Kenneth Kerewi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 May 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Thimphu City | ||
| 2014 | Druk Stars | ||
| 2016 | Kiwi FC | ||
| 2017 | Utulei Youth | ||
| 2018 | Kiwi FC | ||
| 2019 | Manurewa AFC | ||
| 2020 | Lupe o le Soaga | ||
| 2021 | Vaipuna SC | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kenneth Kerewi (born 8 May 1982) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Besides playing in Nigeria, he has also played in Bhutan, Samoa, American Samoa and New Zealand.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Before the 2016 season, Kerewi signed with Samoan side Kiwi FC.[3][4] Ahead of the 2017 season, he joined Utulei Youth in American Samoa.[5][6][7] In 2018, he returned to Kiwi FC. Midway through the 2019 season, he signed with New Zealand's Manurewa AFC. In 2020, he joined Samoan top flight club Lupe o le Soaga.[8][9] The following season, he signed with another Samoan top flight club, Vaipuna SC, in Samoa.[10] Kerewi has won the Samoa National League three times: with Kiwi FC in 2018, with Lupe o le Soaga in 2019 and Vaipuna SC in 2023, making him the first foreign player to achieve this feat with three different clubs.
References
[edit]- ^ "Kenneth Kerewi – the Nigerian playing in Samoa". footballoceania.com.
- ^ "Veteran brings experience to Lupe's midfield". samoaobserver.ws.
- ^ "How some lesser-known African footballers are making a career around the world". bbc.com.
- ^ "Football player starts his own academy in Samoa". footballoceania.com.
- ^ "Utulei Youth off to OFC Champions League Prelim 2017".
- ^ "Interview with Kenneth Kerewi". guardian.ng.
- ^ "Meet Kenneth Kerewi, The Nigerian Who Plays Football In Samoa". urnaija.com.
- ^ "Ken Kerewi returns to Lupe o le Soaga". oceaniafootballcenter.org.
- ^ "African duo miss OFC Champions Preliminary Stage due visa delay". oceaniafootballcenter.org.
- ^ "Kenneth Kerewi: Nigerian Footballer Journey To Samoa".
External links
[edit]- Kenneth Kerewi at playmakerstats.com
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- 1982 births
- Men's association football midfielders
- Expatriate men's footballers in American Samoa
- Expatriate men's footballers in Bhutan
- Expatriate men's footballers in Samoa
- Vailima Kiwi FC players
- Living people
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Nigerian football biography stubs