Edward Kizza

Edward Kizza (born 17 December 1998) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indy Eleven in the USL Championship.

Career Born in Kampala, Kizza moved to the United States with his parents when he was 14. He spent his first year of high school at Carlisle School before joining the Montverde Academy near Orlando, Florida. With Montverde, Kizza was part of the SIMA program and was ranked as the 41st ranked player nationally by topdrawersoccer coming out of his senior season. He completed his freshman college season with 4 goals in 15 matches, earning an ACC All-Freshman team selection. He would go on to not play his senior season with the Panthers. Despite being selected late in the first round of the draft, Revolution head coach Bruce Arena, stated that Kizza is "a proven goal scorer the collegiate level" and that "we feel very fortunate that we got him as late as we did in the first round". Arena said that he had spoken with Kizza's Pittsburgh Panthers coach Jay Vidovich prior to drafting him. He made his professional debut for the Revolution on 17 April 2021 in their season opener against the Chicago Fire, coming on as an 83rd-minute substitute in the 2–2 draw and hitting the crossbar with a header.

Following the 2022 season, Kizza was released by New England.

Memphis 901 (loan) On 30 March 2022, New England announced that they had loaned Kizza to USL Championship club Memphis 901 for the remainder of the 2022 season. Kizza was recalled from his loan in July 2022.

Pittsburgh Riverhounds (loan) On 15 July 2022, USL Championship club Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC announced that they had acquired Kizza on loan for the remainder of the 2022 season.

Pittsburgh Riverhounds On 13 January 2023, Kizza made his move to the Riverhounds permanent. In a match against Las Vegas Lights FC, Kizza scored a brace in the 4–1 win, as well as Arturo Ordoñez and Danny Griffin scoring.

Indy Eleven Kizza joined Indy Eleven on 3 December 2024, becoming the first Ugandan player in club history. He made his debut for the club on 15 March 2025, in a 3–1 victory over Miami FC. Kizza scored his first goal for the club on 5 April 2025, in a 2–2 league draw against North Carolina FC.

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Honours New England Revolution Supporters' Shield: 2021