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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kelvin Pius John | ||
Date of birth | 10 June 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Morogoro, Tanzania | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | AaB | ||
Number | 27 | ||
Youth career | |||
2019–2021 | Brooke House College | ||
2021–2022 | Genk | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022–2024 | Genk | 1 | (0) |
2022–2024 | Jong Genk | 41 | (4) |
2024– | AaB | 12 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Tanzania U17 | 12 | (16) |
2021– | Tanzania U20 | 14 | (18) |
2019– | Tanzania | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024 |
Kelvin Pius John (born 10 June 2003) is a Tanzanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Danish Superliga side AaB and the Tanzania national team.
As a youth player, John joined Brooke House College. [1] [2] [3]
On 31 May 2024 AaB confirmed that the newly promoted Danish Superliga club had signed John from K.R.C. Genk, who signed a four-year contract. [4]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Tanzania | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | |
2022 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 5 | 0 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 25 March 2024 | Dalga Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan | Mongolia | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2024 FIFA Series |
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