Atuheire Kipson

Atuheire Kipson
Personal information
Full name Atuheire Kipson
Date of birth (1991-08-08) 8 August 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Kampala, Uganda
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Life
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 AS Kigali
2009–2010 SC Villa Kampala
2010–2012 APR Kigali
2012–2013 URA Kampala
2013–2014 Police Kibungo
2014–2015 Musanze
2015–2016 Svay Rieng (24)
2017 Nagaworld 23 (27)
2018 UKM 11 (5)
2019–2020 Nagaworld 23 (22)
2020 Gokulam Kerala 5 (0)
2020–2022 Wakiso Giants 9 (3)
2022 Soltilo Angkor 8 (7)
2023–2024 Koh Kong 0 (0)
2024– Life 7 (1)
International career
2010 Rwanda 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 September 2024

Atuheire Kipson (born 8 August 1991) is a Ugandan-born Rwandan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Life in the Cambodian Premier League.[2]

Club career

Days in Rwanda and Uganda

Born in Kabale, Western region of Uganda, Kipson moved to Rwanda and began his professional football career at A.S. Kigali in 2008. Between 2009 and 2010, he signed with and played for Ugandan giants SC Villa Kampala in the Uganda Premier League. With SC Villa, he won the Uganda Cup in 2009. It was his first major professional win and then he moved to Armée Patriotique Rwandaise Football Club in Rwanda again. With APR, he won the Rwanda Premier League twice in 2010 and 2011.[citation needed]

In 2012, he moved to Uganda Revenue Authority SC and emerged as the runners-up of the Uganda Premier League. Kipson has also played for clubs like Rwanda Police FC and Musanze F.C. before leaving Africa.[citation needed]

Cambodia

He went to Cambodia in 2015 and joined Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC, with which he lifted the Hun Sen Cup in 2015.[3] He was also in the squad of the Svay Rieng in 2016 Hun Sen Cup runners-up squad. In 2015 and 2016 season with Svay Rieng, he scored 24 goals.[citation needed]

Kipson also achieved success and fame during his stint in another Cambodian club Nagaworld FC. He appeared in 23 Cambodian Premier League matches and scored 28 goals in 2017. Later he moved to Malaysian side UKM F.C. but came back to Nagaworld FC in 2019. Kipson with Nagaworld, finished as the runners-up of 2017 Hun Sen Cup and 2019 C-League.[citation needed]

On 20 November 2017, Kipson scored his first hat-trick for Nagaworld FC against Asia Europe United in the C-League.[4] With Nagaworld in 2019–2020 season, he scored 22 goals in 23 league games. In 2019 AFC Cup, Kipson appeared for Nagaworld FC in 6 matches of Group-F. In that competition, he scored 2 goals in a match against Yangon United FC. He achieved fame for his continuous goalscoring ability for both the Cambodian clubs Nagaworld FC and Svay Rieng FC between 2015 and 2020.

India

In 10 February 2020, Kipson signed with Indian I-League side Gokulam Kerala FC. He debuted for the Malabarians on 12 February against Chennai City.[5] He appeared in only 5 league matches for them and later released by the club.[6][7] He alongside other foreigners of Gokulam Kerala was stuck in India due to the nationwide lockdown amidst the Coronavirus pandemic for couple of days before his flight to Uganda.[8]

Back to Uganda

Kipson after his success in Cambodia and unsuccessful days in India due to the pandemic (2020 I-League was cancelled), returned to Uganda for signing with Wakiso Giants FC.[9] Debutant Kipson scored for Wakiso Giants as they edged Mbarara City FC to get off their first win of the season. Former SC Villa striker scored the winner in the second half before Mbarara City went on to miss a penalty.[10][11]

International career

Kipson has represented Rwanda national football team on 5 occasions in 2010. He debuted for his country on 9 October against Benin in a 3-0 win match at the 2012 African Cup of Nations.[12] He then appeared in a friendly match against Malawi.

He had also represented Rwanda in the 2010 CECAFA Cup in Tanzania,[13] where he played three matches until Rwanda lost to Tanzania in the Quarter-finals.

Honours

SC Villa Kampala

Armée Patriotique Rwandaise

Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng

NagaWorld

Life

References

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  3. ^ "First Team - Svay Rieng Football Club". Svay Rieng FC official website. Archived from the original on 12 November 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Kipson nets three for Naga". khmertimeskh.com. 19 November 2017. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  5. ^ "I-League: Marcus Joseph's solitary goal downs Chennai City". Sportstar.TheHindu. 12 February 2020. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  6. ^ "I-League 2019-20: NEROCA FC Edge Past Gokulam Kerala". Outlook India. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Former APR striker Atuhaire signs for Ugandan side Wakiso Giants". New Times Rwanda. 12 January 2021. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Indian football: Foreign players of I-League clubs who are still in India". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
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  14. ^ "Hun Sen Cup 2015 Cambodia football". Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
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