John Baraza
{{Short description|Kenyan footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = John Baraza
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|6|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = Naivasha, Kenya
| height = 1.76m
| position = Striker
| years1 = 1994–2002
| clubs1 = Oserian Fastac
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| goals1 =
| years2 = 2002–2003
| clubs2 = Tusker
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| years3 = 2003
| clubs3 = IF Sylvia
| caps3 = 23
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2003–2005
| clubs4 = Chemelil Sugar
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| goals4 =
| years5 = 2005–2006
| clubs5 = Young Africans
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| years6 = 2006–2007
| clubs6 = Royal Malaysia Police
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| years7 = 2007–2008
| clubs7 = Rayon Sports
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| years8 = 2009
| clubs8 = Sofapaka
| caps8 =
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| years9 = 2009
| clubs9 = Chemelil Sugar
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| years10 = 2010–2015
| clubs10 = Sofapaka
| caps10 = 169
| goals10 = 63
| totalcaps =
| totalgoals =
| nationalyears1 = 2002–2011
| nationalteam1 = Kenya
| nationalcaps1 = 52
| nationalgoals1 = 21
}}
John Baraza (born 3 June 1974) is a Kenyan former footballer who played as a striker.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/kenya-baraza-intlg.html|title=John Baraza – Goals in International Matches|website=RSSSF|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|first=Roberto|last=Mamrud|date=28 January 2021|access-date=3 May 2021}}{{NFT player|3577|access-date=3 May 2021}} He represented Kenya at the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations.{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/it-is-not-going-to-be-easy-kenyan-legend-john-baraza-warns/1cvqo9g0fna5n19s4hb8cg3qkq|title=It is not going to be easy, Kenyan legend John Baraza warns Harambee Stars|date=13 April 2019|access-date=3 May 2021|first=Kiplagat|last=Sang|website=Goal}}
:Scores and results list Kenya's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Baraza goal.
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition !scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
|---|
| style="text-align:center"|1
|{{dts|11 May 2002}} |Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya |{{fb|TAN}} |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |
| style="text-align:center"|2
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|18 May 2002}} |rowspan="2"|Sheikh Amri Abeid Memorial Stadium, Arusha, Tanzania |rowspan="2"|{{fb|TAN}} |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|5-0 |rowspan="2"|Friendly |
| style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|3-0 |
| style="text-align:center"|4
|{{dts|7 September 2002}} |Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya |{{fb|Togo}} |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |style="text-align:center"|3-0 |
| style="text-align:center"|5
|{{dts|12 October 2002}} |Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde |{{fb|Cape Verde}} |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |2004 African Cup of Nations qualification |
| style="text-align:center"|6
|{{dts|26 October 2002}} |Uhuru Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |{{fb|Uganda}} |style="text-align:center"|1-1 |style="text-align:center"|1-1 |Friendly |
| style="text-align:center"|7
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|6 December 2002}} |rowspan="2"|Uhuru Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |rowspan="2"|{{fb|Eritrea}} |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4-1 |rowspan="2"|2002 CECAFA Cup |
| style="text-align:center"|8
|style="text-align:center"|4-1 |
| style="text-align:center"|9
|{{dts|14 December 2002}} |Uhuru Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |{{fb|TAN}} |style="text-align:center"|2-2 |style="text-align:center"|3-2 |2002 CECAFA Cup |
| style="text-align:center"|10
|{{dts|2 February 2004}} |Stade 15 Octobre, Bizerte, Tunisia |{{fb|Burkina Faso}} |style="text-align:center"|3-0 |style="text-align:center"|3-0 |
| style="text-align:center"|11
|{{dts|7 August 2004}} |Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda |{{fb|Uganda}} |style="text-align:center"|1-1 |style="text-align:center"|1-1 |Friendly |
| style="text-align:center"|12
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|18 August 2004}} |rowspan="2"|Nairobi City Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya |rowspan="2"|{{fb|Uganda}} |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4-1 |rowspan="2"|Friendly |
| style="text-align:center"|13
|style="text-align:center"|2-0 |
| style="text-align:center"|14
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|4 September 2004}} |rowspan="2"|Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya |rowspan="2"|{{fb|Malawi}} |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3-2 |rowspan="2"|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| style="text-align:center"|15
|style="text-align:center"|3-0 |
| style="text-align:center"|16
|{{dts|12 December 2004}} |Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |{{fb|Sudan}} |style="text-align:center"|2-1 |style="text-align:center"|2-2 |
| style="text-align:center"|17
|{{dts|14 December 2004}} |Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |{{fb|Somalia}} |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |2004 CECAFA Cup |
| style="text-align:center"|18
|{{dts|25 December 2004}} |Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |{{fb|Sudan}} |style="text-align:center"|1-2 |style="text-align:center"|1-2 |2004 CECAFA Cup |
| style="text-align:center"|19
|{{dts|23 March 2005}} |Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya |{{fb|GHA}} |style="text-align:center"|1-1 |style="text-align:center"|2-2 |Friendly |
| style="text-align:center"|20
|{{dts|5 December 2009}} |Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya |{{fb|Ethiopia}} |style="text-align:center"|1-0 |style="text-align:center"|2-0 |
| style="text-align:center"|21
|{{dts|29 November 2010}} |Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |{{fb|Malawi}} |style="text-align:center"|1-2 |style="text-align:center"|2-3 |
References
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{{Kenya squad 2004 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Baraza, John}}
Category:Kenyan men's footballers
Category:Kenya men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Chemelil Sugar F.C. players
Category:Young Africans S.C. players
Category:Rayon Sports F.C. players
Category:Sofapaka F.C. players
Category:2004 African Cup of Nations players
Category:Sportspeople from Nakuru County
Category:Tanzanian Premier League players
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