Clifton Miheso

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Miheso with VPS in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Clifton Miheso Ayisi
Place of birth	Kakamega, Kenya
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	A.F.C Leopards
Number	23
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2013	Thika United
2013–2015	Sofapaka	28	(6)
2015	VPS	10	(0)
2016	A.F.C. Leopards	16	(5)
2016–2017	Golden Arrows	11	(0)
2017–2019	Buildcon FC	22	(4)
2019	Olímpico Montijo	3	(0)
2019-2021	Gor Mahia F.C.	38	(13)
2021-2023	Kenya Police fc	56	(19)
International career^‡
2012–	Kenya	40	(7[2])
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:37, 21 December 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2018

Clifton Miheso Ayisi (born 5 February 1996), sometimes mistakenly known as Clifford Miheso, is a Kenyan footballer who currently plays for A.F.C Leopards and the Kenya national team as a winger. Widely considered one of the best game influencers, Miheso is known for his creativity, speed, acceleration, vision, dribbling, passing and ability to open up the game by bringing his skills into play.

Club career

Early career

Miheso was born in Kakamega, Kenya, in a middle-class family. He began his career in the Kenyan Premier League, where he played for Thika United from 2011 to 2013, before joining Sofapaka and spending a further three seasons with the club.

VPS

On 5 March 2015, it was announced that Miheso joined Finnish Veikkausliiga side Vaasan Palloseura (VPS), signing a one-year contract after spending three months with the club on trial.[3]

A.F.C. Leopards

On 31 January 2016, it was announced that Miheso would return to Kenya, joining Premier League giants A.F.C. Leopards on a six-month contract.[4][5]

Golden Arrows

On 4 July 2016, Miheso joined South African side Golden Arrows ahead of the 2016–17 season.[6] He made his debut on 24 August 2016 in a 3–1 loss to Kaizer Chiefs[7] coming in a substitute in the 62nd minute.

Buildcon Football Club

In March 2017, Clifton Miheso signed in Builddon FC in Zambian Superleague.^[citation needed]

International career

Miheso made his debut for the Kenya national team in a friendly match against Egypt on 27 February 2012. He scored his first goal for the Harambee Stars in a 5–0 friendly win over Botswana on 27 July 2012.[8] Miheso was on the squad that reached the final of the 2012 CECAFA Cup in Uganda,[9] as well as the squad that won the title the following year on home soil.[10]

International goals

Scores and results list Kenya's goal tally first.[11]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	12 July 2012	Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi	Botswana	1–0	3–1	Friendly
2.				2–0
3.	27 November 2012	Mandela National Stadium, Kampala	South Sudan	2–0	2–0	2012 CECAFA Cup
4.	30 November 2012	Mandela National Stadium, Kampala	Ethiopia	2–0	3–1	2012 CECAFA Cup
5.	10 December 2013	Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi	Tanzania	1–0	1–0	2013 CECAFA Cup
6.	24 March 2018	Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh	Comoros	2–2	2–2	Friendly
7.	2 June 2018	Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai	New Zealand	1–1	2–1	2018 Intercontinental Cup

References

1. "Clifton Miheso - VPS". Vaasan Palloseura. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
2. "Player: Cliffton Miheso | FoStats". www.fostats.com.
3. "Sofapaka winger joins VPS". Super Sport. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
4. Kevin Teya (31 January 2016). "Miheso confirmed as Ingwe release ultimate squad". Futaa.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
5. Kevin Teya (5 July 2016). "AFC Leopards winger joins South African side". Futaa.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
6. Oguda, Zachary. "Miheso confirmed at PSL side". Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
7. Gacharira, Samuel. "Bright start for Mandela as Miheso debuts for Arrows". Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
8. Brian Moseti (27 June 2012). "Kenya thrashes Botswana in friendly". Futaa.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
9. Ismael Kiyonga (21 November 2012). "CECAFA 2012: Kenya releases final squad". Kawowo Sports. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
10. Ismael Kiyonga (27 November 2013). "Kenya coach Amrouche finally names final CECAFA squad". Kawowo Sports. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
11. "Miheso, Clifton". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 March 2018.

External links

• Clifton Miheso at National-Football-Teams.com
• Clifton Miheso at Soccerway
• Clifton Miheso at ZeroZero