Aziz Kayondo

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Aziz Kayondo
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Kayondo in 2023
Personal information
Full name Aziz Abdu Kayondo [a]
Date of birth (2002-10-06) 6 October 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Kyazanga, Uganda [1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Slovan Liberec
Number 27
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2022 Vipers SC 1 (0)
2022–2023 MFK Vyškov 0 (0)
2022Real Monarchs (loan) 15 (1)
2023–2024 Leganés B 1 (0)
2023Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan) 0 (0)
2024MFK Vyškov (loan) 7 (0)
2024– Slovan Liberec 25 (1)
International career
2021– Uganda 23 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:40, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

Aziz Abdu Kayondo (born 6 October 2002) is a Ugandan footballer who plays as a defender for Czech club Slovan Liberec and the Uganda national football team. [2] [3]

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Club career

Kayondo is a product of St. Mary's secondary school, Kitende where he started his footballing career at the school and later played for Vipers junior and senior teams between 2018 and 2022. [4]

He played for Vipers SC from 2018 up to 2022. In the Uganda cup 2020/21 season Kayondo helped Vipers SC to win the title. [5]

Kayondo joined MFK Vyškov in 2022 as he came from Vipers SC, and he was sold to Real Monarchs (loan). He later returned to the club until 2023 when he was signed by Leganés B. [5] [6]

Kayondo joined Real Monarchs on a loan deal from MFK Vyškov. [7] He played 15 games and appeared on 13 more lineups for the club, scored for them only one goal, and got 8 yellow cards. [5] He was substituted in 2 times and substituted out 3 times. [5]

On 11 July 2024, Czech Republic First League side Slovan Liberec signed Kayondo on a four-year contract until 2028. [8] [9] He was playing for MFK Vyskov in the Czech Republic's second tier on a loan deal from CB Leganes B a Spanish club. [10] [11]

International career

Trophies

Uganda U20
Vipers SC

Notes

  1. Some sources list his name as Abdu Aziz Kayondo.

References

  1. "Introducing Aziz Kayondo!". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  2. "Aziz Kayondo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  3. Aziz Kayondo at Soccerway
  4. Mujuni, Oscar Diego (12 July 2024). "Aziz Kayondo: Cranes Defender Adds Depth and Experience to Slovan Liberec". NBS Sport. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Uganda - A. Kayondo - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  6. "Czechia - MFK Vyškov - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  7. rsl. "Introducing Aziz Kayondo! | Real Salt Lake". rsl. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  8. Mujuni, Oscar Diego (12 July 2024). "Aziz Kayondo: Cranes Defender Adds Depth and Experience to Slovan Liberec". NBS Sport. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  9. Knopp, Šimon (11 July 2024). "Slovan posílí ugandský reprezentant Aziz Kayondo". FC Slovan Liberec (in Czech). Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  10. "Uganda's Aziz Kayondo Joins Club in Czech Republic". ChimpReports. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  11. "Aziz Kayondo joins FC Slovan Liberec in Czech Republic". Swift Sports Uganda. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.