Daniel Kivinda has completed a move to Latvian side RFS, ending his spell as a free agent and opening a new chapter in the Virsliga. The 21-year-old centre-forward, who holds both Ukrainian and Kenyan nationality, joins the Riga-based club on a deal running from 2026-03-05 to an undisclosed contract end date, after most recently being registered Without Club.
The transfer was confirmed with no fee involved, as Kivinda arrived as a free agent. His current market value is listed at €125k, underlining RFS’s decision to take a relatively low‑risk gamble on a young attacker who has already experienced several European leagues despite his age. The move also restores club stability for the forward following a turbulent period of short-term stays and free-agent status.
Kivinda’s career has progressed quickly through a series of moves across Eastern and Central Europe. After developing in the youth ranks of Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk U17 and SC Dnipro-1 U19 in Ukraine, he stepped up to the senior side of SC Dnipro-1, remaining there until 2024. From there he switched to Hungarian outfit Videoton FC Fehérvár, then moved on to Romanian club FCV Farul Constanța. Each spell was followed by a return to free agency, with his most recent departure from Farul leading to his 2025 registration as Without Club before RFS stepped in.
The transfer to RFS also means a likely return to top-flight football in a new environment. Kivinda is listed primarily as a centre-forward, operating in the attack, and is right-footed. At 1.79 m tall, he profiles as a mobile, penalty-box striker rather than an aerial target man, and RFS will hope he can rediscover the form that once saw his market value peak at €300k during his time with SC Dnipro-1.
No appearance or goal statistics are provided for his previous clubs in the available data, and there are no recorded recent match details or season contribution figures to draw on. Nonetheless, his steady presence on the books of established sides in Ukraine, Hungary, and Romania, combined with his dual-national profile, suggests RFS are acquiring a player with both development upside and resale potential.
For Ukrainian and Kenyan observers alike, Kivinda’s move to Latvia represents another step in a career that has increasingly unfolded abroad rather than in his birth country of Ukraine. Having been born in Kharkiv and later representing clubs outside his homeland, he now adds the Virsliga to a growing list of foreign leagues.
If he settles quickly at RFS and turns his €125k valuation into on-pitch impact, this free transfer could become a springboard for his reputation in European football, shaping his trajectory from a frequently unattached prospect into an established attacking option on the continental stage.
