Brian Bwire
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Okoth Bwire[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 June 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Bureti, Kenya[2] | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Polokwane City | ||
| Number | 50 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Kariobangi Sharks | ||
| 2021–2024 | Tusker | ||
| 2024– | Polokwane City | 26 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2021 | Kenya | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 January 2026 | |||
Brian Okoth Bwire is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for South African Premier Soccer League side Polokwane City.
He has been capped for the Kenya national team.[3]
Career
[edit]Bwire turned out for Kenyan Premier League side Kariobangi Sharks,[4][5] and Tusker FC.[6] He joined Polokwane City F.C. in 2024.[7]
He broke into the Kenya National team setup in 2021 and made his debut against Mali in a 2022 World Cup qualifier at Nyayo Stadium.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ Brian Bwire at Soccerway
- ↑ Brian Bwire at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Citizen, 11 Jun 2024 Brian Bwire: The Gaffe Against Uganda, Cyberbullying And Dreams Of A Return To The National Team
- ↑ Mozzart Sport, 9 Aug 2021 [Kariobangi Sharks' blue eyed boy, Bwire, breaks rank with club, heads for the exit]
- ↑ Goal, 7 Sep 2021 Bwire and Sakari: Tusker seal double signing from Kariobangi Sharks
- ↑ The Star, 120 Aug 2021 Sharks custodian Bwire decamps to Tusker
- ↑ Kickoff, 10 Jul 2024 Polokwane sign Kenyan goalkeeper
- ↑ Mozzart Sport, 11 Oct 2021 Bwire elated by Harambee Stars debut three years after first call up
Categories:
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Kenyan men's footballers
- F.C. Kariobangi Sharks players
- Tusker F.C. players
- Polokwane City F.C. players
- Kenyan Premier League players
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Kenyan expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa
- Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
- 21st-century Kenyan sportsmen