McDonald Mariga

McDonald Mariga
Mariga with Inter Milan in 2010
Personal information
Full name McDonald Mariga Wanyama
Date of birth (1987-04-04) 4 April 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Nairobi, Kenya
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Youth career
Ulinzi Stars
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Tusker
2004–2005 Kenya Pipeline
2005–2006 Enköpings SK 1 (0)
2006–2007 Helsingborgs IF 37 (6)
2007–2010 Parma 62 (4)
2010–2014 Inter Milan 21 (1)
2011–2012Real Sociedad (loan) 14 (0)
2013Parma (loan) 13 (1)
2014–2015 Parma 9 (0)
2016–2017 Latina 41 (2)
2017–2018 Real Oviedo 15 (0)
2018–2019 Cuneo Calcio 0 (0)
International career
2003–2018 Kenya 40 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

McDonald Mariga Wanyama (pronounced [məkˈdɒnʌld məˈriːɡɑ wɑˈɲɑːmɑ] ; born 4 April 1987) is a Kenyan former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

He is the first Kenyan footballer to play in the UEFA Champions League, for Inter Milan on 16 March 2010.[1] In 2019 he joined politics to vie for Kibera parliamentary seat after the death of Ken Okoth.

  1. ^ "Mariga makes history". BBC News. 17 March 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2017.

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