Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 12 August 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Baragoi, Kenya | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dynamo Brest | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
Shy Football Academy | |||
2017–2019 | Gor Mahia | ||
2019–2020 | Mt Kenya United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2022 | Posta Rangers | ||
2022–2023 | A.F.C. Leopards | ||
2023 | Dhofar | ||
2023– | Dynamo Brest | 12 | (4) |
International career | |||
Kenya U17 | |||
Kenya U23 | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:30, 2 December 2023 (UTC) |
Josephat Lopaga (born 12 August 2002) is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays for Belarusian club Dynamo Brest, as a striker.[1]
Born in Baragoi, Lopaga spent his early years in Maralal, later living as a 'street kid', moving between Nyahururu, Nakuru and Nairobi.[2] He joined a homeless rehabilitation programme and began playing football.[2]
Lopaga began playing for Shy Football Academy, before signing for Gor Mahia in 2017.[2] He moved to Mt Kenya United in 2019, later signing for Posta Rangers.[2][3]
After a spell with A.F.C. Leopards,[4] he signed for Omani club Dhofar in February 2023.[5][6]
He signed for Belarusian club Dynamo Brest in August 2023,[7][8][9] scoring his first goal for the club in his second match.[10][11] He later said he wanted to score more goals for the club.[12] He also said that his new teammate Cédric Kouadio was helping him settling in.[13]
Lopaga has played for the Kenya under-17 and under-23 teams.[2][13]