Phillip Ssozi

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Phillip Ssozi
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-07-23) 23 July 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Kampala, Uganda
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2003 Villa Kampala
2003–2005 FK Srem 10 (0)
2005–2006 APR Kigali
2006–2007 Victor Kampala
2007–2013 Express Kampala
International career
1999–2007 Uganda 26 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Phillip Ssozi (born 23 July 1982 in Kampala) is a retired Ugandan international football player.

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Club career

Phillip started his senior career in the Ugandan leading club Villa SC having won five national Championships in a row. In December 2003 he moved to Europe, to play in Serbia in the Serbian First League (2nd Serbian tier). [1] That club is known for bringing many Ugandan players to Europe, but after ending that season, Ssozi was back to Africa, this time to play in Rwandan leading club APR FC from the country's capital Kigali. There he won that year, 2005, the Rwandan Premier League. After that season, he was back to Uganda where he first played in Kampala's Victor FC and, since 2007 is playing in another capital's club, the Express Red Eagles.

International career

Since 1999, Ssozi had played 22 matches for the Uganda national football team, scoring 2 goals. [2]

Honours

Villa
APR
Express

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References

  1. ↑ Profile at Srbijafudbal.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Phillip Ssozi at National-Football-Teams.com


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