Kembo Kibato

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Kembo Kibato
Personal information
Full name Kembo Kibato
Date of birth (2000-09-16) September 16, 2000 (age 21)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 FC Tulsa
Youth career
0000–2017 North Toronto Nitros
2017–2019 Toronto FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 North Toronto Nitros 21 (4)
2018 Toronto FC III 8 (0)
2019–2020 Helsingør 0 (0)
2020–2021 Rio Grande Valley FC 12 (1)
2021 → FC Tulsa (loan) 29 (2)
2022– FC Tulsa 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 31, 2021

Kembo Kibato (born September 16, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for FC Tulsa in the USL Championship.

Playing career[]

Kibato played youth soccer with the North Toronto Nitros.[1] In 2016, he debuted with the senior team in League1 Ontario, making two substitute appearances.[2] The following season, he joined the senior squad full-time, scoring 4 goals in 19 appearances,[3] and was named a league third-team all-star.[4]

In 2017, he played with Team Ontario at the 2017 Canada Summer Games, helping them win the gold medal.[5][6]

In 2017, Kibato joined the Toronto FC Academy.[1]

In 2019, he attended training camp with Forge FC of the Canadian Premier League, but did not ultimately sign with the club.[1][7]

On July 18, 2019, Kibato signed with Danish 2nd Division side FC Helsingør.[8][9] Kibato left on January 14, 2020 without making an official first team appearance, having only played in friendlies.[1][10]

On March 7, 2020, Kibato joined USL Championship side Rio Grande Valley FC.[11] He made his debut for RGVFC on July 11, 2020, appearing as an 83rd-minute substitute during a 1–0 loss to El Paso Locomotive.[12] He scored his first professional goal on August 8 against Austin Bold FC.[13][14] In October, he was named to the USL Championship Team of the Week after recording two assists in a 4-2 victory against OKC Energy FC in the season finale.[15]

On April 9, 2021, Kibato moved on a season-long loan to USL Championship side FC Tulsa.[16] At the end of the season, he was named the team's Newcomer of the Year.[17] On December 29, Tulsa announced they had signed Kibato to a permanent deal ahead of the 2022 season.[18]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of December 25, 2021[19]
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
North Toronto Nitros 2016[2] League1 Ontario 2 0 — — — 2 0
2017[3] League1 Ontario 19 4 — — — 19 4
Toronto FC III 2018[20] League1 Ontario 8 0 — — — 8 0
FC Helsingør 2019–20 Danish 2nd Division 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0
Rio Grande Valley FC 2020 USL Championship 12 1 — — — 12 1
FC Tulsa (on loan) 2021 USL Championship 29 2 1 0 — — 30 2
Career total 70 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 71 7

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Merk, Carson A (July 27, 2020). "Kembo Kibato's journey has led him from the Six to the Valley". Beautiful Game Network.
  2. ^ a b "Kembo Kibato 2016 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  3. ^ a b "Kembo Kibato 2017 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  4. ^ Glover, Robin (May 3, 2018). "Toronto FC III 1-1 FC London: Match report". Waking the Red.
  5. ^ Baker, Brian (August 31, 2017). "North Toronto Senior Wins Gold with Provincial Team". Puffin God.
  6. ^ Nielsen, Aaron (November 1, 2017). "Top 10 prospects from the 2017 League1 Ontario season". Red Nation Online.
  7. ^ Jacques, John (April 16, 2019). "Cavalry FC To Announce Player Signing Tomorrow". Northern Tribune.
  8. ^ "Canadians Dada-Luke and Kibato joins FC Helsingør". FC Helsingør.
  9. ^ Kloke, Joshua (July 15, 2019). "North America or Europe? Danish club FC Helsingor enters the fray over developing top Canadian talent". The Athletic.
  10. ^ "FC Helsingør siger farvel til fem spillere" [FC Helsingør says goodbye to five players]. Bold (in Danish). January 14, 2020.
  11. ^ "RGV FC add ten players to 2020 roster". Rio Grande Valley FC. March 7, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  12. ^ "El Paso Locomotive FC Secures Three Points with 1-0 Win over Rio Grande Valley FC". El Paso Locomotive FC. July 12, 2020.
  13. ^ Merk, Carson A (August 12, 2020). "All Toros, No Bull: 10-man Toros blasted by Bold FC". Beautiful Game Network.
  14. ^ "Recap: Toros Fall 4-1 in Austin". Rio Grande Valley FC. August 8, 2020.
  15. ^ "Kibato Selected to USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 15". Rio Grande Valley FC. October 6, 2021.
  16. ^ "FC Tulsa Acquires Kembo Kibato on Loan from Toros". USL Championship. April 9, 2021.
  17. ^ "Announcing the FC Tulsa End of Season Player Awards". FC Tulsa. November 10, 2021.
  18. ^ "Tulsa Brings Aboard Midfielder Kembo Kibato with New Deal". USL Championship. December 29, 2021.
  19. ^ Kembo Kibato at Soccerway
  20. ^ "Kembo Kibato 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.

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