David Kenga

David Kenga

Personal information
Full name	David Kenga
Date of birth	July 8, 1982 (1982-07-08) (age 29)
Place of birth	Kilifi, Kenya
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Indiana Invaders
Number	12
Youth career
2001–2002	Moi University Eldoret
2003–2006	Winthrop University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006	Indiana Invaders	11	(0)
2008	Charleston Battery	17	(1)
2009–2010	Indiana Invaders	6	(0)
National team‡
2011–	Kenya	1	(0)
Teams managed
2003–2005	UMass Lowell (assistant)
2010–	Fuhaha Academy
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 21, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 21, 2011

David Kenga (born July 8, 1982 in Kilifi) is a Kenyan soccer player who currently plays for Indiana Invaders in the USL Premier Development League.

Career

College and Amateur

Kenga moved from his native Kenya to the United States in 2003 to attend and play college soccer at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina. In the summer of 2006, he also played for the Indiana Invaders of the fourth division Premier Development League.^[1]

Professional

On April 10, 2008, the Charleston Battery of the USL First Division signed Kenga. He made his professional debut on April 12, 2008 as a substitute in Charleston's opening day fixture against Miami FC,^[2] and went on to make 17 appearances and score one goal before being released at the end of the year.

Having been unable to sign on with a professional club elsewhere, he returned to the amateur Indiana Invaders in 2009, playing 6 games for the South Bend side in the USL Premier Development League.

Coaching

In addition to his playing career, Kenga worked as an assistant coach at UMass Lowell between 2003 and 2005. He founded with his cousin Robert Mambo the Fuhaha Academy, an Youth Soccer Academy for Boys and Girls.^[3]

Personal life

He is one of the founders of Furaha Youth Soccer Academy based in Kenyan coastal town of Kilifi.^[4] Kenga is an cousin of the famous Kenian midfielder Robert Mambo Mumba.^[5]

References

1. ^ 2006 Indiana Invaders
2. ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2008/649315.html
3. ^ Fuahaha
4. ^ Furaha Youth
5. ^ USA based star David Kenga offers hope to Kenyan youth

External links

• Winthrop University bio
• David Kenga at National-Football-Teams.com

Persondata
Name	Kenga, David
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Date of birth	1982-07-08
Place of birth	Mombasa, Kenya
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