Luwagga Kizito
Personal information | |||
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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) |
Luwagga William Kizito (born 20 December 1993) is a Ugandan professional
Club career
Vipers
Born in the
Leixões
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
Covilhã
On 4 January 2014, Kizito signed with S.C. Covilhã.[10]
Rio Ave
He then moved to Rio Ave in July 2015.[11]
Shakhter Karagandy(loan)
On 13 March 2019, Shakhter Karagandy announced the loan signing of Kizito for the 2019 season.[12]
Hapoel Kfar Saba
On 9 January 2020 signed the Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Kfar Saba.[13]
International career
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
- 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 | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
Vipers
- Ugandan Super League: 2009–10
BATE Borisov
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "КИЗИТО – В "ШАХТЕРЕ"!". 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
- Luwagga Kizito at Soccerway
- Luwagga Kizito at ForaDeJogo (archived)