Fazila Ikwaput

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Fazila Ikwaput
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-09-15) 15 September 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Uganda
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Gokulam Kerala
Number 10
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 Olila High School Ladies 19 (13)
2018 Gokulam Kerala 6 (5)
2018 BIIK-Kazygurt 5 (6)
2019–2022 Lady Doves FC 45 (34)
2022–2023 Omonia Women FC 18 (16)
2024– Gokulam Kerala 14 (23)
International career
2016– Uganda 15 (10)
Medal record

Most Valuable Player - FUFA Women's Cup 2017 and Female Football Player of the year 2017

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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02 February 2025

Fazila Ikwaput (born 15 September 1995) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays for the Indian Women's League club Gokulam Kerala and the Uganda women's national football team. [1]

Club career

Ikwaput in 2017–18 Indian Women's League (IWL) season played for Gokulam Kerala FC (women) and she scored five goals for her team. And in the same year she becomes first Ugandan female footballer to play at UEFA Champions' League Group Stages with Kazakhstan club BIIK Kazygurt. Fazila then played for Omonoia Women FC in Cyprus.

In January 2024, Ikwaput rejoined Gokulam Kerala, ahead of the 2023–24 season of the IWL. [2] She finished the season as the top-scorer in the league, with 13 goals in nine matches, winning the golden boot. She scored two goals on her debut against Sports Odisha in a 8–0 win. She then scored a hat-trick against East Bengal in a 4–0 win before netting four goals against Sports Odisha. [3] Ikwaput was awarded the Best Striker. [4]

International goals

Scores and results list Uganda goal tally first

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
117 November 2019 Chamazi Stadium, Mbagala, TanzaniaFlag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 6–013–0 2019 CECAFA Women's Championship
28–0
39–0
412 July 2023 Kigali Pelé Stadium, Kigal, Rwanda Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 3–33–3 2024 Olympic qualifying
516 July 2023 Kigali Pelé Stadium, Kigal, Rwanda Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 1–01–0
626 October 2023FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru, UgandaFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 2–02–0

Honours

Individual

References

  1. "Uganda female footballer Ikwaput scores against Barcelona". kawowo.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  2. "Uganda's top female striker Ikwaput joins Gokulam Kerala FC in India". The Independent. Uganda. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  3. "Lumala makes winning debut at Croatian side Slaven Belupo". Pulse Sports. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  4. "IWL 2023-24 Roll of Honours announced". i-league. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  5. "IWL 2023-24 Roll of Honours announced". i-league.org. Retrieved 28 March 2024.