Geoffrey Kizito

Geoffrey Baba Kizito (born 2 February 1993) is a Ugandan international footballer who plays for Vietnamese club Than Quảng Ninh, as a midfielder.

Geoffrey Kizito
Personal information
Full name Geoffrey Baba Kizito
Date of birth (1993-02-02) 2 February 1993
Place of birth Kampa, Uganda
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Than Quảng Ninh
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Xuan Thanh Sai Gon 33 (5)
2014 Gor Mahia 5 (1)
2015–2018 Than Quảng Ninh 65 (1)
2018–2019 Sài Gòn 23 (3)
2020– Than Quảng Ninh 2 (0)
National team‡
2012– Uganda 39 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:34, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:29, 13 April 2018 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Kampa, 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 Quảng Ninh.[1][2] In 2018 he joined Sài Gòn.[4] He moved to Than Quảng Ninh for the 2020 season.[2]

International career

He made his international debut for Uganda in 2012.[1]

Personal life

In 2017 he became a naturalised citizen of Vietnam, under the name Trần Trung Hiếu.[5]

References
  1. "Geoffrey Kizito". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  2. Geoffrey Kizito at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  3. Dennis Mabuka (2 January 2015). "Gor Mahia sign Ugandan Kizito, closing in on Kenga". Goal.com. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  4. "Ngày cuối thị trường chuyển nhượng V.League 2018: CLB TP.HCM tham gia nhiệt tình nhất - Bongdaplus.vn". Bongdaplus.
  5. "Ngôi sao Uganda thành công dân Việt". nld.com.vn. 25 March 2017.


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