Eugene Asike

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Eugene Asike
Personal information
Full name Eugene Ambuchi Asike [1]
Date of birth (1993-11-30) 30 November 1993 (age 30)
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Whitehawk
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011 Kenya Commercial Bank
2012–2015 Sofapaka
2015–2022 Tusker
2022–2023 Karlstad 18 (0)
2023 Tusker
2024– Whitehawk 1 (0)
International career
2012– Kenya 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:59, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:53, 29 April 2017 (UTC)

Eugene Ambuchi Asike (born 30 November 1993) is a Kenyan international footballer who plays as a centre back for English Isthmian League club Whitehawk.

Career

Asike has played club football for Kenya Commercial Bank, Sofapaka and Tusker. [1] In April 2022 he signed for Swedish club Karlstad. [2]

He returned to Tusker on a short-term deal in September 2023 after contractual problems at Karlstad, [3] before moving to England to study at Brighton University, joining Whitehawk in November 2024. [4] [5]

He made his international debut for Kenya in 2012. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Eugene Asike". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  2. "Eugene Asike unveiled in Sweden by new side IF Karlstad | MozzartSportKe". www.mozzartsport.co.ke.
  3. "Asike returns to Tusker on a short term deal | MozzartSportKe". www.mozzartsport.co.ke.
  4. "Eugene Asike". 21 November 2024.
  5. "Football Web Pages". Football Web Pages.