Samuel Kapen
Personal information
Full name Samuel Kapen
Date of birth (2002-08-25) 25 August 2002
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
2017-2019 Diguna FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019-20 Liberty Sports Academy 13 (14)
2020-21 Posta Rangers F.C. 2 (0)
2021-22 Kibera Black Stars 30 (16)
2022- Nairobi City Stars 29 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:31, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

Samuel Kapen[1] is a Kenyan striker who features for Kenyan Premier League side Nairobi City Stars.

Career

Kapen, an alumnus of Laiser Hill Academy, previously featured for Rongai-based Diguna FC in the FKF Kajiado North Zone A sub-branch league in the year 2019 before joining FKF Division One side third-tier side Liberty Sports Academy featuring in the Division One league for the 2019-20 season. He then joined Kenyan Premier League side Posta Rangers F.C. but after half a season of minimal playtime, he was off[2] to second-tier side Kibera Black Stars.[3][4]

After a full season at Black Stars, Kapen returned[5][6] to the Kenyan topflight by joining Nairobi City Stars.[7]

He made his debut in the opening game of the 2021-22 FKF Premier League on 19 November 2022 in Nyayo Stadium against Bidco United F.C. He scored his first-ever premiership goal in the second game of that season against Tusker FC in Ruaraka on 27 Nov 2022.[8]

Kenya U20

In 2020, Kapen was part of the Kenya national under-20 football team[9] that took part in the 2020 CECAFA U-20 Championship in Arusha, Tanzania.

References

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