Aldrine Kibet
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aldrine Kibet | ||
| Date of birth | 13 June 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Eldama Ravine, Baringo County, Kenya | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Celta B | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nakuru Youth Sports Association | |||
| 2020–2023 | St. Anthony's Kitale | ||
| 2023–2025 | Nastic Sports Academy | ||
| 2025– | Celta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Celta B | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Kenya U18 | 6 | (3) |
| 2024– | Kenya U20 | 5 | (4) |
| 2025– | Kenya | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:14, 14 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Aldrine Kibet[1][2] (born 13 June 2007) is a Kenyan footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Spanish club RC Celta Fortuna[3] and the Kenya national team team.[4]
Kibet rose to prominence in August 2023 while representing St. Anthony's Boys Kitale at the 2023 Kenya Secondary Schools Sports Association (KSSSA) Games in Kakamega, where he played alongside box-to-box midfielder Alvin Kasavuli, now at Nastic Sports Academy in Barcelona, and Amos Wanjala, currently with Torrellano CF.[5] His standout performances, including leading his team to the title, earned him the LG/SJAK Sports Personality of the Month award for August 2023.[6][7][8] In 2023, he moved to Spain and joined Nastic Sports Academy.[9] On 16 July 2025, RC Celta de Vigo announced the signing of Kibet on a four-year contract; initially registered in the Juvenil team, he was assigned to the B-team in Primera Federación.[10]