| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jojea Kwizera | ||
| Date of birth | January 1, 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rhode Island FC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Utah State University Eastern | 34 | (7) |
| 2019–2021 | Utah Valley Wolverines | 22 | (6) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | Ogden City | 7 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | CF Montréal | 12 | (0) |
| 2024– | Rhode Island FC | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 4 2024 | |||
Jojea Kwizera (born January 1, 1999) is a Congolese professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for USL Championship club Rhode Island FC.
Club career
Jojea Kwizera, was a first-round pick (15th overall) in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft. He was born in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo. Kwizera earned 13 starts in 2021 with Utah Valley University, collecting three goals and eight assists. In 2020, he played in seven games as a starter with one goal and two assists for the Wolverines.[2]
On April 8, 2022, Kwizera signed his first contract with CF Montréal during the 2022 season.[3] Kwizera made his professional debut with Montreal in a 4–1 win against Orlando City SC on May 7, 2022.[4]
Upon completion of the 2023 Season, CF Montréal would announce that they would not pick up Kwizera's contract for 2024, ending his time with the club.[5]
Career statistics
- As of October 11, 2022[6]
| Club | League | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| CF Montréal | MLS | |||||||||||
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
References
- ↑ "Jojea Kwizera". CF Montréal. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ↑ "Jojea Kwizera - 2021 - Men's Soccer". Utah Valley University Athletics.
- ↑ "CF Montréal signs Jojea Kwizera". CFmontreal.com.
- ↑ "Game Recap". mlssoccer.com. 7 May 2022.
- ↑ >CF Montréal. 1 December 2023 "title=CF Montréal exercises options on four players for the 2024 season https://en.cfmontreal.com/news/cf-montreal-exerices-options-on-four-players-for-the-2024-season"title=CF Montréal exercises options on four players for the 2024 season.
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