Andrew Mwesigwa

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Andrew Mwesigwa
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Personal information
Date of birth (1984-04-24) 24 April 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Kamuli, Uganda
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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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]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
ÍBV 2006 Úrvalsdeild 150––––150
2007 1. deild karla 170––––170
2008 151––––151
2009 Úrvalsdeild 150––––150
Total6210000621
Chongqing Lifan 2010 Chinese Super League 81––––81
Ordabasy 2011 Kazakhstan Premier League 3015000351
2012 2232050293
2013 2610000261
2014 2220000222
Total100770501127
Yenicami Ağdelen 2015–16 KTFF Süper Lig 130––––130
Sài Gòn 2016 V.League 1 230––––230
Career total206970502189

International

As of match played 19 November 2014 [1]
Uganda national team
YearAppsGoals
200310
200430
200530
200630
200760
200861
200991
201072
201181
201261
201350
2014120
Total696

International goals

Scores and results list Uganda's goal tally first. [1]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 December 2004 Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 1–21–2 2004 CECAFA Cup
2.14 June 2008 Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 2–03–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.11 January 2009Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, UgandaFlag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 2–05–0 2008 CECAFA Cup
4.4 September 2010Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, UgandaFlag of Angola.svg  Angola 2–03–0 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5.5 December 2010 National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2–02–0 2010 CECAFA Cup
6.8 December 2011National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaFlag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 1–13–1 ( a.e.t. ) 2011 CECAFA Cup
7.16 June 2012Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, UgandaFlag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 1–04–0 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

ÍBV
Ordabasy

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