Peter Kioso (born 15 August 1999) is an Irish professional

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who plays as a wing-back for

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side

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Early life

Kioso was born in

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. He and his family later moved to

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, England in 2010.

Club career

Early career

Kioso joined the academy of

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at the age of 14 and progressed to the club's under-18 side before being released in 2017. He had a brief spell with non-league Dunstable Town before joining

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club

Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They were founded in 1908 as Hartle ...

where he remained for two seasons, making 70 appearances and scoring 4 goals.

Luton Town

On 22 January 2020, Kioso joined

club

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for an undisclosed fee. Luton manager

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said Kioso was "one for the future", and in March 2020 said he had been "impressed" by Kioso in training, and would consider giving him his debut. He made his Football League debut for Luton on 18 July 2020. On 15 October 2020 he moved on loan to

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club

Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club () is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in . The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pike's ...

. He made his debut two days later in a 1–2 home defeat against

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. Two days after that he scored Bolton's first goal in a 3–3 draw against Barrow. On 11 January 2021 Luton recalled Kioso from his loan after an injury to James Bree. On 25 January 2021, Kioso joined

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side

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on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season. Kioso had already played for Luton and Bolton in the 2020–2021 season, usually meaning he wouldn't be able to sign for a third team as players can only play for two teams in one season – however

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changed the rules for that season to allow players to play for three teams, to alleviate the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on football. He returned to his academy club Milton Keynes Dons on loan on 31 August 2021. Kioso scored his first goal since his return to the club on 18 September 2021 in a 4–1 away win over Gillingham. On 18 January 2022, Kioso was recalled to Luton from his loan.

Rotherham United

On 23 June 2022, it was announced that Kioso had signed for

club

on a permanent basis.

Personal life

Kioso's parents are from

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. His brother Gedeon is also a footballer; the two played together at Dunstable Town, with Peter at right back and his brother at left back. His cousin Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu is also a footballer; the two played together at Luton Town.

Career statistics

Honours

Bolton Wanderers *

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third-place (promotion):

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kioso, Peter 1999 births Living people Republic of Ireland association footballers Milton Keynes Dons F.C. players Dunstable Town F.C. players Hartlepool United F.C. players Luton Town F.C. players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players Association football fullbacks National League (English football) players English Football League players Irish people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent Black Irish sportspeople Irish expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England Republic of Ireland expatriate association footballers