Kelvin Etemesi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kelvin Injili Etemesi | ||
| Date of birth | 28 September 1998 | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| WYSA | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| WYSA | |||
| 2020– | Kangemi AllStars | ||
| 2022- | Nairobi City Stars | 45 | (15) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 May 2024 | |||
Kelvin Injili Etemesi[1] is a Kenyan striker who plays for Kenyan Premier League side Nairobi City Stars.[2]
Career
Etemesi started out at WYSA in Kangemi before joining Kangemi All-Stars in the Kenyan third-tier league. He then joined Kenyan Premier League side Nairobi City Stars for the 2022–23 season in August 2022.
He made his senior debut on 19 November 2022 in Nyayo Stadium against Bidco United F.C.[3]
He scored a brace on 29 March 2023 in Kasarani Annex in a 3–0 win over Mathare United. He went on to score three more braces against Posta Rangers F.C., Vihiga Bullets, and AFC Leopards.[4][5]
He become the first City Stars player to score five braces in a season on 20 June 2023 when he scored against F.C. Talanta,[6] surpassing Samuel Ouma's 17-year old record of three braces in a season set back in 2005–06.[7]
References
- ^ Mozzart Sport, 26 Oct 2022 Meet City Stars midfielder with a big heart for the less fortunate in the society
- ^ The-Star, 17 Nov 2022 Odhiambo, Etemesi join City Stars
- ^ Mozzart Sport, 24 Nov 2022 City Stars quartet talk fulfilled dreams after top-flight debut
- ^ Standard, 9 May 2023 Etemesi strikes as Nairobi City Stars stun AFC Leopards at Nyayo
- ^ Pulse Sport, 29 May 2023 Kelvin Etemesi's brace for City Stars completes comeback win over AFC Leopards
- ^ Pulse Sport, 20 Jun 2023 He likes it in twos! Ete-Messi's fifth brace earns City Stars a point against Talanta
- ^ Pulse Sport, 3 Jun 2023 FKFPL Three records broken in City Stars victory over AFC Leopards