| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Collins Lusaka Sichenje | ||
| Date of birth | 19 September 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Kenya | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AIK | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Green Commandos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | AFC Leopards | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | PAOK B | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | AFC Leopards | ||
| 2022– | AIK | 8 | (0) |
| 2023 | → KuPS (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Kenya | 3 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:08, 5 February 2024 (UTC) | |||
Collins Lusaka Sichenje (born 19 September 2003) is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Swedish side AIK.[1][2][3][4][5]
Club career
Sichenje started his career with Green Commandos.[6] After that, he signed for Kenyan Premier League side AFC Leopards in September 2019.[7] In July 2021, he joined B side of Greek team PAOK but failed to settle and returned to his former side without making an appearance.[8] Two months later, he joined Allsvenskan side AIK on a four-year deal.[9] On 7 August 2022, he made his professional league debut starting in a 1–0 defeat to Kalmar.[10] He received interest from teams in Spain.[11]
On 31 March 2023, he joined Veikkausliiga side KuPS on loan for the season.[12][13]
International career
In 2020, he was first called up to Kenya national team.[14] In March 2021, Sichenje made his debut for Kenya in a 1–0 friendly win over South Sudan.[15]
References
- ^ "AIK:s räddning i backkrisen: Collins slipper straff". fotbollskanalen.se.
- ^ "Chefsscouten om Sichenje Collins: "Internationell i sättet"". fotbollsthlm.se.
- ^ "AIK-debutanten hyllades: "Har sån jäkla stor respekt för honom"". aftonbladet.se.
- ^ "Ex-Man City Player Marvels at Kenyan Footballer's Skills". teamkenya.co.ke.
- ^ Edustusjoukkueen rakennus etenee, on aika kiittää pois lähteviä pelaajia
- ^ "Shichenje: AFC Leopards star left Kenya's Cecafa Cup squad to chase PAOK dream". goal.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Sichenje Extends Stay At The Den". A.F.C. Leopards. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Sichenje reveals his plan after returning to the den". mozzartsport.co.ke. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Sichenje Collins till AIK Fotboll" (in Swedish). AIK Fotboll. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "KALMAR VS. AIK 1 - 0". Soccerway. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Impressive Collins Sichenje on the radars of Spanish top-flight club". mozzartsport.co.ke.
- ^ "Kuopion Palloseura ja puolustaja Collins Sichenje pelaajasopimukseen". Kuopion Palloseura. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Collins Sichenje". footballcritic. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "Badi, Sichenje earn maiden Stars call up". the-star.co.ke.
- ^ "Kenya vs. South Sudan". national-football-teams.com. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
External links
- Collins Sichenje at Soccerway
- Collins Sichenje at WorldFootball.net
- Collins Sichenje at National-Football-Teams.com
This page was last edited on 5 February 2024, at 15:08