Personal information | |||
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Full name | Denis Masinde Onyango [1] | ||
Date of birth | 15 May 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Kampala, Uganda | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
Sharing | |||
Nsambya | |||
Villa SC | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2005 | Villa SC | ||
2005–2006 | Saint George | ||
2006–2010 | SuperSport United | 70 | (1) |
2010–2011 | Mpumalanga Black Aces | 1 | (0) |
2011– | Mamelodi Sundowns | 117 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → Bidvest Wits | 4 | (0) |
International career | |||
2005–2021 | Uganda | 82 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2020 |
Denis Masinde Onyango (born 15 May 1985) [3] is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for South African Premier Soccer League club Mamelodi Sundowns.
Having begun his career in his native country, Onyango went on to play in the South African Premier Soccer League with Supersport United, Mpumalanga Black Aces, and Mamelodi Sundowns. With Mamelodi Sundowns, he won the 2016 CAF Champions League and took part in the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup. He was named the 2016 African-based African Player of the year. He was also ranked as the tenth best goalkeeper in the world in the list for 2016, compiled by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics. [4]
He represented Uganda at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, and captained them until his international retirement in 2021. [5]
Born in Kampala, Uganda, Onyango began his career with SC Villa in Kampala and later joined St. George SA in Ethiopia.
In 2006, Onyango joined South African Premier Soccer League side Supersport United.
On 8 July 2010, he was released by SuperSport United.
On 26 July, Mpumalanga Black Aces signed free agent Onyango. [6]
In 2011, Onyango joined South African Premier Soccer League club Mamelodi Sundowns. [7]
On 2 August 2013, he made a loan move to league rivals Bidvest Wits. [8]
In July 2014 Mamelodi Sundowns exercised their option to extend Onyango's contract by a year. [7]
Onyango won the PSL Goalkeeper of the Season award (best player in the South African top division) in the 2015–16 season and kept 14 clean sheets as Sundowns earned a record 71 points. [9]
The Uganda Sports Press Associations voted Onyango as the best sports personality in the month of October 2016 in Uganda. [10]
On 5 January 2017, he was voted the 2016 African-based African Player of the year at the CAF Awards held in Nigeria. [11] The final tally saw him pick up 252 votes, compared to 228 votes for second place Khama Billiat. [12]
Onyango made his international debut for Uganda on 18 June 2005 World Cup qualifying match against Cape Verde. [13] From then Onyango became a regular for the Cranes. [14]
Onyango helped the Cranes qualify for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations by conceding only two goals in six matches in their qualifying group. [15] He made his first appearance at the Africa Cup of Nations [16] in the 31st edition that was hosted by Gabon [17] from 14 January 2017 to 5 February 2017.
He became captain of the national team in April 2017. [18] On 12 April 2021, Onyango announced his international retirement, after Uganda failed to qualify for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. [19]
Onyango is renowned for his penalty-saving and his play in one-on-one situations. [20] He is all round, very consistent and calm as described by Mark Anderson, a former Sundowns goalkeeper coach. [21]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Uganda | 2005 | 2 | 0 |
2006 | 2 | 0 | |
2007 | 4 | 0 | |
2008 | 6 | 0 | |
2009 | 1 | 0 | |
2010 | 3 | 0 | |
2011 | 6 | 0 | |
2012 | 6 | 0 | |
2013 | 3 | 0 | |
2014 | 10 | 0 | |
2015 | 6 | 0 | |
2016 | 5 | 0 | |
2017 | 8 | 0 | |
2018 | 7 | 0 | |
2019 | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 75 | 0 |
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