 Mariga with Inter Milan in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | McDonald Mariga Wanyama | ||
| Date of birth | 4 April 1987 | ||
| 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) |
| 2011–2012 | → Real Sociedad (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Parma (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.
- ^ "Mariga makes history". BBC News. 17 March 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2017.