Geoffrey Baba Kizito (born 2 February 1993), also known as Trần Trung Hiếu, is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for V.League 1 club Becamex Binh Duong.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Geoffrey Baba Kizito | ||
Date of birth | 2 February 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Kampala, Uganda | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Becamex Binh Duong | ||
Number | 39 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2013 | Xuan Thanh Saigon | 33 | (5) |
2014 | Gor Mahia | 28 | (5) |
2015–2018 | Than Quang Ninh | 66 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Saigon | 25 | (3) |
2020–2022 | Than Quang Ninh | 29 | (2) |
2022 | Nam Dinh | 23 | (0) |
2023– | Becamex Binh Duong | 45 | (0) |
International career | |||
2012–2018 | Uganda | 41 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 September 2024 |
Club career
editBorn in Kampala, he spent the 2012 and 2013 seasons in Vietnam with Xuan Thanh Saigon.[2][3] In early January 2014 he signed a deal to play for Kenyan Premier League champions Gor Mahia.[4] He returned to Vietnam for the 2015 season, with Than Quang Ninh.[2][3] In 2018 he joined Saigon.[5] He moved to Than Quang Ninh for the 2020 season.[3]
International career
editHe made his international debut for Uganda in 2012.[2] He featured in Uganda's 23-men squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[6]
Personal life
editIn 2017 he became a naturalised citizen of Vietnam, under the name Trần Trung Hiếu.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Trần Trung Hiếu". Vietnam Profeesional Football.
- ^ a b c "Geoffrey Kizito". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ a b c Geoffrey Kizito at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ^ Dennis Mabuka (2 January 2015). "Gor Mahia sign Ugandan Kizito, closing in on Kenga". Goal.com. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ^ "Ngày cuối thị trường chuyển nhượng V.League 2018: CLB TP.HCM tham gia nhiệt tình nhất - Bongdaplus.vn". Bongdaplus.
- ^ "Total Africa Cup of Nations 2017: Uganda Cranes 23 man squad to Gabon named". Federation of Uganda Football Associations. 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Ngôi sao Uganda thành công dân Việt". nld.com.vn. 25 March 2017.