Kelvin John
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kelvin Pius John | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Morogoro, Tanzania | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019–2021 | Brooke House College | ||
| 2021–2022 | Genk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Genk | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Jong Genk | 41 | (4) |
| 2024– | AaB | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Tanzania U17 | 12 | (16) |
| 2021– | Tanzania U20 | 14 | (18) |
| 2019– | Tanzania | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024 | |||
Kelvin Pius John (born 10 June 2003) is a Tanzanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Danish Superliga side AaB and the Tanzania national team.
Career
[edit]As a youth player, John joined Brooke House College.[1][2][3]
On May 31, 2024, AaB confirmed that the newly promoted Danish Superliga club had signed John from K.R.C. Genk, who signed a four-year contract.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of matches played 9 October 2020.[5]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
International goals
[edit]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 25 March 2024 | Dalga Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan |  Mongolia |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2024 FIFA Series |
References
[edit]- ^ "Next Generation 2020: 60 of the best young talents in world football". theguardian.com.
- ^ "Kelvin John: A second Samatta slowed down by FIFA – Detour via Brooke House College".
- ^ "Brooke House College: Links with Leicester, Kanu and Okocha, and coaching youngsters from around the globe". theathletic.com (Archived).
- ^ Offensiv-talent fra KRC Genk skifter til AaB, aabsport.dk, 31 May 2024
- ^ Kelvin John at National-Football-Teams.com
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- Tanzanian men's footballers
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