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Ruth Monique Kipoyi (born 15 October 1997), known as Ruth Kipoyi, is a DR Congolese footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish Women's Football Super League club ALG Spor and the DR Congo women's national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ruth Monique Kipoyi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 October 1997[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward[1] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | ALG Spor | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Promesse Star | |||
| TP Mazembe | |||
| 2021 | Simba Queens | ||
| 2021– | ALG Spor | 12 | (11) |
| National team | |||
| 2015 | DR Congo U20 | ||
| 2019– | DR Congo | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 January 2022 | |||
Club career
On 15 July 2021, Kipoyi signed for Tanzanian women's football team Simba Queens,[2] representing the club in the 2021 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers. The side finished third, failing to qualify for the inaugural CAF Women's Champions League finals.
In December 2021, she moved to Turkey and joined the Gaziantep-based club ALG Spor to play in the 2021-22 Turkcell Women's Super League.[3] On 9 March 2022 she scored her first professional hat-trick with three goals in a 7-0 league win over Dudullu Spor.[4]
International career
Kipoyi capped for the DR Congo at senior level during the 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (third round).[5] She was selected for the DR Congo squad for their 2022 CAF Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification fixture with Equatorial Guinea prior to the side's withdrawal citing logistical and financial issues.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 11 March 2022
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Simba Queens | 2021 | Tanzanian Women's Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| ALG Spor | 2021-22 | Turkish Super League | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 |
| Career total | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 11 | ||
References
- "Competitions - WWC-Q U20 2016 - Team Details - Player Details". CAF. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- "Mercato : Ruth Kipoyi signe au SC SIMBA". KONISPORT. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- "Algspor golcüsünü buldu". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 13 December 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- "Dudullu 0-7 ALG Spor". TFF (in Turkish).
- "JO 2020 - Qualifications AFRIQUE : le NIGERIA out, le GHANA aussi" [2020 Olympics - AFRICA Qualifications: NIGERIA out, GHANA too]. FootOFéminin.fr (in French). Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- "DR Congo expelled from women's Afcon qualifying". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2022-03-11.