Denis Rukundo

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Denis Rukundo
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-12-12) 12 December 1996 (age 26)
Place of birth Kampala, Uganda
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Police FC
Number 2
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2016 Maroons
2016–2017 KCCA FC
2017–2019 APR F.C.
2019– Police FC
International career‡
2021– Rwanda 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:40, 5 June 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:40, 5 June 2021 (UTC)

Denis Rukundo (born 12 December 1996) is a Rwandan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Police FC and the Rwanda national team.

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Professional career

Rukundo began his career in his native Uganda with Maroons FC and KCCA FC, before moving to Uganda with APR F.C. in 2017. On 20 August 2019, he returned to Uganda signing a contract with Police FC. [1]

International career

Rukundo was born in Uganda to a Rwandan father and Ugandan mother. [2] He was called up to represent the Rwanda national team for a pair of friendlies in June 2021. [3] He debuted with Rwanda in a friendly 2–0 win over Central African Republic on 3 June 2021. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Reports: Former KCCA FC Defender Joins Police FC | The SportsNation". August 20, 2019.
  2. ↑ "APR in talks with KCCA defender Rukundo". The New Times | Rwanda. August 29, 2017.
  3. ↑ Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du (23 June 2023). "Rwanda - Mashami names 33 players ahead of Central Africa friendlies". CAFOnline.com.
  4. ↑ "Rwanda vs CAR (2-0) Jun 4, 2021 Live Updates and Match Report". FootballCritic.
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