Jojea Kwizera
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| Date of birth | 1 January 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bukavu, DR Congo | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Rhode Island FC | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Utah State Eastern Eagles | 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 | 52 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Rwanda | 16 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 March 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Jojea Kwizera (born 1 January 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for USL Championship club Rhode Island FC. Born in DR Congo, he plays for the Rwanda national team.[2] Kwizera was a first-round pick (15th overall) in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft. He 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.[3]
On 8 April 2022, Kwizera signed his first contract with CF Montréal during the 2022 season.[4] Kwizera made his professional debut with Montreal in a 4–1 win against Orlando City SC on 7 May 2022.[5]
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.[6]
International career
Kwizera made his debut for the Rwanda national team on 6 June 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Benin at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium in the Ivory Coast. He substituted Gilbert Mugisha in the 72nd minute as Benin won the game 1–0.[7] He scored his first international goal 5 days later against Lesotho.[8]