Sven Yida

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Sven Yidah
Personal information
Full name Sven Yidah
Date of birth (1998-12-18) 18 December 1998 (age 24)
Place of birth Nairobi, Kenya
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Marumo Gallants F.C.
Number 42
Youth career
2004 Ligi Ndogo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2020 Kariobangi Sharks 97 (7)
2020–2022 Nairobi City Stars 59 (3)
2022– Marumo Gallants F.C. 2 (0)
International career
2019–2021 Kenya U-23 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sven Yidah (born 18 December 1998 in Nairobi) is a Kenyan footballer who currently plays for South Africa's Premier Soccer League side Marumo Gallants F.C. and the Kenya national football team as a midfielder.

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Career

Yidah started out at Ligi Ndogo S.C. Academy before making a switch to FC Kariobangi Sharks in January 2016 for an initial four seasons. He extended his stay at the club at the end of the 2018 season [1] for another three seasons [2] [3] to the end of the year 2021. He left Kariobangi Sharks before expiry of his contract to join Nairobi City Stars in September 2020 [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] on a two-year deal. Upon expiry of his contract, Sven crossed borders to try out with South African tp-tier side Marumo Gallants F.C. that features in the Premier Soccer League. Weeks later, he was taken in after an official (free) transfer from Nairobi City Stars. [10] [11] [12] [13]

Yidah is best remembered for his distinctive penalty celebrations against M'Bao FC [14] in the 2019 Kenyan Cup, which became a global phenomenon. He replicated that after scoring a penalty against Everton. [15]

Kenya U-23

In July 2021 he made the cut to be part of the Kenya U23 squad that traveled to Bahir Dar, Ethiopia for the CECAFA Under-23 Challenge Cup. [16] [17]

Honours

Club

Kariobangi Sharks
Silver medal with cup.svg Runners-up (1): 2016
Gold medal with cup.svg Champion (1): 2018
Silver medal with cup.svg Runners-up (2): 2017, 2019
Gold medal with cup.svg Champion (1): 2018/19
Gold medal with cup.svg Champion (1): 2019
Gold medal with cup.svg Champion (1): 2019

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References

  1. ↑ "Q&A: Kariobangi Sharks ace Sven Yidah shares his story". Nation. 14 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "Sven Yidah commits future at Kariobangi Sharks after agreeing a new deal". Goal. 9 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "Sven's one-on-one interview after extending stay at Sharks". Futaa. 15 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Sven Yidah arrives from Sharks]". Nairobi City Stars. 7 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Sven Yidah dumps Sharks for KPL returnees City Stars". Capital FM. 7 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Kariobangi Sharks Star Joins Nairobi City Stars". Ghetto Radio. 7 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "City Stars sign Sven Yida". KBC. 7 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "Nairobi City Stars complete signing of defensive midfielder Sven Lusigi from Kariobangi Sharks". The Standard. 7 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "Defensive midfielder Yidah joins City tars from Sharks". The Star. 9 September 2020.
  10. ↑ Goal, 20 Aug 2022 Sven Yidah: Marumo Gallants sign Kenya midfielder from Nairobi City Stars
  11. ↑ Africa Top Sports, 20 Aug 2022 Gallants FC officially moved Sven Yidah from Nairobi City Stars
  12. ↑ Nation, 20 Aug 2022 Kenyan midfielder Yidah joins South Africa's Marumo Gallants
  13. ↑ Capital FM, 20 Aug 2022 City Stars Midfielder Sven Yidah Joins South African Top Side
  14. ↑ Soka, 17 Feb 2019: THE YIDAH CHALLENGE: MARSEILLE PLAYERS RE-ENACT KARIOBANGI SHARKS’ MAN LIMPING GOAL CELEBRATION
  15. ↑ Tuko, 8 July 2019: Kariobangi Sharks vs Everton: Sharks' hilarious celebrations light up the internet
  16. ↑ Kawowo Sports, 21 June 2021: Kenya’s Okumbi names U-23 Squad for Cecafa Challenge Cup
  17. ↑ Capital FM, 14 July 2021: Confident Emerging Stars Jet Out To Ethiopia For CECAFA
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