Kizito Keziron

Kizito Keziron
Personal information
Full name Kizito Keziron
Date of birth 17 January 1997(age 21)[1]
Place of birth Uganda
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Kerala Blasters
Number 17
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Vipers S.C. 19 (6)
2016–2017 A.F.C. Leopards 2 (1)
2018– Kerala Blasters 6 (0)
National team‡
2015– Uganda 17 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:14, 31 October 2015 (UTC)

Kizito Keziron is a Ugandan footballer who plays for Kerala Blasters in the Indian Super League[2] and Uganda national team (the "Cranes") as a midfielder.[3] In 2015 Keziron was among the nominees for male player of the year for the Fufa Airtel Player's Award.

Youth career

At his early age, he was a member of St. Mary’s Kitende where he was among the Copa Coca cola cup winning team of 2013 in Kabale. He then joined KJT Rweshama where he played for one season in 2013/14.[4]

Career

Vipers SC (2016-17)

He made his debut for Vipers SC in September 2014 against Entebbe FC and in the same match he scored his first goal. Kizito made 14 assists as he guided Vipers to league glory playing for the first time in the top flight League (2014/2015 season). Kizito was a pivotal player in the midfield of Vipers SC as they notched up their second league title in the club’s history. Plying his maiden season in the top flight, Kizito’s passing in the middle of the park caught many of his opponents unawares.[5]

AFC Leopards (2017-18)

In June 2017, Kizito joined Kenyan side AFC Leopards as a free agent from Vipers SC and signed a 2 year contract with them.[6] He made his debut on 27th July 2017 against Bidco United.[7] Keziron came off the bench to score his first goal as AFC Leopards edged Bidco United 2-1 in the GOtv Cup round of 16 at the Thika Municipal Stadium.[8]

Kerala Blasters FC (2018-Present)

He made his debut on 4 January 2018 against FC Pune coming as a substitute replacing Berbatov in the 46th minute at Jawaharlal Nehru stadium .[9] He is known as 'Dude' among Manjappada, the biggest football fan group in Asia

Season League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2017–18 Indian Super League 400040
2018–19 Indian Super League 200020
Blasters total 600060
As of 05 October 2018

National Team

Kizito made his debut for Uganda National Team on 9 November 2014 at Mandela National Stadium against Ethiopia.[10] He scored his first goal for Uganda National Team on 4 July 2015 against Tanzania in CHAN 2016 Preliminary Round[11] He was part of the Uganda Cranes team that won CECAFA Cup 2015 in Ethiopia.[12] He was also a squad member for Uganda which played in CHAN 2016 which took place in Rwanda.[13]

International

Uganda
YearAppsGoals
201410
2015111
201650
Total171

Statistics accurate as of match played 4 June 2016[14]

International goals

Scores and results list Uganda's goal tally first.[15]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.4 July 2015Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda Tanzania1–11–12016 African Nations Championship qualification

Honours

Vipers SC

2015
2016

Uganda

References

  1. ↑ https://gh.soccerway.com/players/kizito-keziron/389757/
  2. ↑ "ISL 2017-18: Kerala Blasters 1-1 FC Pune City - Sifneos secures a point for Blasters as Stallions go top of the table". Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  3. ↑ Keziron Kizito at National-Football-teams.com
  4. ↑ "Keziron KIZITO | The Official Website of Vipers Sports Club | viperssc.com". viperssc.com. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  5. ↑ "Airtel-FUFA Awards: Kezironi Kizito, nominee for male player of the year - FUFA: Federation of Uganda Football Associations". FUFA: Federation of Uganda Football Associations. 2015-12-10. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  6. ↑ "KPL side AFC Leopards sign Keziron Kizito from Vipers". Airtel Uganda Football. 2017-05-29. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  7. ↑ "Kezironi Kizito Comes off the Bench to Score for AFC Leopards | ChimpReports". Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  8. ↑ "Keziron Kizito fires FC Leopards to the Quarter finals". www.swiftsportsug.com. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  9. ↑ Chandran, M. r Praveen (2018-01-04). "Hero ISL: Kerala Blasters hold FC Pune City". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  10. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Uganda vs. Ethiopia (3:0)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  11. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Uganda vs. Tanzania (1:1)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  12. ↑ "Uganda beat Rwanda 1-0 to win the 2015 Cecafa Cup". BBC Sport. 2015-12-05. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  13. ↑ "2016 CHAN Finals: Uganda Cranes Contingent to Rwanda released - FUFA: Federation of Uganda Football Associations". FUFA: Federation of Uganda Football Associations. 2016-01-12. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  14. ↑ "Keziron Kizito". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  15. ↑ https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/13375/Uganda_Tanzania.html


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