Aldrine Kibet

{{Short description|Kenyan footballer (born 2006)}}

{{notability|date=October 2024}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

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|fullname = Aldrine Kibet

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2006|06|13}}

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|height = 1.78 m

|position = forward

|youthyears1 = 2020-2023

|youthclubs1 = St. Anthony's, Kitale

|years1 = 2023-

|clubs1 = Gimnàstic de Tarragona

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|goals1 = -

| nationalyears1 = 2024– | nationalteam1 = Kenya U20 | nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 4

| ntupdate = 7 Oct 2024

| pcupdate = 7 Oct 2024

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Aldrine KibetStandard, Jan 2024 [https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/health/football/article/2001487238/aldrine-kibet-the-next-big-thing-in-kenyan-football/ Aldrine Kibet: The next big thing in Kenyan football]Citizen, 26 Jun 2024 [https://www.citizen.digital/sports/aldrine-kibet-a-young-star-reflects-on-a-stellar-year-eyes-successful-career-n344687/ Aldrine Kibet: A young star reflects on a stellar year, eyes successful career] is a Kenyan forward currently in the ranks of Spanish side Gimnàstic de Tarragona, and the Kenya U20 team.Nation, 28 Nov 2023 [https://nation.africa/kenya/sports/football/spain-based-aldrine-kibet-fires-kenya-into-cecafa-semis-4447784/ Spain-based Kibet fires Kenya into Cecafa semis]

KibetStandard, 1 Sep 2023 [https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/sports/counties/article/2001480534/aldrine-kibet-from-baringo-to-the-world/ Aldrine Kibet: From Baringo to the world] shot to prominence in August 2023 while representing Kitale's St. Anthony's Boys’ at the 2023 Kenya Secondary Schools Sports Association (KSSSA) Games in Kakamega when he led his team to the title.Nation, 11 Aug 2023 [https://nation.africa/kenya/sports/other-sports/school-games-messi-inspired-kibet-glory-with-st-anthonys-4333518/ School Games: Messi-inspired Kibet dreams of glory with St Anthony's]Citizen, 12 Aug 2023 [https://www.citizen.digital/sports/school-games-kibet-double-sinks-dagoretti-as-st-anthony-seal-glory-n325391/ School Games: Kibet double sinks Dagoretti as St Anthony seal glory] That earned him the sports personality award for the month of August 2024.Ghetto Radio, 8 Sep 2023 [https://ghettoradio.co.ke/st-anthonys-star-aldrine-kibet-named-lg-sjak-sports-personality-of-the-month-of-august/ St Anthony’s Star Aldrine Kibet named LG/SJAK Sports Personality of The Month of August]

Kibet was included in the Kenya U20 team taking in the 2024 CECAFA U-20 Championship from 6-20 Oct 2024, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.Standard, 4 Oct 2024 [https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/health/football/article/2001503990/kibet-and-kenyas-rising-stars-ready-for-afcon-u20-cecafa-test-in-tanzania/ Kibet and Kenya's Rising Stars ready for AFCON U20 CECAFA test in Tanzania]Pulse Sport, 6 Oct 2024 [https://www.pulsesports.co.ke/football/story/cecafa-u-20-afconq-aldrine-kibet-tyrone-kariuki-benched-salim-babu-names-starting-xi-for-tanzania-opener-2024100612231554694/ CECAFA U-20 AFCONQ: Aldrine Kibet, Tyrone Kariuki benched Salim Babu names starting XI for Tanzania opener]