Paul Kiongera
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kiongera Muigai Raphael | ||
Date of birth | 14 June 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Kenya | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | A.F.C. Leopards | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2012 | KCB | ||
2013–2014 | → Gor Mahia (loan) | ||
2014 | KCB | ||
2015 | Simba | ||
2015 | → KCB (loan) | ||
2016– 2017 | A.F.C. Leopards | ||
International career‡ | |||
2012– | Kenya | 14 | (5[1]) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 OCT 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 OCT 2017 |
Kiongera Muigai Raphael (born 14 June 1993), called Modo by his peers, is a Kenyan professional footballer who currently plays for A.F.C. Leopards Club in the Kenyan Premier League and the Kenya national team as a forward.
Club career
Early career
Kiongera began his career in the Kenyan Premier League, where he played for Kenya Commercial Bank SC from 2010 to 2012, before joining Gor Mahia. At Kenya Commercial Bank SC he managed to score 18 goals in 32 Appearances,In 2012 season he scored his first hat-trick of the season against Oserian Football Club. In the same year he scored the fastest goal in the league under 32 seconds against Posta Rangers Football Club at City Stadium.
Gor Mahia
After an impressive run at Kenya Commercial Bank SC , he got an offer to join Gor Mahia, one of the biggest clubs in Kenyan Premier League on a one-year loan deal.Under Coach Zdravko Logarušić he managed to score 7 goals at the club, 4 in the league in 21 appearances, 2 in the [[CAF Champions League|Total CAF Champions League] against Anse Re-Union of Seychelles and 1 goal in the Charity Cup. He also won the Kenya Premier League Trophy the same year with Gor Mahia.
Kenya Commercial Bank
Due to lack of playing time at Gor Mahia he terminated his contract returning to his parent club where he scored 5 goals in 11 appearances, attracting Tanzania moneybags Simba.
Simba S.C
On signing with Simba, he managed to play an international friendly against his former team, Gor Mahia, scoring 2 goals in the game. He was unlucky to get injured in the first league game of the season and thus managed only 9 appearances and 2 starts, with 2 assists.
Kenya Commercial Bank
On recovering, Kiongera was loaned to his parent club Kenya Commercial Bank SC to gain match fitness and more playing time where he managed to score 11 goals in 17 appearances all in the second part of the season.
A.F.C Leopards
After his end of contract with Simba, he joined the Den A.F.C. Leopards. In his debut against Thika United he scored 1 goal and 3 assists, winning the Man of the Match award.
References
- ^ "Player: Mungai Kiongera | FoStats". www.fostats.com.