| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Atuheire Kipson | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-08-08)8 August 1991 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | Kampala, Uganda | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | AS Kigali | ||
| 2009–2010 | SC Villa Kampala | ||
| 2010–2012 | APR Kigali | ||
| 2012–2013 | URA Kampala | ||
| 2013–2014 | Police Kibungo | ||
| 2014–2015 | Musanze | ||
| 2015–2016 | Svay Rieng | (24) | |
| 2017 | Nagaworld | 23 | (27) |
| 2018 | UKM | 11 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | Nagaworld | 23 | (22) |
| 2020 | Gokulam Kerala | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Wakiso Giants | 9 | (5) |
| 2022 | Soltilo Angkor | 8 | (7) |
| 2023–2024 | Koh Kong | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Life | ||
| International career | |||
| 2010 | Rwanda | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 April 2025 | |||
Atuheire Kipson (born 8 August 1991) is a former professionalfootballer who last played as aforward forLife in theCambodian Premier League.[2] Born in Uganda, he represented theRwanda national team.
Born inKabale, Western region of Uganda, Kipson moved toRwanda and began his professional football career atA.S. Kigali in 2008. Between 2009 and 2010, he signed with and played for Ugandan giantsSC Villa Kampala in theUganda Premier League. With SC Villa, he won theUganda Cup in 2009. It was his first major professional win and then he moved toArmée Patriotique Rwandaise Football Club in Rwanda again. With APR, he won theRwanda Premier League twice in 2010 and 2011.[citation needed]
In 2012, he moved toUganda Revenue Authority SC and emerged as the runners-up of the Uganda Premier League. Kipson has also played for clubs likeRwanda Police FC andMusanze F.C. before leaving Africa.[citation needed]
He went toCambodia in 2015 and joinedPreah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC, with which he lifted theHun Sen Cup in 2015.[3] He was also in the squad of the Svay Rieng in2016 Hun Sen Cup runners-up squad. In 2015 and 2016 season with Svay Rieng, he scored 24 goals.[citation needed]
Kipson also achieved success and fame during his stint in another Cambodian clubNagaworld FC. He appeared in 23Cambodian Premier League matches and scored 28 goals in 2017. Later he moved to Malaysian sideUKM F.C. but came back to Nagaworld FC in 2019. Kipson with Nagaworld, finished as the runners-up of2017 Hun Sen Cup and2019 C-League.[citation needed]
On 20 November 2017, Kipson scored his first hat-trick for Nagaworld FC against Asia Europe United in the C-League.[4] With Nagaworld in 2019–2020 season, he scored 22 goals in 23 league games. In2019 AFC Cup, Kipson appeared for Nagaworld FC in 6 matches of Group-F. In that competition, he scored 2 goals in a match againstYangon United FC. He achieved fame for his continuous goalscoring ability for both the Cambodian clubs Nagaworld FC and Svay Rieng FC between 2015 and 2020.
In 10 February 2020, Kipson signed with IndianI-League sideGokulam Kerala FC. He debuted for the Malabarians on 12 February againstChennai City.[5] He appeared in only 5 league matches for them and later released by the club.[6][7] He alongside other foreigners of Gokulam Kerala was stuck in India due to the nationwide lockdown amidst the Coronavirus pandemic for couple of days before his flight to Uganda.[8]
Kipson after his success in Cambodia and unsuccessful days in India due to the pandemic (2020 I-League was cancelled), returned to Uganda for signing withWakiso Giants FC.[9] Debutant Kipson scored for Wakiso Giants as they edgedMbarara City FC to get off their first win of the season. Former SC Villa striker scored the winner in the second half before Mbarara City went on to miss a penalty.[10][11]
Kipson has representedRwanda national football team on 5 occasions in 2010. He debuted for his country on 9 October againstBenin in a 3–0 win match at the2012 African Cup of Nations.[12] He then appeared in a friendly match againstMalawi.
He had also represented Rwanda in the2010 CECAFA Cup inTanzania,[13] where he played three matches until Rwanda lost toTanzania in the Quarter-finals.
SC Villa Kampala
Armée Patriotique Rwandaise
Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng
NagaWorld
Life