Sven Yida

Sven Yidah (born 18 December 1998 in Nairobi) is a Kenyan footballer who currently plays for Kenya Premier League side Nairobi City Stars and the Kenya national football team as a midfielder.

Sven Yidah
Personal information
Full name Sven Yidah Lusigi
Date of birth (1998-12-18) 18 December 1998
Place of birth Nairobi, Kenya
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Nairobi City Stars
Number 18
Youth career
2004 Ligi Ndogo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Kariobangi Sharks 97 (7)
2020– Nairobi City Stars 28 (1)
National team
2019–2021 Kenya U-23 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Before joining Nairobi City Stars,[1][2][3][4][5][6] Sven previously turned out for Kariobangi Sharks in the Kenyan Premier League for four seasons from 2017, a club he joined upon promotion from Ligi Ndogo S.C. Academy.

Sven is best remembered for his distinctive penalty celebrations against M'Bao FC[7] in the 2019 Kenyan Cup, which became a global phenomenon. He replicated that after scoring a penalty against Everton.[8]

In July 2021 he made the cut to be part of the Kenya U23 squad that traveled to Bahir Dar, Ethiopia for the CECAFA Under-23 Challenge Cup.[9][10]

References
  1. Nairobi City Stars, Sept 7, 2020: Sven Yidah arrives from Sharks
  2. Capital FM, Sept 7, 2020: Sven Yidah dumps Sharks for KPL returnees City Stars
  3. Ghetto Radio, Sept 7, 2020: Kariobangi Sharks Star Joins Nairobi City Stars
  4. KBC, Sept 7, 2020: City Stars sign Sven Yida
  5. The Standard, Sept 7, 2020: Nairobi City Stars complete signing of defensive midfielder Sven Lusigi from Kariobangi Sharks
  6. The Star, Sept 9, 2020: Defensive midfieder Yidah joins City Stars from Sharks
  7. Soka, Feb 17, 2019: THE YIDAH CHALLENGE: MARSEILLE PLAYERS RE-ENACT KARIOBANGI SHARKS’ MAN LIMPING GOAL CELEBRATION
  8. Tuko, July 8, 2019: Kariobangi Sharks vs Everton: Sharks' hilarious celebrations light up the internet
  9. Kawowo Sports, June 21, 2021: Kenya’s Okumbi names U-23 Squad for Cecafa Challenge Cup
  10. Capital FM, July 14, 2021: Confident Emerging Stars Jet Out To Ethiopia For CECAFA


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