Kembo Kibato

Kembo Kibato (born September 16, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Rio Grande Valley FC in the USL Championship.

Kembo Kibato
Personal information
Full name Kembo Kibato
Date of birth (2000-09-16) September 16, 2000
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Rio Grande Valley FC
Youth career
0000–2017 North Toronto Nitros
2017–2019 Toronto FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 North Toronto Nitros 19 (4)
2018 Toronto FC III 8 (0)
2019–2020 Helsingør 0 (0)
2020– Rio Grande Valley FC 12 (1)
2021 → FC Tulsa (loan) 29 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 31, 2021

Club career

North Toronto Nitros

Kibato played with League 1 Ontario side North Toronto Nitros during their 2017 season, scoring 4 goals in 19 appearances.[1]

Toronto FC Academy

Kibato spent time with the Toronto FC Academy from 2017 to 2019.[2][3]

FC Helsingør

On July 18, 2019, Kibato signed with Danish 2nd Division side FC Helsingør.[4] Kibato left on January 15, 2020 without making a first team appearance.[5]

Rio Grande Valley FC

On March 7, 2020, Kibato joined USL Championship side Rio Grande Valley FC.[6] He made his debut for RGVFC on July 11, 2020, appearing as an 83rd-minute substitute during a 1–0 loss to El Paso Locomotive.[7]

On April 9, 2021, Kibato moved on a season-long loan to USL Championship side FC Tulsa.[8]

References
  1. "North Toronto Nitros - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - # - Kembo Kibato -". www.league1ontario.com.
  2. "Toronto FC". tfc.ussoccerda.com.
  3. "Kembo Kibato | Toronto FC".
  4. Helsingør, F. C. "Canadians Dada-Luke and Kibato joins FC Helsingør | FC Helsingør".
  5. "FC Helsingør siger farvel til fem spillere". bold.dk.
  6. "RGV FC add ten players to 2020 roster". rgvfc.com. Rio Grande Valley FC. March 7, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  7. "El Paso Locomotive FC vs. Rio Grande Valley FC - July14, 2020 | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
  8. "FC Tulsa Acquires Kembo Kibato on Loan from Toros". April 9, 2021.


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