| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1999-01-01)1 January 1999 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Bukavu, DR Congo | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rhode Island FC | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Utah State Eastern Eagles | 34 | (7) |
| 2019–2021 | Utah Valley Wolverines | 22 | (6) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | Ogden City | 7 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | CF Montréal | 12 | (0) |
| 2024– | Rhode Island FC | 28 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Rwanda | 10 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2025 | |||
Jojea Kwizera (born 1 January 1999) is a professionalfootballer who plays as amidfielder forUSL Championship clubRhode Island FC. Born in the DR Congo, he represents theRwanda national team.
[2] Kwizera was a first-round pick (15th overall) in the2022 MLS SuperDraft. He earned 13 starts in 2021 with Utah Valley University, collecting three goals and eight assists. In 2020, he played in seven games as a starter with one goal and two assists for the Wolverines.[3]
On 8 April 2022, Kwizera signed his first contract withCF Montréal during the 2022 season.[4] Kwizera made his professional debut with Montreal in a 4–1 win againstOrlando City SC on 7 May 2022.[5]
Upon completion of the 2023 Season, CF Montréal would announce that they would not pick up Kwizera's contract for 2024, ending his time with the club.[6]
Kwizera made his debut for theRwanda national team on 6 June 2024 in aWorld Cup qualifier againstBenin at theFelix Houphouet Boigny Stadium in the Ivory Coast. He substitutedGilbert Mugisha in the 72nd minute as Benin won the game 1–0.[7] He scored his first international goal 5 days later against Lesotho.[8]
| Club | League | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| CF Montréal | MLS | |||||||||||
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||