Atuheire Kipson (born 8 August 1993) is a Ugandan-born

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n professional

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who plays as a

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for Life in the

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and the Rwanda national team.

Club career

Days in Rwanda and Uganda

Born in Kabale, Western region of Uganda, Kipson moved to

and began his professional football career at

A.S. Kigali A.S. Kigali Football Club is a Rwandan football (soccer), football club from Kigali. They play their home games at Kigali Stadium located in Nyamirambo. Established in 1999, the team plays in the Rwandan Premier League. AS Kigali has won the Rwan ...

in 2008. Between 2009 and 2010, he signed with and played for Ugandan giants SC Villa Kampala in the

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. With SC Villa, he won the

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in 2009. It was his first major professional win and then he moved to Armée Patriotique Rwandaise Football Club in Rwanda again. With APR, he won the

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twice in 2010 and 2011. In 2012, he moved to Uganda Revenue Authority SC and emerged as the runners-up of the Uganda Premier League. Kipson has also played for clubs like Rwanda Police FC and Musanze F.C. before leaving Africa.

Cambodia

He went to Cambodia in 2015 and joined Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC, with which he lifted the

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in 2015. He was also in the squad of the Svay Rieng in

2016 Hun Sen Cup The Hun Sen Cup was the main football knockout tournament in Cambodia. The 2016 Hun Sen Cup was the 10th season of the Hun Sen Cup, the premier knockout tournament for association football clubs in Cambodia involving Cambodian League and provincia ...

runners-up squad. In 2015 and 2016 season with Svay Rieng, he scored 24 goals. Kipson also achieved success and fame during his stint in another Cambodian club

Nagaworld FC NagaWorld Football Club ( km, ក្លឹបបាល់ទាត់ណាហ្គាវើលដ៍, founded in 2001 as NagaCorp FC) is a Cambodian professional Association football, football club based in Kampong Speu province. NagaWorld cli ...

. He appeared in 23

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matches and scored 28 goals in 2017. Later he moved to Malaysian side

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but came back to Nagaworld FC in 2019. Kipson with Nagaworld, finished as the runners-up of

2017 Hun Sen Cup The Hun Sen Cup was the main football knockout tournament in Cambodia. The 2017 Hun Sen Cup was the 11th season of the Hun Sen Cup, the premier knockout tournament for association football clubs in Cambodia involving Cambodian League and provincia ...

and

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. On 20 November 2017, Kipson scored his first hat-trick for Nagaworld FC against Asia Europe United in the C-League. With Nagaworld in 2019–2020 season, he scored 22 goals in 23 league games. In

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, Kipson appeared for Nagaworld FC in 6 matches of Group-F. In that competition, he scored 2 goals in a match against

Yangon United FC Yangon United Football Club ( my, ရန်ကုန် ယူနိုက်တက် ဘောလုံးအသင်း ) is a Burmese football club, based at Yangon United Sports Complex, in Yangon, Myanmar. Owned by Tay Za, a prominent Bur ...

. He achieved fame for his continuous goalscoring ability for both the Cambodian clubs Nagaworld FC and Svay Rieng FC between 2015 and 2020.

India

In 10 February 2020, Kipson signed with Indian I-League side Gokulam Kerala FC. He debuted for the Malabarians on 12 February against Chennai City. He appeared in only 5 league matches for them and later released by the club. He alongside other foreigners of Gokulam Kerala was stuck in India due to the nationwide lockdown amidst the Coronavirus pandemic for couple of days before his flight to Uganda.

Back to Uganda

Kipson after his success in Cambodia and unsuccessful days in India due to the pandemic (2020 I-League was cancelled), returned to Uganda for signing with

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. Debutant Kipson scored for Wakiso Giants as they edged

Mbarara City FC Mbarara City FC is a football club in Mbarara City, Uganda. The team plays in the top division of Ugandan professional football, the Star Times Uganda Premier League where they have been participating since 5 May 2017, after defeating Synergy ...

to get off their first win of the season. Former SC Villa striker scored the winner in the second half before Mbarara City went on to miss a penalty.

International career

Kipson has represented

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on 5 occasions in 2010. He debuted for his country on 9 October against Benin in a 3-0 win match at the

2012 African Cup of Nations The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football ( ...

. He then appeared in a friendly match against Malawi. He had also represented Rwanda in the

2010 CECAFA Cup The 2010 CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup (known as the CECAFA Tusker Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the 34th edition of the competition. The host of the tournament is Tanzania. Participants * * (invitee) * * * (invitee) * * * * (hosts) * (holder ...

in Tanzania, where he played three matches until Rwanda lost to Tanzania in the Quarter-finals.

Honours

SC Villa Kampala *

: 2009 Armée Patriotique Rwandaise *

: 2010, 2011 Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng *

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NagaWorld *

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*Hun Sen Cup:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kipson, Atuheire 1991 births Living people Footballers from Kampala Rwandan men's footballers Rwanda men's international footballers Rwandan expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards AS Kigali F.C. players SC Villa players APR F.C. players Uganda Revenue Authority SC players Police F.C. (Rwanda) players Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC players Nagaworld FC players UKM F.C. players Gokulam Kerala FC players Wakiso Giants FC players Rwanda National Football League players Uganda Premier League players Cambodian Premier League players Malaysia Premier League players I-League players Cambodian League 2 players Expatriate men's footballers in Uganda Expatriate men's footballers in Cambodia Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia Expatriate men's footballers in India Rwandan expatriate sportspeople in Uganda Rwandan expatriate sportspeople in Cambodia Rwandan expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Rwandan expatriate sportspeople in India