Personal information | |||
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Full name | Edwin Lavatsa | ||
Date of birth | 2 January 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Kenya | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker, winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Bandari | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2011 | Upper Hill School | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2013 | Gor Mahia | ||
2014 | MC Alger | 4 | (0) |
2015 | Mathare United | ||
2016– | Bandari | ||
National team‡ | |||
2012– | Kenya | 17 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 January 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 August 2014 |
Edwin Lavatsa (born 2 January 1993) is a Kenyan footballer who currently plays for Bandari in the Kenyan Premier League and the Kenya national team as a striker or winger.
Lavatsa spent three seasons with Gor Mahia, with whom he won the league title in 2013, before moving to Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 side MC Alger for half a season before being released. He joined Mathare United in 2015 and spent one season at the club before moving to Bandari, where he clinched silverware on his competitive debut at the 2016 Kenyan Super Cup. 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.
Lavatsa joined Gor Mahia ahead of the 2011 season after graduating from Upper Hill School. He made his first appearance for the club at the Nyayo National Stadium against Posta Rangers on 26 February 2011, and scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 win against Thika United on 17 April the same year. 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.