Henry Kalungi

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Henry Kalungi
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Kalungi with Charlotte Independence in 2017
Personal information
Full name Henry Kalungi
Date of birth (1987-11-25) November 25, 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Kampala, Uganda
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2006–2008 Winthrop Eagles
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007 Hampton Roads Piranhas 13 (2)
2008 Fredericksburg Gunners 14 (0)
2009–2014 Richmond Kickers 113 (0)
2011–2012 → Proline FC (loan)
2012 → Carolina RailHawks (loan) 1 (0)
2013 → Carolina RailHawks (loan) 4 (1)
2015–2018 Charlotte Independence 80 (0)
International career‡
2011– Uganda 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:51, 15 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 11, 2013

Henry Kalungi (born November 25, 1987, in Kampala) is a Ugandan footballer.

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Career

College and amateur

Kalungi moved from his native Uganda to the United States in 2006 to attend and play college soccer at Winthrop University. He made 56 appearances for Winthrop in his three years at the college, was named the 2006 team MVP, and received Big South All-Tournament Team and NSCAA/adidas All-South Atlantic Region Team accolades.

Kalungi also played with the Hampton Roads Piranhas and the Fredericksburg Gunners in the USL Premier Development League, being named to the All-Conference First-Team in 2008.

Professional

Kalungi was drafted in the fourth round (53rd overall) of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft by Colorado Rapids, [1] but was not offered a contract by the team. He later signed with the Richmond Kickers of the USL Second Division, [2] and made his professional debut on April 18, 2009, in Richmond's 2-2 opening day tie with the Harrisburg City Islanders. [3] He remained with Richmond through the 2009, 2010, and 2011 seasons. The club re-signed him for the 2012 season on September 22, 2011. [4]

Kalungi was loaned to Proline FC of the Ugandan Super League on October 3, 2011. He will return to Richmond in February 2012. [5] He was recently signed by Charlotte Independence. [6]

International

Kalungi has appeared for the Ugandan U-20 national team and the senior national team.

Honors

Richmond Kickers

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References

  1. ↑ Kalungi 53rd pick in 2009 MLS SuperDraft [ dead link ]
  2. ↑ "Kalungi Signs With Richmond". Winthropeagles.com. Archived from the original on February 23, 2012. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  3. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Uslsoccer.com. 2009-04-18. Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  4. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Uslpro.uslsoccer.com. 2011-09-22. Archived from the original on 2012-05-27. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  5. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Uslpro.uslsoccer.com. 2011-10-03. Archived from the original on 2012-05-27. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  6. ↑ "Charlotte Independence signs former Winthrop standout Henry Kalungi". The Herald. 2015-07-03. Retrieved 2015-07-03.
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