Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sven Yidah | ||
Date of birth | 18 December 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Nairobi, Kenya | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Marumo Gallants F.C. | ||
Number | 42 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004 | Ligi Ndogo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2020 | Kariobangi Sharks | 97 | (7) |
2020–2022 | Nairobi City Stars | 59 | (3) |
2022– | Marumo Gallants F.C. | 2 | (0) |
International career | |||
2019–2021 | Kenya U-23 | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Sven Yidah (born 18 December 1998 in Nairobi) is a Kenyan footballer who currently plays for South Africa's Premier Soccer League side Marumo Gallants F.C. and the Kenya national football team as a midfielder.
Yidah started out at Ligi Ndogo S.C. Academy before making a switch to FC Kariobangi Sharks in January 2016 for an initial four seasons. He extended his stay at the club at the end of the 2018 season[1] for another three seasons[2][3] to the end of the year 2021. He left Kariobangi Sharks before expiry of his contract to join Nairobi City Stars in September 2020[4][5][6][7][8][9] on a two-year deal. Upon expiry of his contract, Sven crossed borders to try out with South African tp-tier side Marumo Gallants F.C. that features in the Premier Soccer League. Weeks later, he was taken in after an official (free) transfer from Nairobi City Stars. [10][11][12][13]
Yidah is best remembered for his distinctive penalty celebrations against M'Bao FC[14] in the 2019 Kenyan Cup, which became a global phenomenon. He replicated that after scoring a penalty against Everton.[15]
In July 2021 he made the cut to be part of the Kenya U23 squad that traveled to Bahir Dar, Ethiopia for the CECAFA Under-23 Challenge Cup.[16][17]