Enock Wanyama
Kenyan footballer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Enock Brian Wanyama | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-09-22) 22 September 2001 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Nkoroi, Rongai Kajiado County | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nkoroi FC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | South B United | ||
| 2019–2021 | Ligi Ndogo S.C. | ||
| 2021–2022 | FC Kariobangi Sharks | 5 | (0) |
| 2023 | Leopard Cat FC | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Kenya-U20 | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:31, 19 Aug 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:31, 19 Aug 2022 (UTC) | |||
Enock Brian Wanyama[1][2] is Kenyan winger who turns out for Taipei-based Leopard Cat FC in the Taiwan Football Premier League. He formerly turned out for Kenyan Premier League side FC Kariobangi Sharks.[3][4]
Career
Wanyama[5] started out at Nkoroi FC before moving to South B United Sports Academy (SUSA), a team he played for while at Highway Secondary School.
He later moved to Ligi Ndogo S.C., played for Kenya U20 in Nov-Dec 2020 during the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification then traveled to Slovakia and tried out with FK Pohroniec.[6]
He later joined Kenyan Premiership side F.C. Kariobangi Sharks[7] in the year 2021. He left in mid-2022,[8] and towards the later part of that year, he joined Gor Mahia F.C.[9] albeit for training with a view of signing with the club during the mid-transfer window in February-March 2023.[10]
Awards
Wanyama was named the Most Valuable Player in 2019 after as South B United won Chapa Dimba na Safaricom[11] Nairobi regional finals. He later made the All-Star team[12] that toured Spain for ten days in May 2019.
References
- ^ Femme Hub, 17 Jun 2019 Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom. Meet Enock Wanyama – The Young Star Shining Bright In Football Archived 2021-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mozzart Sport, 9 Feb 2022 Talented in football and music - this is the story of Enock Wanyama Archived 2023-05-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Citizen Digital, 28 Jun 2022 Kariobangi Sharks Release Young Winger Brian Wanyama Archived 2022-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sports Plug, 1 Jul 2022 Brian Wanyama Ready for New Challenge after Ditching Kariobangi Sharks
- ^ Safaricom, 6 Aug 2019 The Next Wanyama? Archived 2023-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mozzart Sport, 1 Jun 2021 Kenya U20 star hoping to join Slovak side Archived 2023-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mozzart Sport, 27 Aug 2021 Highly rated Wanyama pinpoints exact reason for joining Sharks Archived 2023-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The-Star, 30 Jun 2022 Kenya U-23 star Wanyama leaves Kariobangi Sharks Archived 2022-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mozzart Sport, 29 Nov 2022 Wanyama reveals reason for joining Gor Mahia Archived 2023-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mozzart Sport, 7 Apr 2023 Why Enock Wanyama move to Gor Mahia flopped Archived 2023-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Urbwise, 11 Jun 2019 How Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom Set Me Right In My Football Career Path Archived 2022-08-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Capital News, 5 May 2019 Chapa Dimba All-Star Team For Spain Unveiled Archived 2023-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Enock Wanyama at Chapa Dimba
