MONTREAL - CF Montréal announced Friday that midfielder Jojea Kwizera has signed his first professional contract with the Club, a one-year deal for the 2022 season, with three option years in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
“Jojea had shown us some good things during preseason, and we had made our decision some time ago, but we were waiting on some immigration documentation,” said CF Montréal Sporting Director Olivier Renard. “We were also happy with our other draft pick at training camp, but Ivy (Brisma) suffered a serious knee injury in our final preseason match. We're pleased to welcome Jojea officially with us. We hope he will continue his development within our organization.”
Kwizera, 23, was a first-round pick (15th overall) in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft. Born in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kwizera 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.
More recently, Kwizera attended CF Montréal’s preseason training camp in Florida this past January. He featured in all four preseason friendlies against New York City FC, Inter Miami CF, the Philadelphia Union, and Miami FC.
Transaction: Jojea Kwizera signs his first professional contract with CF Montréal through the 2022 season, with three option years in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
JOJEA KWIZERA
Position: Midfielder
Height: 5’9’’
Weight: 130 lbs
Date of birth: January 1, 1999
Hometown: West Jordan, Utah
Nationality: Democratic Republic of the Congo / USA
Last Club: Utah Valley University
Acquired: April 8, 2022
