Wesley Onguso

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Wesley Onguso
Personal information
Full name Wesley Onguso Arasa [1]
Date of birth (1994-11-24) 24 November 1994 (age 28)
Place of birth Buretti, Kenya
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left Back
Team information
Current team
 Nairobi City Stars
Number 21
Youth career
World Hope Academy (Vapor Sports)
JMJ Academy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013 Mathare United F.C. 0 (0)
2015 Al-Malaika Sudan 22 (3)
2016 Western Stima F.C. 25 (2)
2017 Sofapaka F.C. 20
2018 Gor Mahia F.C. 15+
2018-2019 Posta Rangers -
2019-2020 Nairobi City Stars -
Total0
International career‡
2017– Kenya 6 [2] (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08 January 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08 January 2018

Wesley Onguso (Kenyan English born 16 November 1994) is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays as a left fullback for National Super League club Nairobi City Stars and the Kenyan national team. [3]

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He has earned over 6 caps for the Kenyan national team since making his international debut on 3 December 2017 against Rwanda at Bukhungu Stadium, Kakamega, the match ended on a 2-0 [2]

Early life

Growing up in Kawangware, Onguso attended Riverbank Primary School. He was so passionate about football making him enroll at World Hope Vapour Academy. After successful completion of the primary level, he joined Mukumu High School where he captained the school team to steer them to provincial level of competition. Meanwhile, he had joined JMJ Academy to advance his skills. Upon leaving High School, joined Kenyan Premier League clubs Mathare United F.C. and Al-Malakia FC. In 2016, he came back to Kenya and joined Western Stima F.C. club Sofapaka and Gor Mahia F.C. respectively.

Club career

Mathare United F.C.

Wesley Onguso joined Mathare United F.C. in 2013 mid-season. In 2014 he joined the senior team coached by Stanley Okumbi.

Al-Malakia FC

Wesley joined Al-Malakia FC South Sudanese football club located in Juba, South Sudan which currently plays in the South Sudan Premier League. Anable to retain league title, as a young international player, Wesley got enough play time which enabled him to have 22 caps, 6 assists and 3 goals for Al-Malakia FC. [4] Also won MTN Cup [5] [ circular reference ]

Western Stima F.C.

After season completion in South Sudan, Wesley Onguso Joined Western Stima F.C. [6]

Sofapaka F.C.

After a good run at Western Stima in 2016, Onguso joined Sofapaka F.C. 2017. With league expansion to 18 teams, Wesley has over 20 caps making Sofapaka F.C. finish second on the league table [7]

Gor Mahia F.C.

On 23 June 2018, Kenyan Premier League club Gor Mahia announced that they had reached an agreement with Sofapaka for the transfer of Wesley, [8]

International goals

Wesley Onguso made his international debut on 3 December 2017 against Rwanda at Bukhungu Stadium, Kakamega, the match ended on a 2-0 [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "List of players under written contract transferred between 22/12/2017 and 31/01/2018". 22 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Player: Wesley Onguso | FoStats". www.fostats.com.
  3. ↑ "Cecafa: Harambee Stars crowned 2017 champions!". Goal.com. 17 December 2017.
  4. ↑ https://futaa.com/ke/article/110095/onguso-i-achieved-my-targets-in-s-sudan
  5. ↑ South Sudan National Cup
  6. ↑ https://www.futaa.com/ke/article/118308/former-nakumatt-defender-joins-western-stima
  7. ↑ "Home". kenyanpremierleague.com.
  8. ↑ Mieno & Onguso join Gor Mahia both on 3 year contract. YouTube . Archived from the original on 8 December 2021.
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