| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eric Kapaito Muugi [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 December 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Namanga, Kenya | ||
| Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tusker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Ligi Ndogo | ||
| 2017 | Talanta | ||
| 2018–2021 | Kariobangi Sharks | ||
| 2021–2023 | Arba Minch City | 43 | (11) |
| 2023– | Tusker | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Kenya | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:45, 7 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:50, 25 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Eric Kapaito Muugi (born 25 December 1995) is a Kenyan footballer who plays as a striker for Tusker and the Kenya national team.
Born in Namanga, [2] Kapaito spent his early career with Ligi Ndogo and Talanta. [1] With Talanta he scored 15 times in the 2017 season. [3]
He signed Kariobangi Sharks for the 2018 season. [4] He was the Kenyan Premier League top scorer and Most Valuable Player in both the 2018 [5] [6] [7] and 2020–21 seasons. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
He moved to Ethiopian club Arba Minch City in September 2021. [15] [16] [17] [18]
He returned to Kenya with Tusker in August 2023. [19] [20] He suffered a 'goal drought' at the start of the season, [21] eventually scoring his first goal in December 2023. [22] [23] [24] [25] He scored a hat-trick in January 2024. [26]
He made his international debut for Kenya in 2018 against Comoros during an international friendly at the Stade de Marrakech in Morocco. [1] His first international goal was against Tanzania at the Nyayo Stadium in March 2021. [1] Nyayo Stadium
| Kenya [1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 4 | 1 | |
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 March 2021 | Nyayo Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya |  Tanzania | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
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