Andrew Mwesigwa

Andrew Mwesigwa

Personal information
Date of birth	(1984-04-24) 24 April 1984 (age 41)
Place of birth	Kamuli, Uganda
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2005	Villa SC
2006–2009	ÍBV	62	(1)
2010	Chongqing Lifan	8	(1)
2011–2014	Ordabasy	100	(7)
2015–2016	Yenicami Ağdelen	13	(0)
2016	Sài Gòn	23	(0)
International career‡
2003–2014	Uganda	72	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:11, 8 July 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:11, 8 July 2019 (UTC)

Andrew Mwesigwa (born 24 April 1984) is a Ugandan former international footballer who played as a defender.

Career

Club career

Mwesigwa began his career in 2002 with Ugandan side Villa SC, before moving to Icelandic club ÍBV in 2006. ^[1]

After spending the 2010 season with Chinese side Chongqing Lifan, in February 2011 he signed a two-year contract with Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Ordabasy. ^[2]

In February 2013, Mwesigwa extended his contract with Ordabasy, ^[3] after winning the Kazakhstan Super Cup with them in 2012. ^[4] Mwesigwa left Ordabasy in December 2014. ^[5]

In May 2015, Mwesigwa was reported to have signed a three-year contract with Bidvest Wits of the Premier Soccer League, ^[6] but contract negotiations broke down and Mwesigwa did not sign for Bidvest Wits. ^[7]

Later on in 2015, Mwesigwa played for Yenicami Ağdelen in the KTFF Süper Lig, ^[8] before leaving in January 2016. ^[9]

After leaving Yenicami Ağdelen, Mwesigwa went on trial with V.League 1 side Hà Nội, ^[10] which in 2016 was moved to Ho Chi Minh City and renamed Sài Gòn F.C. ^[11] He spent the 2016 season with Sài Gòn, making 23 league appearances. ^[1]

In January 2017, Mwesigwa went on trial with former club FC Ordabasy. ^[12]

International career

Mwesigwa made his international debut for Uganda in 2003. ^[1]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 September 2016 ^{[1] [13]}

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
ÍBV	2006	Úrvalsdeild	15	0	–	–	–	–	15	0
	2007	1. deild karla	17	0	–	–	–	–	17	0
	2008		15	1	–	–	–	–	15	1
	2009	Úrvalsdeild	15	0	–	–	–	–	15	0
	Total		62	1	0	0	0	0	62	1
Chongqing Lifan	2010	Chinese Super League	8	1	–	–	–	–	8	1
Ordabasy	2011	Kazakhstan Premier League	30	1	5	0	0	0	35	1
	2012		22	3	2	0	5	0	29	3
	2013		26	1	0	0	0	0	26	1
	2014		22	2	0	0	0	0	22	2
	Total		100	7	7	0	5	0	112	7
Yenicami Ağdelen	2015–16	KTFF Süper Lig	13	0	–	–	–	–	13	0
Sài Gòn	2016	V.League 1	23	0	–	–	–	–	23	0
Career total			206	9	7	0	5	0	218	9

International

As of match played 19 November 2014 ^[1]

Uganda national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2003	1	0
2004	3	0
2005	3	0
2006	3	0
2007	6	0
2008	6	1
2009	9	1
2010	7	2
2011	8	1
2012	6	1
2013	5	0
2014	12	0
Total	69	6

International goals

Scores and results list Uganda's goal tally first. ^[1]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	14 December 2004	Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	Sudan	1–2	1–2	2004 CECAFA Cup
2.	14 June 2008	Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda	Angola	2–0	3–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.	11 January 2009	Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda	Burundi	2–0	5–0	2008 CECAFA Cup
4.	4 September 2010	Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda	Angola	2–0	3–0	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5.	5 December 2010	National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	Kenya	2–0	2–0	2010 CECAFA Cup
6.	8 December 2011	National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	Tanzania	1–1	3–1 ( a.e.t. )	2011 CECAFA Cup
7.	16 June 2012	Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda	Congo	1–0	4–0	2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

ÍBV

• 1. deild karla (1): 2008 ^[13]

Ordabasy

• Kazakhstan Cup (1): 2011 ^[13]
• Kazakhstan Super Cup (1): 2012 ^[13]

References

1. "Andrew Mwesigwa". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
2. "Mwesigwa Lands Contract in Asia". AllAfrica. 11 February 2011.
3. "Mwesigwa sign contract extension". Kawowo. 25 February 2013.
4. "Mwesigwa wins Super Cup final". newvision. 12 March 2012.
5. "Эндрю Мвесигва покинул Ордабасы". sports.kz (in Russian). sports.kz. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
6. "CRANES CAPTAIN MWESIGWA PASSES BIDVEST WITS TRIALS, HANDED THREE YEAR DEAL". www.kawowo.com/. kawowo. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
7. "Bidvest Wits' fail to agree terms with Andrew Mwesigwa". www.kickoff.com. kickoff. 10 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
8. "Uganda Cranes International Defender Andrew Mwesigwa Stars in Yenicami's 0-3 win Over Bogazici". www.soka25east.com. soka25east. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
9. "Andrew Mwesigwa Yenicami'den ayrılıyor". www.kktcmedya.com (in Turkish). kktcmedya. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
10. "CLB Hà Nội thử việc đội trưởng ĐT Uganda". hanoifc.vn. Hà Nội F.C. 27 January 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
11. "VPF ban hành Thông báo chính thức về việc đổi tên của CLB Hà Nội" (in Vietnamese). 4 May 2016. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
12. "Мвесигва на просмотре в Ордабасы". sports.kz (in Russian). Sports KZ. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
13. Andrew Mwesigwa at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 December 2014.