Greg Kaziboni

Greg Kaziboni

Kaziboni in July 2019
Personal information
Full name	Gregory Tonde Kaziboni
Date of birth	(1993-02-10) 10 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Harare, Zimbabwe [1]
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	St Ives Town
Youth career
–2008	Gregory Celtic
2008–2011	Northampton Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	Northampton Town	5	(0)
2012–2013	Corby Town	28	(3)
2013	Brackley Town	5	(1)
2013–2014	Rugby Town	21	(2)
2014–2017	Brackley Town	46	(5)
2017–2018	Biggleswade Town	24	(1)
2018–2019	Banbury United	36	(9)
2019–2020	Tamworth	11	(3)
2019–2020	→ AFC Rushden & Diamonds (loan)	5	(1)
2020	→ Banbury United (loan)	5	(1)
2020	Stratford Town	5	(0)
2020–2022	Nuneaton Borough	29	(1)
2022–	St Ives Town	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

Gregory Tonde Kaziboni (born 10 February 1993) is a Zimbabwean footballer who plays for Southern League Premier Division Central side St Ives Town, where he plays as a midfielder.

Playing career

Northampton Town

Kaziboni was signed by Northampton Town while playing for local amateur side Obelisk United.

Greg was given a squad number in January 2011 and made his Football League debut against Gillingham the same month. ^[2]

On 28 February 2012, Kaziboni was released from his contract at Northampton Town by manager Aidy Boothroyd. ^[3]

Corby Town

Greg joined Conference North side Corby Town on 16 August 2012. ^[4] joining a team with a number of links to his previous club, as on the same day former colleagues Nathaniel Wedderburn, Liam Richardson and Tom McGowan all signed, although former Northampton Town defender Andy Holt was forced to retire with a knee injury.

Kaziboni went onto make 28 appearances, and scored three goals in what was an extremely disappointing end to the 2012–13 season, as Corby Town finished the season relegated by a single goal, with Histon the fortunate beneficiaries.

Brackley Town

Greg signed for Brackley Town for the 2013–14 season in 2013, but only made five appearances and scored one goal.

Rugby Town

In November 2013, Kaziboni signed for Rugby Town, and he made his debut in the club's 3–1 win over Uxbridge. ^[5]

Greg had a mixed season with Rugby Town netting two goals and left at the end of the season to re-join Brackley Town. ^[6]

Brackley Town

Greg re-signed for Conference North side Brackley Town in 2014.

Kaziboni remained with Brackley Town for two seasons, and began the 2017–18 season with the club prior to departing, in total Greg made 46 appearances and scored five goals in the Conference North.

Biggleswade Town

Kaziboni joined Southern League Premier Division side Biggleswade Town near the beginning of the 2017–18 season, helping the club to secure a 16th-place finish in the division.

Banbury United

In the summer of 2018, Greg signed for Southern League Premier Central side Banbury United on a one-year contract.

Kaziboni made his Southern League Premier Central debut for Banbury United on 11 August 2018, the opening day of the season. The club drew 1–1 in an away fixture with Rushall Olympic. ^[7]

It was confirmed on 24 May 2019 that Kaziboni would leave Banbury United on the expiry of his contract. ^[8] During his time with the club Kaziboni made 36 appearances and scored 9 goals in the Southern League Premier Central, ^[9] as well as 3 appearances and 1 goal in the FA Cup, 3 appearances and 2 goals in the FA Trophy as well as an appearance and a goal in the final of the Oxfordshire Senior Cup, which Banbury United lost 4–3 to Oxford City. ^[10]

Tamworth

On 2 June 2019, Kaziboni signed a one-year contract with Southern League Premier Central side Tamworth. ^[11]

Following an injury lay off from pre-season, he made his debut on 31 August 2019, in an away fixture against Hitchin Town, scoring a brace in a 3–0 victory for the away side. ^[12] Kaziboni added a third goal to his tally for the club on 14 September 2019, in his third match, a 3–0 victory against Redditch United. ^[13]

AFC Rushden & Diamonds (loan)

On 30 December 2019, it was announced that Kaziboni had joined Southern League Premier Division Central rivals AFC Rushden & Diamonds on a months loan, in a bid to get some regular first team football. ^[14]

Greg made his debut for AFC Rushden & Diamonds on 1 January 2020 in a Southern League Premier Division Central away fixture with St Ives Town, helping his new club to a 4–3 victory. ^[15]

Kaziboni scored his first goal in an AFC Rushden & Diamonds shirt on 11 January 2020, scoring the equaliser in a Southern League Premier Division Central 3–2 away victory against Leiston. ^[16]

Banbury United (loan)

On 31 January 2020, Kaziboni rejoined Southern League Premier Division Central side Banbury United on a months loan. ^[17]

Greg made his second debut for the club the following day, as his new side lost narrowly 1–0 at home to Bromsgrove Sporting. ^[18]

Stratford Town

Greg signed for Southern League Premier Division Central side Stratford Town on 21 June 2020. ^[19]

Nuneaton Borough

On 30 May 2022, Kaziboni, along with Chris Clements and Anthony Dwyer were released by Nuneaton Borough following the conclusion of the 2021–22 season. ^[20]

St Ives Town

On 24 July 2022, Kaziboni along with compatriot Wilson Chingoka, and Jordan Williams were all confirmed as signing for Southern League Premier Division Central side St Ives Town. ^[21]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 April 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Northampton Town	2010–11 [22]	League Two	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2011–12 [23]		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	Northampton Town		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Corby Town	2012–13 [24]	Conference North	28	3	1	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	31	3
Brackley Town	2013–14 [24]		5	1	0	0	—		0	0	5	1
Rugby Town	2013–14 [25]	Southern Football League Division One Central	21	2	0	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	23	2
Brackley Town	2014–15 [24]	Conference North	34	5	0	0	—		0	0	34	5
	2015–16 [24]	National League North	11	0	0	0	—		0	0	11	0
	2017–18 [24]		1	0	1	0	—		0	0	2	0
	Brackley Town		51	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	52	6
Biggleswade Town	2017–18	Southern League Premier Division	24	1	0	0	—		0	0	24	1
Banbury United	2018–19 [26]	Southern League Premier Central	36	9	3	1	—		4	2	43	13
Tamworth	2019–20 [26]		11	3	4	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 3] [lower-alpha 4]	0	17	3
AFC Rushden & Diamonds (loan)			5	1	0	0	—		0	0	5	1
Banbury United (loan)			5	1	0	0	—		0	0	5	1
Stratford Town	2020–21 [26]		5	0	2	0	—		0	0	7	0
Nuneaton Borough			4	1	0	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 5]	0	6	1
	2021–22 [26]		25	0	0	0	—		5 [lower-alpha 6] [lower-alpha 7]	0	30	0
St Ives Town	2022–23 [26]		0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
Career total			199	27	11	1	0	0	13	2	223	31

1. Two appearances in the FA Trophy
2. One appearance in the Birmingham Senior Cup and one in the Southern League Division One Central play-offs
3. One appearance in FA Trophy
4. One appearance in Birmingham Senior Cup
5. Two appearances in FA Trophy
6. Three appearance in Birmingham Senior Cup
7. Two appearances in FA Trophy

Honours

Club

Brackley Town

• Northamptonshire Senior Cup: 2014–15

References

1. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 503. ISBN   978-0-7553-6356-8.
2. Gillingham 1-0 Northampton BBC Sport. 2011-01-15. Retrieved 2011-01-17.
3. Northampton Town release Greg Kaziboni BBC Sport. 2012-02-28. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
4. Corby defender Andy Holt retires with knee injury BBC Sport. 2012-08-16. Retrieved 2012-08-16,
5. Rugby Town 3-1 Uxbridge Archived 5 December 2013 at archive.today The Rugby Observer 2013-11-13. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
6. Greg Kaziboni Rugby Town FC 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2013-11-01
7. "Rushall Olympic 1-1 Banbury United". BanburyUnitedfc.co.uk. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
8. "Greg Kaziboni Moves On". BanburyUnitedfc.co.uk. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
9. "Greg Kaziboni". BanburyUnitedfc.co.uk. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
10. "Oxford City 4-3 Banbury United". BanburyUnitedfc.co.uk. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
11. "Lambs Sign Kaziboni". TheLambs.co.uk. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
12. "Hitchin Town 0-3 Tamworth". TheLambs.co.uk. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
13. "Tamworth 3-0 Redditch United". TheLambs.co.uk. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
14. "AFC Rushden & Diamonds Announce New Loan Signing". AFCDiamonds.com. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
15. "St Ives Town 3-4 AFC Rushden & Diamonds". AFCDiamonds.com. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
16. "Leiston 2-3 AFC Rushden & Diamonds". AFCDiamonds.com. 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
17. "Greg Kaziboni back with the Puritans on loan from Tamworth". BanburyUnitedFC.co.uk. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
18. "Match Report - Banbury 0 Bromsgrove 1". BanburyUnitedFC.co.uk. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
19. "Greg Kaziboni back with the Puritans on loan from Tamworth". StratfordTownFC.co.uk. 21 June 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
20. "NBFC RELEASED PLAYERS". Pitchero.com. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
21. "First Team Squad 2022/23 – More signings announced". StIvesTownFC.co.uk. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
22. "Games played by Greg Kaziboni in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
23. "Games played by Greg Kaziboni in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
24. Greg Kaziboni at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
25. "Greg Kaziboni". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
26. "Player profiles: Greg Kaziboni". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 12 January 2020.

External links

• Greg Kaziboni at Soccerbase
• Greg Kaziboni at Soccerway