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Geoffrey Kizito
Geoffrey Baba Kizito (born 2 February 1993) is a Ugandan international footballer who plays for Vietnamese club Becamex Binh Duong as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 21 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2018 | Uganda | 39 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:38, 24 November 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:29, 13 April 2018 (UTC) | |||
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
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.