Simeon Mulama (born 6 August 1980) is a Kenyan retired

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who played as a

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Career

Born in

Nairobi Nairobi is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Kenya. The city lies in the south-central part of Kenya, at an elevation of . The name is derived from the Maasai language, Maasai phrase , which translates to 'place of cool waters', a ...

, Mulama began his early career in his native Kenya with

Mathare United Mathare United Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in Nairobi, Kenya. The club competed in the Kenyan Premier League (the highest tier of the Kenyan football league system), but in 2023, the club was relegat ...

and

AFC 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 was captain at the former. He later played in Egypt for

Ismaily Ismaily Sporting Club () is an Egyptian football club, established on 20 March 1921 as El Nahda Sporting Club () ( Egyptian pronunciation: Nady El Nahda), based in Ismaïlia, Egypt. The club is best known for its football team. Also it's consi ...

, in the United States for

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, and in Sweden for

Skellefteå FF Skellefteå FF is a football club based in Skellefteå, Västerbotten, Sweden. The club was founded in 1921, and was then called ''Skellefteå AIK Fotboll'', a name it kept until 2006. In the 2015 season, the club plays in the Division 2 Norrla ...

. He returned to

in 2009. Mulama earned eleven caps for the Kenyan national side, and appeared in one FIFA World Cup qualifying match.

Personal life

He is the twin brother of fellow player Titus Mulama.

References

1980 births Living people Kenyan twins Kenyan men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Mathare United F.C. players A.F.C. Leopards players Ismaily SC players Skellefteå FF players Kenya men's international footballers Kenyan expatriate men's footballers Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in Egypt Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States 21st-century Kenyan sportsmen {{Kenya-footy-bio-stub