Maurice Sunguti
Kenyan footballer (born 1977)
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Maurice Sunguti (born 6 October 1977) is a Kenya international football striker who has played for clubs in Kenya, Uganda, Sweden, Vietnam and Tanzania.
Full name
Maurice Sunguti Ngoka
Date of birth
6 October 1977
Place of birth
Kenya
Height
1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maurice Sunguti Ngoka | ||
| Date of birth | 6 October 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Kenya | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ?–1997 | AFC Leopards | ||
| 1999–2000 | Express | ||
| 2001–2002 | Villa | ||
| 2003 | Tusker | (23) | |
| 2003–2005 | Friska Viljor | 57 | (27) |
| 2006–2007 | Nam Định | ||
| 2007–2009 | Young Africans | ||
| 2009 | Nairobi Stima | ||
| 2010 | Friska Viljor | 11 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| 1997–2005 | Kenya | 32 | (14) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Born in Kenya, Sunguti began his career with local side AFC Leopards. He left the club in 1997 and became a journeyman, playing professionally in the Superettan with Friska Viljor FC and winning the Tanzanian league twice with Young Africans S.C.[1][2]
International career
Sunguti represented the senior Kenya national football team from 1997 to 2004. He played at the 2004 African Cup of Nations finals.[3] He also participated at the 2001 CECAFA Cup, scoring a goal against Eritrea.[4]
Honors
Club
Champion (1): 1998
- SC Villa
- Champion (1): 2002
- Young Africans S.C. (Yanga)
- Champions (2): 2007/8, 2008/9