Personal information | |||
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Full name | Omar Jamal Salim Magoola [1] | ||
Date of birth | 27 May 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Pallisa, Uganda [1] | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Richards Bay F.C. | ||
Number | 80 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2012 | Express | 31 | (0) |
2012–2014 | KCCA | 55 | (0) |
2014–2018 | Al-Merrikh | 120 | (0) |
2018–2021 | Al-Hilal Club | 60 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Pretoria Callies | 18 | (0) |
2022– | Richards Bay | 25 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2012– | Uganda | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 May 2023 |
Omar Jamal Salim Magoola (born 27 May 1995), commonly known as Jamal Salim, is a Ugandan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Richards Bay.
Salim has played club football in Uganda for Express FC and the Kampala Capital City Authority FC. [1]
He was signed by Express FC after the Inter regions tournament in 2011, which was won by his team Central. In 2012, he was attending Kampala University as a first year student undertaking a degree in human resource management and was one of the nominees for Bell Super League goalkeeper of the year. [2] He made his international debut for Uganda on 10 July 2012 against South Sudan. [3] He was a member of the Ugandan Cranes Team for two African Cap of Nations (AFCON) Finals in 2017 in Gabon and 2019 in Egypt. [3]
Uganda national team | ||
Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|
2012 | 1 | 0 |
2013 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | 1 | 0 |
2015 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | 2 | 0 |
2017 | 1 | 0 |
2018 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 6 | 0 |
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