Jojea Kwizera

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Jojea Kwizera
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-01) 1 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Bukavu, DR Congo
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Rhode Island FC
Number 17
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Utah State University Eastern 34 (7)
2019–2021 Utah Valley Wolverines 22 (6)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021 Ogden City 7 (5)
2022–2023 CF Montréal 12 (0)
2024– Rhode Island FC 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2024

Jojea Kwizera (born 1 January 1999) is a DR Congolese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for USL Championship club Rhode Island FC.

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Club career

Born in Bukavu to a Rwandan father and a DR Congolese mother, [2] Kwizera was a first-round pick (15th overall) in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft. He earned 13 starts in 2021 with Utah Valley University, collecting three goals and eight assists. In 2020, he played in seven games as a starter with one goal and two assists for the Wolverines. [3]

On 8 April 2022, Kwizera signed his first contract with CF Montréal during the 2022 season. [4] Kwizera made his professional debut with Montreal in a 4–1 win against Orlando City SC on 7 May 2022. [5]

Upon completion of the 2023 Season, CF Montréal would announce that they would not pick up Kwizera's contract for 2024, ending his time with the club. [6]

Career statistics

As of 11 October 2022 [7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubLeagueSeasonLeaguePlayoffsDomestic CupContinentalTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
CF Montréal MLS
2022 80002000100
Career total80002000100

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References

  1. ↑ "Jojea Kwizera". CF Montréal. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  2. ↑ Nsengimana, Epaphrodite (23 April 2024). "Kwizera Jojea wari usanzwe ukinira ikipe ya Rhode Island FC yo muri Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika, yemeye gukinira ikipe y'igihugu Amavubi" . Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "Jojea Kwizera - 2021 - Men's Soccer". Utah Valley University Athletics.
  4. ↑ "CF Montréal signs Jojea Kwizera". CFmontreal.com.
  5. ↑ "Game Recap". mlssoccer.com. 7 May 2022.
  6. ↑ > "CF Montréal exercises options on four players for the 2024 season". CF Montréal. 1 December 2023.
  7. ↑ Jojea Kwizera at Soccerway
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