Clifton Miheso Ayisi (born 5 February 1996), sometimes mistakenly known as Clifford Miheso, is a Kenyan footballer who currently plays for A.F.C Leopards and the Kenya national team as a winger. Widely considered one of the best game influencers, Miheso is known for his creativity, speed, acceleration, vision, dribbling, passing and ability to open up the game by bringing his skills into play.

Club career

Early career

Miheso was born in Kakamega, Kenya, in a middle-class family. He began his career in the

Kenyan Premier League The Kenyan Premier League (KPL), officially known as the FKF Premier League, is a professional league for men's football clubs in Kenya. Standing at the top of the Kenyan football league system, the league was formed in 1963 under the Kenya Foo ...

, where he played for

Thika United Thika United Football Club is an association football club based in Thika, Kenya, which currently competes in the Kenyan Super League, the second tier of the Kenyan football league system. They play their home games at the Sea Joy Arena. The cl ...

from 2011 to 2013, before joining

Sofapaka Sofapaka Football Club (Sofapaka: Sote kama Familia kwa Pamoja Kuafikia Azimio – Kiswahili: ''We as a Family together to achieve a goal'') is a football club, based in Wundanyi, Taita Taveta County. They play their home games at the Wunda ...

and spending a further three seasons with the club.

VPS

On 5 March 2015, it was announced that Miheso joined Finnish

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side

Vaasan Palloseura Vaasan Palloseura, commonly referred to as VPS, is a Finnish football club, based in Vaasa. It currently plays in the first tier of Finnish football (''Veikkausliiga''). The club's current manager is Jussi Nuorela. The club plays its home matc ...

(VPS), signing a one-year contract after spending three months with the club on trial.

A.F.C. Leopards

On 31 January 2016, it was announced that Miheso would return to Kenya, joining Premier League giants

A.F.C. Leopards Abaluhya Football Club Leopards Sports Club, officially abbreviated as AFC Leopards, is a Kenyan professional football club based in Nairobi. It currently competes in the Kenyan Premier League, the top tier of the Kenyan football league syst ...

on a six-month contract.

Golden Arrows

On 4 July 2016, Miheso joined South African side

Golden Arrows Lamontville Golden Arrows F.C. are a South African soccer club based in Durban that plays in the Premiership. History It was founded in 1943 in the streets of Lamontville, a township in Durban. The club played in the defunct National Profes ...

ahead of the 2016–17 season. He made his debut on 24 August 2016 in a 3–1 loss to Kaizer Chiefs coming in a substitute in the 62nd minute.

Buildcon Football Club

In March 2017, Clifton Miheso signed in Builddon FC in Zambian Superleague.

International career

Miheso made his debut for the Kenya national team in a friendly match against

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on 27 February 2012. He scored his first goal for the ''Harambee Stars'' in a 5–0 friendly win over

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on 27 July 2012. Miheso was on the squad that reached the

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of the

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in Uganda, as well as the squad that won the title the following year on home soil.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Kenya's goal tally first.''

References

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* * 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Kakamega Kenyan men's footballers Men's association football wingers Kenya men's international footballers Thika United F.C. players Sofapaka F.C. players Vaasan Palloseura players A.F.C. Leopards players Lamontville Golden Arrows F.C. players Clube Olímpico do Montijo players Gor Mahia F.C. players Kenyan expatriate men's footballers Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in Finland Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in Zambia Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Expatriate men's footballers in Zambia Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Buildcon F.C. players 21st-century Kenyan sportsmen {{Kenya-footy-bio-stub