Edwin Lavatsa

Edwin Lavatsa
Personal information
Full nameEdwin Lavatsa
Date of birth2 January 1993
Place of birthKenya
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing positionStriker, winger
Club information
Current team
Unattached
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2011–2013Gor Mahia
2014MC Alger4(0)
National team‡
2012–Kenya16(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 May 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 December 2013

Edwin Lavatsa (born 2 January 1993) is a Kenyan footballer who is currently unattached. He plays primarily as a striker or winger.

Lavatsa spent three seasons with Gor Mahia and with whom he won the league title in 2013. He has also appeared for the Kenya national team, and was part of the squad that won the 2013 CECAFA Cup Final, helping his side to a 2–0 win against Sudan to win the title.

Club career

Gor Mahia

Lavatsa joined Gor Mahia ahead of the 2011 season after graduating from Upper Hill School.[1] He made his first appearance for the club at the Nyayo National Stadium against Posta Rangers on 26 February 2011,[2] and scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 win against Thika United on 17 April the same year.[3] He went on to make several more appearances for the club, helping them win the FKL Cup in 2011, the President's Cup and the Top 8 Cup in 2012, and the league and super cup double in 2013.

MC Alger

Lavatsa joined MC Alger from Gor Mahia on 11 January 2014 for the second half of the 2013–14 Ligue Professionnelle 1 season.[4] It was reported that he signed a contract for a salary of €10,000 (around Ksh. 1.2 million) a month.[5]

Lavatsa made his debut for the seven-time Algerian champions on 1 February 2014, coming on as a substitute for Hadj Bouguèche in the 69th minute of a 1–0 loss away to Aïn Fakroun.[6] The following week, he made his first start for the club and played the full 90 minutes to help his side to a 2–0 home victory against MC Oran at the Stade Omar Hamadi in Bologhine.[7]

On 1 May 2014, Lavatsa bagged his first silverware with the Algiers club, albeit remaining an unused substitute, after a 4–3 penalty shoot-out victory in the 2013–14 Algerian Cup final against JS Kabylie, who had held them to a 1–1 draw after 90 minutes and extra time.[8] On 10 July 2014, it was announced that Lavatsa had been released by the club barely six months into his two-year contract. He was among 14 players released ahead of the 2014–15 season.[9][10]

International career

Lavatsa received his first call-up to the Kenya national team by being named in their 2012 CECAFA Cup squad.[11][12] He made his first appearance for the side in the group stage against South Sudan. He made four more appearances during the tournament on the way to the final, where he scored his first international goal in the 87th minute to level the scores at 1–1 against Uganda after tapping in from a Paul Were pass. However, he could not help his side prevent Geoffrey Kizito from heading in the winner just three minutes later.[13]

Lavatsa made his first FIFA appearance in a 2014 World Cup qualifier against Nigeria at the U.J. Esuene Stadium in Calabar, Nigeria as a substitute.[14] On 9 July, he scored a brace to hand Kenya a 2–0 win against Swaziland at the Arthur Davies Stadium in Kitwe, Zambia in their second match of the 2013 COSAFA Cup,[15] but could not save his side from elimination two days later when his side fell to a 2–1 loss against Botswana at the Nkana Stadium.[16]

Later that year, he made five appearances to help his side clinch the 2013 CECAFA Cup on home soil. He played the full 90 minutes in the 2–0 win against Sudan at the Nyayo National Stadium.[17]

International goals

Source: National-Football-Teams.com[18]

Honours

Club

Gor Mahia
MC Alger

International

References

  1. ↑ Patrick Korir (28 January 2011). "Gor lose six, sign eight ahead of 2011 season". Futaa.com. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  2. ↑ Patrick Korir (27 February 2011). "Ugly scenes marks Gor?s defeat to Rangers". Futaa.com. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  3. ↑ Patrick Korir (28 January 2011). "Gor lose six, sign eight ahead of 2011 season". Futaa.com. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  4. ↑ Dan Ngulu (13 January 2014). "Confirmed: Lavatsa has joined MC Algier". Futaa.com. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  5. ↑ Vincent Opiyo (15 January 2014). "Edwin Lavatsa set to sign MC Alger contract". Futaa.com. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  6. ↑ Vincent Opiyo (2 February 2014). "21 for Edwin Lavatsa in MC Alger loss". Futaa.com. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  7. ↑ Mercy Njueh (9 February 2014). "90 for Lavatsa as MC Alger bounce back". Futaa.com. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  8. ↑ Vincent Opiyo (1 May 2014). "First trophy for Edwin Lavatsa in Algeria". Futaa.com. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "Lavatsa released by Algerian side". Futaa.com. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  10. ↑ Otieno Otieno (10 July 2014). "Lavatsa released by Algerian club MC Alger". Goal.com. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  11. ↑ Dan Ngulu (21 November 2012). "Kimani called as Olum drops from CECAFA squad". Futaa.com. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  12. ↑ Dennis Kituyi (22 November 2012). "Lavatsa, Agwanda in the spotlight". Futaa.com. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  13. ↑ Rodgers Eshitemi (8 December 2012). "CECAFA 2012: Cranes beat Kenya to retain title". Futaa.com. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  14. ↑ Patrick Korir (22 March 2013). "Jamal, Omolo to start for Harambee stars against Nigeria". Futaa.com. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  15. ↑ Patrick Korir (9 July 2013). "Lavatsa hands Amrouche first Harambee Stars win". Futaa.com. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  16. ↑ Patrick Korir (11 July 2013). "Botswana sends Harambee Stars packing from COSAFA". Futaa.com. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  17. ↑ Patrick Korir (12 December 2013). "Harambee Stars lifts 2013 CECAFA senior challenge Cup". Futaa.com. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  18. ↑ "International goals scored by Edwin Lavatsa". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 4 May 2014.

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