Geoffrey Kizito | |
Fullname: | Geoffrey Baba Kizito |
Birth Date: | 2 February 1993 |
Birth Place: | Kampala, Uganda |
Height: | 1.73 m[1] |
Position: | Defensive midfielder |
Currentclub: | Becamex Binh Duong |
Clubnumber: | 39 |
Years1: | 2012–2013 |
Clubs1: | Xuan Thanh Saigon |
Caps1: | 33 |
Goals1: | 5 |
Years2: | 2014 |
Clubs2: | Gor Mahia |
Caps2: | 28 |
Goals2: | 5 |
Years3: | 2015–2018 |
Clubs3: | Than Quang Ninh |
Caps3: | 66 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Years4: | 2018–2019 |
Clubs4: | Saigon |
Caps4: | 25 |
Goals4: | 3 |
Years5: | 2020–2022 |
Clubs5: | Than Quang Ninh |
Caps5: | 29 |
Goals5: | 2 |
Years6: | 2022 |
Clubs6: | Nam Dinh |
Caps6: | 23 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 2023– |
Clubs7: | Becamex Binh Duong |
Caps7: | 45 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2012–2018 |
Nationalteam1: | Uganda |
Nationalcaps1: | 41 |
Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
Club-Update: | 21 September 2024 |
Geoffrey Baba Kizito (born 2 February 1993), also known as Trần Trung Hiếu, is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for V.League 1 club Becamex Binh Duong.
Born in Kampala, he spent the 2012 and 2013 seasons in Vietnam with Xuan Thanh Saigon. In early January 2014 he signed a deal to play for Kenyan Premier League champions Gor Mahia.[2] He returned to Vietnam for the 2015 season, with Than Quang Ninh. In 2018 he joined Saigon.[3] He moved to Than Quang Ninh for the 2020 season.
He made his international debut for Uganda in 2012. He featured in Uganda's 23-men squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[4]
In 2017 he became a naturalised citizen of Vietnam, under the name Trần Trung Hiếu.[5]