Kevin Kimani

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Kevin Kimani
Personal information
Full name Kevin Kiruthi-Kimani
Date of birth (1989-06-12) 12 June 1989 (age 32)
Place of birth Nairobi, Kenya
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Wazito
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2010 Kenya Commercial Bank
2010–2012 Mathare United
2012–2013 Bocholter 8 (0)
2013–2014 Fostiras 9 (0)
2014–2016 Tusker
2016 Jomo Cosmos 0 (0)
2017 AFC Leopards 0 (0)
2017 Al-Hazem
2018 Sofapaka
2018–2020 Mathare United
2020– Wazito
National team‡
2011– Kenya 21 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:05, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Kevin Kiruthi-Kimani (born 12 June 1989) is a Kenyan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Wazito. [1]

Contents

Club career

Kimani began his career in Kenya with Kenya Commercial Bank, prior to a spell with Mathare United. [2] Kimani left Kenyan football for Belgian football in 2012 as he joined Belgian Third Division team Bocholter, he participated in eight fixtures for them before leaving in 2013 to sign for Greek Football League club Fostiras. [1] After nine appearances for Fostiras, he left in 2014 to return to Kenya and join Tusker. [2] [3] Short spells with South African team Jomo Cosmos and Kenyan side AFC Leopards followed in 2016 and 2017 respectively. [2] After only a few weeks with AFC Leopards, Kimani joined Saudi First Division side Al-Hazem. [2]

He terminated his contract with Al-Hazem on 4 June 2017. [4] During his time with Al-Hazem, Kimani scored one goal in a First Division win against eventual champions Al-Fayha on 8 April. [5] On 31 January 2018, Kimani joined Sofapaka of the Kenyan Premier League. [6] He scored his first goal for Sofapaka on 28 February during a 2–1 home victory over former team AFC Leopards. [7] [8] Kimani was released in November, having netted three goals in the 2018 season. [7] [9] Kimani rejoined ex-club Mathare United on 5 December. [10] [11] [12] He departed in August 2020, subsequently joining Wazito. [13]

International career

Kimani has represented the Kenyan national team on twenty-one occasions, with his debut coming in 2011 in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against the Seychelles. [1]

Career statistics

As of 24 September 2020. [1] [14]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Kenya
201010
201150
201240
201570
201940
Total210

Honours

Club

Tusker

Individual

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "AFC Leopards winger joins Middle East club". Yahoo Sports. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Tusker complete signing of Kevin Kimani". Goal. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
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  8. ↑ "Kimani, Kasumba strike to ease pressure on Ssimbwa". Daily Nation. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  9. ↑ "Kimani, Kasaya among eight released at Sofapaka". Soka. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "Kimani back at boyhood club after five years". Daily Nation. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
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  16. ↑ "Kelvin Kimani named best player in a colourful FOYA ceremony". Michezo Afrika. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
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