Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 30 July 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Kigali, Rwanda | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Kawkab | ||
Number | 99 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2013 | Isonga | ||
2013–2016 | APR FC | ||
2016–2017 | Bugesera | ||
2017–2019 | Free State Stars | 2 | (0) |
2018 | → Mthatha Bucks (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Gasogi United | ||
2022– | Al-Kawkab | ||
International career | |||
2015 | Rwanda U23 | ||
2012– | Rwanda | 10 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Olivier Kwizera (born 30 July 1995) is a Rwandan professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Saudi Arabian club Al-Kawkab.
Back in 2016, Kwizera almost signed for Maritzburg United of the South African Premier Division [2] after being let go by APR FC. [3]
Impressing in a trial for Free State Stars, [4] [5] the Kitale native was officially signed by the club in summer 2017 after getting his FIFA players intermediaries license, effectively becoming the first Rwandan goalkeeper to have played in South Africa. [6] He left the club at the end of the 2018–19 season.[ citation needed ]
Kwizera was without club until 27 December 2019, where he signed a six-month deal with newly promoted Rwanda Premier League club, Gasogi United Heroes FC. [7]
In September 2022, Kwizera joined Saudi Second Division side Al-Kawkab. [8]
The goalkeeper was unavailable for the 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations second leg qualifier opposing Uganda on account of a debilitating wound on his right ankle. [9]
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