Meddie Kagere

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Meddie Kagere
Personal information
Full name Meddie Kagere Mwijaku
Date of birth (1986-10-10) 10 October 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Kampala, Uganda
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Namungo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2006 Mbale Heroes FC
2006 ATRACO FC
2007–2008 Kiyovu Sports
2008–2009 Mukura Victory
2010–2012 Police FC 40 (38)
2012 ES Zarzis [1] [2] 11 (0)
2013 Police FC [3]
2013–2014 Rayon Sports (9)
2014–2015 KF Tirana 16 (1)
2015–2018 Gor Mahia 83 (43)
2018–2022 Simba 76 (52)
2022–2023 Singida Fountain Gate 20 (8)
2024- Namungo 13 (4)
International career
2011– Rwanda 59 (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2023

Meddie Kagere (born 10 October 1986) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Tanzanian Premier League club Namungo FC. Born in Uganda, he plays for the Rwanda national team at international level. [4]

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Career

KF Tirana

Kagere signed for his first European club during the summer transfer window of 2014, when he joined Albanian Superliga side KF Tirana on a two-year deal after agreeing to pay his previous club Rayon Sports FC the $10,000 release clause in his contract. [5] [6] On 1 January 2015, Kagere was released by KF Tirana. [7]

Simba S.C.

Having impressed in the 2018 SportPesa Super Cup, when he was the Gor Mahia F.C player, scored the first goal against Simba S.C., finally the Tanzanian Premier League champions, signed him after weeks of rumours.

Singida Big Stars

On 4 August 2022, during Singida Big Stars Day, Kagere was seen training before the match against Zanaco F.C. of Zambia confirming rumors that Kagere has departed Simba S.C. thus Kagere is a new big signing for them after Singida Singida Big Stars has been promoted to Tanzania Premier League for the first time in 2022–23 season.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOthersTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
ES Zarzis 2011–12 [8] Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 40
2012–13 [8] 70
Total130
Rayon Sports 2013–14 [4] Rwandan Premier League 9
KF Tirana 2014–15 [8] Kategoria Superiore 16130
Gor Mahia 2015 [4] Kenyan Premier League 3013
2016 [4] 133
2017 [4] 3313
2018 [4] 156
Total9135
Simba S.C. 2018–19 [4] Tanzanian Premier League23
2019–20 [4] 22
2020–21 [4] 13
2021–22 [4] 7
Total65
Singida Fountain Gate 2022–23 [4] Tanzanian Premier League7
2023–24
Total
Career total

International

Scores and results list Rwanda's goal tally first. [4]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.9 October 2011 Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 1–01–0 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.29 November 2011 National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 1–02–0 2011 CECAFA Cup
3.2–0
4.5 December 2011Flag of Zanzibar.svg  Zanzibar 2–12–1
5.10 December 2011Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 1–02–2 (2–3 p)
6.2–1
7.6 December 2013 Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda 1–12–2 Friendly
8.24 March 2013Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 1–01–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.9 June 2013 Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali 1–01–1
10.27 July 2014 Stade Augustin Monédan de Sibang, Libreville, Gabon Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 1–01–0Friendly
11.2 August 2014 Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, RwandaFlag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 2–02–0 (4–3 p) 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
12.9 September 2018Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 1–21–2 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
13.5 September 2019 Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 3–03–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
14.10 September 2019Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, RwandaFlag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 2–07–0
15.5–0

References

  1. Kagere signs for Tunisian side Zarzis Archived 26 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Police, Rayon on alert as ES Zarzis release Kagere Archived 26 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Uganda: Meddie Kagere returns to Rwanda". Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Meddie Kagere at National-Football-Teams.com
  5. "KF Tirana grabs Kagere from Rayon Sport". Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  6. Kagere in $10,000 move to KF Tirana Archived 26 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Kabeera, Pontian (5 January 2015). "Rwanda: Kagere Released by KF Tirana". The New Times (Kigali). Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  8. 1 2 3 Meddie Kagere at Soccerway