Kibu Denis

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Kibu Denis
Personal information
Full name Kibu Denis Prosper
Date of birth (1998-12-04) 4 December 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Mbeya, Tanzania
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Simba S.C.
Number 38
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
–2020 Geita Gold
2020–2021 Mbeya City
2021– Simba S.C.
International career‡
2021– Tanzania 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:37, 27 April 2023 (UTC)

Kibu Denis Prosper (born 4 December 1998), is a Tanzanian footballer who plays as a forward for Simba S.C., a club based in Dar es salaam. [1] [2] [3]

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Career

Denis was born in Mbeya. [2] He played for Mbeya City [4] before signing with Simba S.C. in August 2021, on a two-year contract.

Observers have noted of Denis that "the striker who featured for Tanzania against Malawi in a friendly... has been an outstanding player for Mbeya City in the season that is about to end and his performance has generated interest", [4] and that "the muscular attacker rose to prominence once the footballer featured for Geita Gold FC in the 2020/21 Mainland Tanzania Premier League promotion/relegation playoffs fixtures against Mbeya City FC". [5] [ peacock prose ]

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References

  1. ↑ "Denis Kibu Biography". ESPN. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Kibu Denis - Simba Sports Club". simbasc.co.tz. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "Tanzania - K. Denis - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  4. 1 2 Sang, Kiplagat (25 June 2021). "Kibu: Mbeya City striker speaks amid Yanga SC and Simba SC interest". Goal.com Tanzania. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "TFF distances itself from Denis Kibu saga". ippmedia.com. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2023.


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