David Kenga

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David Kenga
Personal information
Full name David Kenga
Date of birth (1982-07-08) July 8, 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Kilifi, Kenya
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 SC United Bantams
Youth career
2001–2002 Moi University Eldoret
2003–2006 Winthrop Eagles
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006 Indiana Invaders 11 (0)
2008 Charleston Battery 17 (1)
2009 Indiana Invaders 6 (0)
2013– SC United Bantams 0 (0)
International career‡
2011 Kenya 1 (0)
Managerial career
2003–2005 UMass Lowell (assistant)
2010– Fuhaha Academy
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 21, 2011
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 21, 2011

David Kenga (born July 8, 1982) is a Kenyan footballer who currently plays for SC United Bantams in the USL Premier Development League.

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Career

College and Amateur

Kenga was born in Kilifi. He moved from his native Kenya to the United States in 2003 to attend and play college soccer at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina. In the summer of 2006, he also played for the Indiana Invaders of the fourth division Premier Development League. [1]

Professional

On April 10, 2008, the Charleston Battery of the USL First Division signed Kenga. He made his professional debut on April 12, 2008 as a substitute in Charleston's opening day fixture against Miami FC, [2] and went on to make 17 appearances and score one goal before being released at the end of the year.

Having been unable to sign on with a professional club elsewhere, he returned to the amateur Indiana Invaders in 2009, playing 6 games for the South Bend side in the USL Premier Development League.

Coaching

In addition to his playing career, Kenga worked as an assistant coach at UMass Lowell between 2003 and 2005. He founded with his cousin Robert Mambo the Fuhaha Academy, an Youth Soccer Academy for Boys and Girls. [3]

Personal life

He is one of the founders of Furaha Youth Soccer Academy based in Kenyan coastal town of Kilifi. [4] Kenga is a cousin of the famous Kenian midfielder Robert Mambo Mumba. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "SportsEngine by NBC Sports | The Home of Youth Sports". pdl.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
  2. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2008-07-06. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
  3. ↑ "Fuahaha". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
  4. ↑ "Furaha Youth". Archived from the original on 2008-06-04. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
  5. ↑ "USA based star David Kenga offers hope to Kenyan youth". Michezoafrika.com. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
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