James Wakhungu Situma (born 11 November 1984) is a Kenyan former professional footballer. Mostly a

defensive midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...

, he was also deployed as a

centre-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...

right-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...

. He achieved great success in his first spell at

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 ...

before his move to

KF Tirana Klubi i Futbollit Tirana is an Albanian professional football club based in the country's capital city, Tirana, that competes in the Kategoria Superiore, the top tier of Albanian football. The men's football club is part of the multi-discipli ...

, winning four trophies during his four years at the club including their first ever

Kenya 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 ...

title as well as captaining the side in the

CAF Champions League The CAF Champions League, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and formerly the African Cup of Champions Clubs, is an annual football club (association football), club football competition organized by the Conf ...

. At international level, he made 39 appearances for the Kenya national team scoring twice.

Career

KF Tirana

Situma was born in Ndivisi,

Bungoma Bungoma town is the capital of Bungoma County in Kenya. It was established as a trading centre in the early 20th century. It is located in Kenya's fertile Western region and at the foot of Mount Elgon, Kenya's second-highest mountain. The tow ...

, Kenya. He signed a two-year contract with

on 2 July 2011, making him the first Kenyan to ever play in Albania. He made his Tirana debut in a

UEFA Europa League The UEFA Europa League (UEL), usually known simply as the Europa League, is an annual association football, football club competition organised since 1971 by the UEFA, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European footb ...

qualifying match against Slovakian side

Spartak Trnava FC Spartak Trnava () is a professional football club based in Trnava, Slovakia. The club competes in Slovak First Football League, the top flight in the Slovak league system, having participated in more seasons than any other club. Founded in ...

on 14 July 2011, he started the game in the centre of midfield and helped his side to a goal less draw. Situma's first trophy in European and Albanian football came in just his second game, as he won the 2011 Albanian Supercup against the champions of Albania

Skënderbeu Korçë Gjergj Kastrioti (17 January 1468), commonly known as Skanderbeg, was an Albanian feudal lord and military commander who led a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire in what is today Albania, North Macedonia, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, and Serb ...

in a 1–0 win.

Tusker

On 26 January 2015, it was announced that Situma joined Tusker from

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 ...

. He made his debut for Tusker in a 1–1 draw against

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 ...

at the

Thika Municipal Stadium The Thika Municipal Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Thika, Kenya. It used mostly for association football, football matches and is the home stadium of Thika United, Thika United F.C. The stadium holds 5,000 people. In March 2020, a proposa ...

, on the side's first league game of the 2015 season on 21 February. In December 2017 Situma was one of 14 players to be released by Tusker.

Personal life

He is the second of three children to Japheth and Anne Wakhungu; his brothers' names are Alfred and Cyrus. His inspirations are

Dennis Oliech Dennis Oguta Oliech (; born 2 February 1985) is a Kenyan former professional footballer who played as a striker. As a member of the Kenya national team, he became his nation's second all-time goalscorer, behind William "Chege" Ouma (35 goals ...

and

McDonald Mariga McDonald Mariga Wanyama (; born 4 April 1987) is a Kenyan politician and former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. In 2010, he became the first Kenyan footballer to play in and win the UEFA Champions League for Inter M ...

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Kenya's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Situma goal.''

Honours

Sofapaka *

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 ...

: 2009 *

Kenyan President's Cup The FKF President's Cup is the top knockout tournament in Kenyan football and is the Kenyan equivalent to the FA Cup. It was started in the 1950s, but during its existence, the knockout tournament has had different names depending on largely, sp ...

: 2009 *Kenyan Super Cup: 2009, 2010 KF Tirana *

Albanian Supercup The Albanian Supercup is a single match usually at the beginning of the season between the winners of the Kategoria Superiore and Albanian Cup. Prior to 2000, Supercup final was not played when the champion team won the Double. However, after the ...

: 2011

References

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at Sofapaka.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Situma, James 1984 births Living people Kenyan men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football central defenders Men's association football fullbacks Kenya men's international footballers Kenyan Premier League players Kategoria Superiore players KF Tirana players Sofapaka F.C. players Nairobi City Stars players Tusker F.C. players Kenyan expatriate men's footballers Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in Albania Expatriate men's footballers in Albania 21st-century Kenyan sportsmen