Rodgers Okumu

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Personal information
Full name Rodgers Okumu Okoth
Date of birth (1994-06-10) 10 June 1994 (age 28)
Place of birth Mombasa
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
2000-2012 Ziwani FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012-2014 Mombasa United
2015-2020 Coast Stima F.C.
2020- Nairobi City Stars 42 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:31, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

Rodgers Okuse Okumu (born June 6, 1994) is Kenyan football winger currently in the ranks of Kenyan Premier League side Nairobi City Stars.

Club career

In October 2020 he was signed up by Nairobi City Stars [1] [2] after promotion to the Kenyan Premier League.

He made his top-flight bow on 4 Dec 2020 in Kasarani after coming on as a 59th-minute substitute against KCB. His maiden Premier League goal arrived on 2 March 2021 at the same Kasarani during a 2–0 win over Mathare United. [3] [4]

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