Luwagga Kizito
Luwagga William Kizito (born 20 December 1993) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Israeli club Hapoel Rishon LeZion.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luwagga William Kizito | ||
| Date of birth | 20 December 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Kisubi, Uganda | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Vipers | ||
| 2012–2014 | Leixões | 33 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | Covilhã | 56 | (15) |
| 2015–2017 | Rio Ave | 11 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Feirense (loan) | 15 | (5) |
| 2017–2020 | Politehnica Iași | 28 | (3) |
| 2018 | → BATE Borisov (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Shakhter Karagandy (loan) | 24 | (5) |
| 2020–2021 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 42 | (9) |
| 2021–2022 | Hapoel Nof HaGalil | 28 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Sabail | 19 | (1) |
| 2023– | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012– | Uganda | 38 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Vipers edit
Born in the district of Wakiso, Kizito began his football career with local club Vipers S.C. in 2009, at the age of 15. During his first professional season with the Vipers in 2010, the team won the Ugandan Super League for the first time ever. He remained with the club for a further two seasons.
Leixões edit
In summer 2012, Kizito signed with Portuguese second division side Leixões, becoming the first Ugandan footballer to play for a Portuguese team. He made his debut for the Matosinhos club on 16 September against Leça in a Taça de Portugal second round tie. He scored one goal as his team won 4–1.[1] He followed up with goals in the Taça da Liga and Segunda Liga, against Vitória de Setúbal and Braga B.[2][3] His goal scoring continued during the next several games with goals against Naval in domestic league action.[4] His goal scoring attracted interest from Porto.[5] Kizito, however, suffered a goal-scoring drought as he scored only two goals from October to the end of the season.[6][7] Despite this drought, he helped his side finish third in the league, five points short of Arouca, who finished second and be promoted to the top flight.[8] During his first season with Leixões, he made 30 appearances and scored seven goals.[9]
Covilhã edit
On 4 January 2014, Kizito signed with S.C. Covilhã.[10]
Rio Ave edit
He then moved to Rio Ave in July 2015.[11]
Shakhter Karagandy(loan) edit
On 13 March 2019, Shakhter Karagandy announced the loan signing of Kizito for the 2019 season.[12]
Hapoel Kfar Saba edit
On 9 January 2020 signed the Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Kfar Saba.[13]
International career edit
Kizito received his first call up to the Ugandan national team in 2012.[14] On 4 June 2016, Kizito scored his first international goal against Botswana.[15] Kizito participated in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. After the tournament, coach of the Uganda cranes Milutin Sredojević vowed never to call up Kizito to cranes duty after a misunderstanding with the orthodox tactician.
Career statistics edit
- As of matches played on 27 July 2019[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2012 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 1 | |
- As of match played 4 June 2016[16]
- Scores and results list Uganda's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kizito goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 June 2016 | Francistown Stadium, Francistown, Botswana | 22 | Botswana | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours edit
Vipers
BATE Borisov
References edit
- ^ "Leixões 4-1 Leça". ZeroZero (in Portuguese). 16 September 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ "V. Setúbal 1-1 Leixões". ZeroZero (in Portuguese). 19 September 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ "Leixões 1-1 SC Braga". ZeroZero (in Portuguese). 23 September 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ "Leixões 4-3 Naval". ZeroZero (in Portuguese). 7 October 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ "Kizito na mira do Dragão" [Kizito close to the dragon]. ZeroZero (in Portuguese). 12 October 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ "Penafiel 1-1 Leixões". ZeroZero (in Portuguese). 9 December 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ "Leixões-D. Aves, 1-0: Kizito alimenta sonho" [Leixões-D. Aves, 1-0: Kizito feeds dream]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 April 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ "Segunda Liga 2012/2013" [Second League 2012/2013]. ZeroZero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ "Kizito". ZeroZero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ "Kizito reforça Sporting da Covilhã" [Kizito reinforces Sporting da Covilhã]. Visão (in Portuguese). 4 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Ugandan Luwagga eager for new challenge at Portugal's Rio Ave". BBC Sport. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ . shakhter.kz/ (in Russian). FC Shakhter Karagandy. 13 March 2019. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ Ben Dor, Doron (9 January 2020). "החלוץ לוואגה קיזיטו חתם בהפועל כפר סבא" (in Hebrew). One.co.il. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Uganda (2012)". NationalFootballTeams. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ "Botswana 1–2 Uganda – Twitter Search". twitter.com. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ a b Luwagga Kizito at National-Football-Teams.com
External links edit
- Luwagga Kizito at Soccerway
- at ForaDeJogo (archived)