Joseph Ochaya

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Joseph Ochaya
Personal information
Full name Joseph Benson Ochaya [1]
Date of birth (1993-12-14) 14 December 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Kampala, Uganda
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Al Mokawloon Al Arab
Number 23
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010 Kampala City Council
2011 Navibank Sài Gòn 11 (3)
2011–2012 Kampala City Council
2012–2014 Asante Kotoko 18 (1)
2015–2017 Kampala CC
2017–2018 Lusaka Dynamos
2018–2022 TP Mazembe
2022– Al Mokawloon Al Arab
International career‡
2012– Uganda 57 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:22, 5 January 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:38, 20 January 2024 (UTC)

Joseph Benson Ochaya (born 14 December 1993) [2] is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays for Egyptian club Al Mokawloon Al Arab and the Uganda national team as a left back.

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Ochaya has played club football for Kampala City Council/Kampala Capital City Authority, Navibank Sài Gòn, Asante Kotoko, and Lusaka Dynamos, TP Mazembe and Al Mokawloon Al Arab. [1]

Club career

Born in Kampala, Ochaya began his senior career at Kampala City Council.

In November 2012, he moved from Kampala City Council to Ghanaian club Asante Kotoko for a fee reported to be $30,000. [3] [4] [5] He went on trial with German club SpVgg Greuther Fürth in August 2013. [4] He was the Uganda Premier League 'Most Valuable Player' for the 2015–16 season, while playing for Kampala Capital City Authority. [6] A move to South African club Bidvest Wits in August 2016 fell through. [7]

In March 2017, Ochaya completed his transfer to Zambian club Lusaka Dynamos. [8] In October 2018, he signed with Congolese club TP Mazembe. [9] In September 2022, he joined Egyptian club Al Mokawloon Al Arab. [10]

International career

Ochaya received his first call-up to the Ugandan national team in September 2012, [5] making his debut later that year. [1] He has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. [11] He was a squad member at the 2016 African Nations Championship. [12]

Career statistics

International

As of matches played on 1 August 2019 [1]
Uganda national team
YearAppsGoals
201260
201310
201430
2015100
2016131
201770
201851
201910
Total462

International goals

Scores and results list Uganda's goal tally first. [1]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.19 January 2016 Umuganda Stadium, Gisenyi, Rwanda Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 1–02–2 2016 African Nations Championship
2.24 March 2018 Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe 1–03–1 Friendly

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Joseph Ochaya". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Profile". Kampala Capital City Authority FC. Archived from the original on 5 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Ochaya scores for Asante Kotoko". New Vision. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  4. 1 2 Andrew Jackson Oryada (13 August 2013). "Ochaya Finally Undergoing Trials With Germany Side". Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  5. 1 2 Ameenu Shardow (5 September 2012). "Kotoko new boy Ochaya gets debut national team call". Ghana Soccernet. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  6. ↑ David Isabirye (13 August 2016). "KCCA's Ochaya crowned UPL most valuable player of the season". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  7. ↑ Shafik Ssenoga (24 August 2016). "Ochaya's move to Bidvest Wits hits snag". New Vision. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  8. ↑ "KCCA confirms sale of Ochaya Lusaka Dynamos". ISMAEL KIYONGA. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  9. ↑ Kiyonga, Ismael (5 October 2018). "Joseph Ochaya joins TP Mazembe". Kawowo. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  10. ↑ Brian Inke (18 September 2022). "Arab Contractors: Joseph Ochaya Finds New Club". The Sports Nation.
  11. ↑ Joseph Ochaya – FIFA competition record (archived)
  12. ↑ "Profile". Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
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