Greg Kaziboni

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Greg Kaziboni
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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*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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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
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Northampton Town 2010–11 [22] League Two 2000000020
2011–12 [23] 3000000030
Northampton Town5000000050
Corby Town 2012–13 [24] Conference North 28310—2 [lower-alpha 1] 0313
Brackley Town 2013–14 [24] 5100—0051
Rugby Town 2013–14 [25] Southern Football League Division One Central21200—2 [lower-alpha 2] 0232
Brackley Town 2014–15 [24] Conference North 34500—00345
2015–16 [24] National League North 11000—00110
2017–18 [24] 1010—0020
Brackley Town516100000526
Biggleswade Town 2017–18 Southern League Premier Division24100—00241
Banbury United 2018–19 [26] Southern League Premier Central36931—424313
Tamworth 2019–20 [26] 11340—2 [lower-alpha 3] [lower-alpha 4] 0173
AFC Rushden & Diamonds (loan)5100—0051
Banbury United (loan)5100—0051
Stratford Town 2020–21 [26] 5020—0070
Nuneaton Borough 4100—2 [lower-alpha 5] 061
2021–22 [26] 25000—5 [lower-alpha 6] [lower-alpha 7] 0300
St Ives Town 2022–23 [26] 0000—0000
Career total199271110013222331
  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

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  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.
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