Hassan Dilunga

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Hassan Dilunga
Personal information
Full name Hassan Saleh Dilunga
Date of birth (1993-10-20) October 20, 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Simba
Number 34
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2013 Ruvu Shooting
2013–2015 Young Africans
2015–2016 Stand United
2016–2017 JKT Ruvu Stars
2017–2018 Mtibwa Sugar
2018– Simba
International career
2013– Tanzania 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 April 2021

Hassan Dilunga (born 20 October 1993) is a Tanzanian footballer who plays as a forward for Simba and the Tanzania national football team. [1] [2] [3]

Career

Dilunga moved from Ruvu Shooting to Young Africans in 2013. [4]

Dilunga transferred from Mtibwa Sugar to Simba Sports Club in 2018. Shortly after joining Simba, he scored the winning goal against his former side to win the Tanzanian Community Shield. [5] [6]

In 2019, Dilunga played in both legs of the Tanzania national team's playoff win against Burundi in the CAF first round of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification. [7] [8]

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References

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