| Jojea Kwizera | |
| Birth Date: | 1 January 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Bukavu, DR Congo |
| Height: | 1.75 m[1] |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Rhode Island FC |
| Clubnumber: | 17 |
| Collegeyears1: | 2017–2018 |
| College1: | Utah State University Eastern |
| Collegecaps1: | 34 |
| Collegegoals1: | 7 |
| Collegeyears2: | 2019–2021 |
| College2: | Utah Valley Wolverines |
| Collegecaps2: | 22 |
| Collegegoals2: | 6 |
| Years1: | 2021 |
| Clubs1: | Ogden City |
| Caps1: | 7 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs2: | CF Montréal |
| Caps2: | 12 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | Rhode Island FC |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2024– |
| Nationalteam1: | Rwanda |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 4 January 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 11 June 2024 |
Jojea Kwizera (born 1 January 1999) is a Rwandan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for USL Championship club Rhode Island FC. Born in the DR Congo to a Rwandan father and a Congolese mother, he represents Rwanda internationally.
[2] Kwizera was a first-round pick (15th overall) in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft. He earned 13 starts in 2021 with Utah Valley University, collecting three goals and eight assists. In 2020, he played in seven games as a starter with one goal and two assists for the Wolverines.[3]
On 8 April 2022, Kwizera signed his first contract with CF Montréal during the 2022 season.[4] Kwizera made his professional debut with Montreal in a 4–1 win against Orlando City SC on 7 May 2022.[5]
Upon completion of the 2023 Season, CF Montréal would announce that they would not pick up Kwizera's contract for 2024, ending his time with the club.[6]
Kwizera made his debut for the Rwanda national team on 6 June 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Benin at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium in the Ivory Coast. He substituted Gilbert Mugisha in the 72nd minute as Benin won the game 1–0.[7] He scored his first international goal 5 days later against Lesotho.[8]
| Club | League | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| CF Montréal | MLS | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||