{{Short description|Kenyan footballer (born 1983)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Thomas Biketi | fullname = Thomas Wangira Biketi | birth_date = 31 December 1983 | birth_place = [[Kenya]] | height = 179cm | position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]] | years1 = 2005–2006 | clubs1 = [[Thika United F.C.]]<ref name="thikaunitedfc">{{cite web|url=https://www.thikaunitedfc.com/2008/07/united-signs-in-new-players-as-team-manager-john-irungu-focuses-on-top-objective.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008030552/https://www.thikaunitedfc.com/2008/07/united-signs-in-new-players-as-team-manager-john-irungu-focuses-on-top-objective.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=8 October 2017|website=thikaunitedfc.com|title=United Signs In New Players As Team Manager John Irungu Focuses On Top Objective ||accessdate=7 October 2017}}</ref> | years2 = 2006–2007 | clubs2 = [[Sporting Afrique]] | caps2 = 20 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2007–20xx | clubs3 = Arambagh Krira Sanga | years4 = 2009–2010 | clubs4 = [[A.F.C. Leopards]] | years5 = 2010–2011 | clubs5 = [[Ethiopian Coffee F.C.]] | years6 = 2011–2012 | clubs6 = [[Jawalkhel Youth Club]] | years7 = 2012 | clubs7 = [[Karuturi Sports F.C.]] | nationalyears1 = 2010 | nationalteam1 = [[Kenya national football team|Kenya]] | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 }}
'''Thomas Biketi''' (born 31 December 1983 in [[Kenya]]) is a Kenyan former footballer. He has plied his trade in a variety of countries- [[Kenya]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Bangladesh]], Nepal, and Singapore.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://allafrica.com/stories/200606261582.html|title=Kenyan Players in Trouble|publisher=allafrica.com}}</ref>
==Nepal and Karuturi==
Helping Jawalkhel Youth Club to a three-match winning streak in the [[Nepal National League]],<ref name="futaa">{{cite web|url=http://www.futaa.com/article/14776/biketi-mukonza-on-losing-end|website=futaa.com|title=Biketi, Mukonza on losing end|accessdate=7 October 2017}}</ref> Biketi's club descended to fourth place by the end of the season, accruing 16 points in total.<ref name="futaa2">{{cite web|url=http://www.futaa.ng/article/16051/league-concludes-for-pair-in-south-asia|website=futaa.ng|title=League concludes for pair in South Asia|accessdate=7 October 2017}}</ref> Alongside Gerald Mukonza, the defender was poised to join [[Karuturi Sports F.C.]] in January 2012<ref name="futaa3">{{cite web|url=http://www.futaa.com/article/15776/-nepal-based-duo-expected-at-karuturi|website=futaa.com|title=Nepal based duo expected at Karuturi|accessdate=7 October 2017}}</ref> but the transfer was delayed because Biketi was still competing for promotion in the play-offs for Jawalkhel Youth Club.<ref name="futaa4">{{cite web|url=http://www.futaa.com/article/16944/biketi-still-sweating-it-out-in-nepal|website=futaa.com|title=Biketi still sweating it out in Nepal|accessdate=7 October 2017}}</ref> Ultimately, by late February, the Kenyan sealed the move,<ref name="futaa5">{{cite web|url=http://www.futaa.com/article/17777/nepal-staras-arrival-livens-nam|website=futaa.com|title=Nepal Star's arrival livens Nam|accessdate=7 October 2017}}</ref> making his debut in a 2–0 victory over [[Chemelil Sugar F.C.]] in which he was complimented by his coach.<ref name="futaa6">{{cite web|url=http://www.futaa.com/article/18862/biketi-blossoms-on-flower-menas-debut|website=futaa.com|title=Biketi blossoms on Flower Men's debut|accessdate=7 October 2017}}</ref> Before his debut, Biketi was supposed to have adapted to the clubs style of play and environment.<ref name="futaa7">{{cite web|url=http://www.futaa.com/article/18156/nepal-based-star-in-merger-course|website=futaa.com|title=Nepal based Star in merger course|accessdate=7 October 2017}}</ref>
==References==
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