Brian Bwire

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Brian Bwire
Personal information
Full name Brian Okoth Bwire [1]
Date of birth (2000-06-19) 19 June 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Bureti, Kenya [2]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Polokwane City
Number 50
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2021 Kariobangi Sharks
2021–2024 Tusker
2024– Polokwane City 26 (0)
International career
2021 Kenya 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 January 2026

Brian Okoth Bwire is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for South African Premier Soccer League side Polokwane City.

He has been capped for the Kenya national team. [3]

Career

Bwire turned out for Kenyan Premier League side Kariobangi Sharks, [4] [5] and Tusker FC. [6] He joined Polokwane City F.C. in 2024. [7]

He broke into the Kenya National team setup in 2021 and made his debut against Mali in a 2022 World Cup qualifier at Nyayo Stadium. [8]

References

  1. Brian Bwire at Soccerway
  2. Brian Bwire at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. Citizen, 11 Jun 2024 Brian Bwire: The Gaffe Against Uganda, Cyberbullying And Dreams Of A Return To The National Team
  4. Mozzart Sport, 9 Aug 2021 [Kariobangi Sharks' blue eyed boy, Bwire, breaks rank with club, heads for the exit]
  5. Goal, 7 Sep 2021 Bwire and Sakari: Tusker seal double signing from Kariobangi Sharks
  6. The Star, 120 Aug 2021 Sharks custodian Bwire decamps to Tusker
  7. Kickoff, 10 Jul 2024 Polokwane sign Kenyan goalkeeper
  8. Mozzart Sport, 11 Oct 2021 Bwire elated by Harambee Stars debut three years after first call up