The 30-year-old defender was snapped up by the U’s in the summer of 2021 as they prepared to make their EFL bow. It was a reward for Kizzi’s perseverance having worked his way through the Non-League ranks.
There were stops at Eton Manor, Enfield, Waltham Abbey, Cheshunt, Wingate & Finchley, Billericay and Bromley on a long and winding road to the EFL.
“From starting out in the depths of Non-League to get to this point is definitely something I can look back on with pride,” he told The FLP on the eve of the 2-1 Good Friday win at Salford.
“I’m happy to have got to the position I'm in now, but it's not a time to rest on my laurels or take my foot off the gas.
"I feel like I have years left to play so I don't want to back out now and think 'that was a good two or three seasons in the league'."
Confidence
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