Kenneth Kerewi
Personal information | |||
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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 Nigeria, he has played in Bhutan, Samoa, American Samoa and New Zealand.[1][2]
Career[edit]
Before the 2016 season, Kerewi signed for Samoan side Kiwi FC.[3][4] Before the 2017 season, he signed for Utulei Youth in American Samoa.[5][6][7] Before the 2018 season, he signed back for Kiwi FC. In 2019 mid-season he signed for New Zealand side Manurewa AFC. In 2020 he signed for Samoan top flight club Lupe o le Soaga.[8][9] And then 2021 season, he signed for another Samoan top flight club Vaipuna SC in Samoa.[10] He has won the Samoa National League thrice with Kiwi FC in 2018, with Lupe o le Soaga in 2019 and with Vaipuna SC in 2023, making him to be the first foreign player to have won the Samoa National League thrice 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
- Nigerian football biography stubs
- 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