanish top-flight club". mozzartsport.co.ke.
12. "Kuopion Palloseura ja puolustaja Collins Sichenje pelaajasopimukseen". Kuopion Palloseura. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
13. "Collins Sichenje". footballcritic. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
14. "Badi, Sichenje earn maiden Stars call up". the-star.co.ke.
15. "Kenya vs. South Sudan". national-football-teams.com. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2023.

External links

• Collins Sichenje at Soccerway
• Collins Sichenje at WorldFootball.net
• Collins Sichenje at National-Football-Teams.com