Collins Lusaka Sichenje (born 19 September 2003) is a Kenyan professional

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who plays as a

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for Serbian SuperLiga club Vojvodina, on loan from Swedish side

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Club career

Sichenje started his career with Green Commandos. After that, he signed for Kenyan Premier League side AFC Leopards in September 2019. In July 2021, he joined B side of Greek team PAOK but failed to settle and returned to his former side without making an appearance. Two months later, he joined

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side

on a four-year deal. On 7 August 2022, he made his professional league debut starting in a 1–0 defeat to Kalmar. He received interest from teams in Spain. On 31 March 2023, he joined Veikkausliiga side

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on loan for the season. After the season, he returned to AIK as the purchase option was not exercised. Sichenje made 23 appearances for KuPS in total. On 11 July 2024, Sichenje joined Serbian SuperLiga club Vojvodina, on a six-month loan deal, with option to make the loan a permanent transfer.

International career

In 2020, he was first called up to Kenya national team. In March 2021, Sichenje made his debut for

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in a 1–0 friendly win over

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Honours

KuPS * Veikkausliiga runner-up:

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Career statistics

Collins Sichenje
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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sichenje, Collins 2003 births Living people Kenyan men's footballers Men's association football defenders Kenya men's international footballers A.F.C. Leopards players Kenyan Premier League players PAOK FC B players AIK Fotboll players Kuopion Palloseura players Allsvenskan players Veikkausliiga players Kenyan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in Greece Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in Finland