Farouk Miya

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Farouk Miya
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-11-26) 26 November 1997 (age 27) [1]
Place of birth Bulo, Uganda [2] [3]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder [2]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2016 Vipers 49 (20)
2016–2018 Standard Liège [3] 3 (1)
2017Mouscron (loan) [3] 1 (0)
2018Səbail (loan) 13 (2)
2018–2019 Gorica 33 (6)
2019–2021 Konyaspor 41 (8)
2022 Lviv 0 (0)
2022–2024 Çaykur Rizespor 20 (4)
International career
2015– Uganda U23 6 (3)
2014– Uganda 79 (23)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:16, 18 April 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:00, 7 September 2023 (UTC)

Farouk Miya (born 26 November 1997) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Uganda national team.

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Club career

In January 2016, it was announced that Miya would be joining Belgian top flight club, Standard Liège [4] in what was reported to be an initial loan deal taking him from Ugandan club Vipers. [5] Standard Liège acquired his services for a fee of 400,000 US$. [6]

On 31 January 2017, Miya was loaned to Royal Excel Mouscron until the end of the season. [7]

In February 2018, Miya was loaned to Səbail FK, returning at the end of the 2017–18 season. [8]

On 20 August 2019, Miya signed a three-year contract with Süper Lig side Konyaspor. [9] He made his debut five days later against Galatasaray at Türk Telekom Stadium. [10]

He joined TFF First League club Çaykur Rizespor on a two-year contract in July 2022. [11]

International career

Miya made his debut for the Uganda national team on 11 July 2014 against Seychelles. [12]

Career statistics

International

As of matches played on 7 September 2023 [2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Uganda 201492
20151610
2016133
2017132
201864
201991
202020
202120
202241
202350
Total7923
Scores and results list Uganda's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Miya goal. This list includes non official goals. [2]
List of international goals scored by Farouk Miya
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
111 July 2014 Lugogo Stadium, Kampala, UgandaFlag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 1–01–0 Friendly
29 November 2014 Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, UgandaFlag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 3–03–0Friendly
325 March 2015 Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, NigeriaFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1–01–0Friendly
420 June 2015 Amaan Stadium, Zanzibar City, TanzaniaFlag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 3–03–0 2016 African Nations Championship qualification
517 October 2015 Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, UgandaFlag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 2–02–02016 African Nations Championship qualification
625 October 2015 Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum, SudanFlag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 2–02–02016 African Nations Championship qualification
712 November 2015 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, TogoFlag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo 1–01–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
815 November 2015Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, UgandaFlag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo 2–03–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
93–0
1024 November 2015 Awassa Kenema Stadium, Awassa, EthiopiaFlag of Zanzibar.svg  Zanzibar 1–04–0 2015 CECAFA Cup
112–0
1230 November 2015 Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaFlag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 1–02–0 2015 CECAFA Cup
1319 January 2016 Umuganda Stadium, Gisenyi, RwandaFlag of Mali.svg  Mali 2–12–2 2016 African Nations Championship
144 September 2016Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, UgandaFlag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 1–01–0 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
1512 November 2016Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 1–01–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
168 January 2017Armed Forces Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 2–03–1Friendly
1725 January 2017 Stade d'Oyem, Oyem, GabonFlag of Mali.svg  Mali 1–01–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
182 June 2018 Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, NigerFlag of Niger.svg  Niger 1–21–2Friendly
1913 October 2018Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, UgandaFlag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 2–03–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2016 October 2018 Setsoto Stadium, Awassa, Lesotho1–02–02019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
212–0
2215 June 2019 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 1–01–0Friendly
2329 March 2022 Markaziy Stadium, Namangan, Uzbekistan Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 1–22–4 2022 Nowruz Cup

Honours

Standard Liège

References

  1. David Isabirye (30 November 2015). "Know your stars: Farouk Miya inspired by Ronaldo & Aubameyang, blessed by Allah". Kawowo. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Farouk Miya". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Farouk Miya » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  4. "Faruku MIYA joined Rouches". Standard Liege official Website. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  5. Kawowo, Sports. "Vipers, Standard Liege agree loan deal for Miya". Kawowo Sports Media. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  6. "Ugandan Miya to join Standard Liege". BBC. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  7. "Farouk MIYA on loan to Royal Excel Mouscron". Standard Liège. 31 January 2017. Archived from the original on 12 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  8. "Листопад в Сабаиле: Афтандил Гаджиев отказался от 12 игроков". azerifootball.com/ (in Azerbaijani). Azerifootbal. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  9. "Farouk Miya Konyaspor'umuzda!". www.konyaspor.org.tr (in Turkish). Konyaspor. 20 August 2019.
  10. "Galatasaray vs. Konyaspor". soccerway.com. Perform Group. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  11. Belören, Mehmet Can (13 July 2022). "Farouk Miya Çaykur Rizespor'da" [Farouk Miya at Çaykur Rizespor]. spor.haber7.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  12. "Faruku Miya (Player)".
  13. "Club Brugge v Standard Liège Starting XIs, Mar 20, 2016". goal.com. Retrieved 22 April 2022.