Moses Opondo

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Moses Opondo
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-10-28) 28 October 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Lugazi, Uganda
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Fredericia
Number 11
Youth career
Bangsbo Freja
AaB
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019 Vendsyssel 68 (5)
2019–2022 OB 64 (3)
2022 → Horsens (loan) 10 (1)
2022–2024 Horsens 59 (3)
2024– Fredericia 7 (0)
International career‡
2018– Uganda 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2024

Moses Opondo (born 28 October 1997) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays for FC Fredericia and the Uganda national team. [1]

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Born in Uganda, Opondo moved to Denmark with his mother when he was four years old. [2]

Club career

Vendsyssel

In July 2016, Opondo was loaned out from the youth system at AaB to Vendsyssel FF. [3] He made his Danish 1st Division debut on 24 July 2016, coming on as a 61st minute substitute for Washington Brandão in a 1-0 home defeat to HB Køge. [4] In January 2017, Opondo's loan was turned into a permanent deal. He scored his first competitive goal for the club on 14 May 2017 in a 1–0 away defeat in the league to FC Helsingør. His goal, scored in the 64th minute, was the only goal of the game. [5] In July 2017, Opondo's contract was extended until the summer of 2019. [6] Vendsyssel suffered relegation from the Danish Superliga after the 2019–20 season. [7]

OB

In June 2019, it was announced that Opondo had signed a four-year contract with Odense Boldklub (OB). [8] According to Tipsbladet , OB had triggered his buy-out clause of DKK 1 million. [7]

He had the opportunity to make his debut for OB in the Superliga on 14 July 2019, [9] but it was only in the fourth matchday that he came on the pitch as a substitute after 71 minutes for Jens Thomasen in a 0–1 victory over Esbjerg fB. [10]

AC Horsens

On 24 January 2022, Opondo was loaned out to Danish 1st Division club AC Horsens for the rest of the season. [11] Ending the season with one goal in 10 games, it was confirmed on 29 May 2022, that Opondo had signed permanently for AC Horsens, penning a deal until June 2026. [12]

On 2 September 2024 Opondo had his contract in Horsens terminated. [13]

FC Fredericia

On the same day that his contract in Horsens was terminated, it was confirmed that he moved to FC Fredericia on a deal until June 2026. [14]

International career

In May 2018, Opondo was called up to the Ugandan national team for friendlies against Niger and the Central African Republic. [2] He made his senior international debut on 2 June 2018 in a 2-1 defeat to Niger. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ Moses Opondo at Soccerway
  2. 1 2 Isabirye, David (16 May 2018). "Desabre summons Danish based midfielder Opondo for Uganda Cranes duty". kawowo.com. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Vendsyssel lejer kantspiller i AaB". bold.dk (in Danish). 6 July 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "Vendsyssel vs. HB Koge – 24 July 2016 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  5. ↑ "FC Helsingor vs. Vendsyssel – 14 May 2017 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "Moses Opondo forlænger med Vendsyssel". bold.dk (in Danish). 12 July 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  7. 1 2 Jørgensen, Morten (12 June 2019). "Nedrykningsklausul aktiveres: OB slipper med en million for Opondo". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish).
  8. ↑ Tøfting, Nicolai Skovsgaard (13 June 2019). "OB køber Moses Opondo i Vendsyssel". bold.dk (in Danish).
  9. ↑ Risager, Victor (13 July 2019). "Moses Opondo kan få OB-debut mod FC København". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish).
  10. ↑ Okstrøm, Oliver (5 August 2019). "Opondo om sin længeventede debut: Føltes ekstra sød". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish).
  11. ↑ AC HORSENS FORSTÆRKER SIG MED MOSES OPONDO, achorsens.dk, 24 January 2022
  12. ↑ AC HORSENS KØBER MOSES OPONDO I OB, achorsens.dk, 29 May 2022
  13. ↑ AC Horsens ophæver kontrakten med Moses Opondo, achorsens.dk, 2 September 2024
  14. ↑ FC Fredericia skriver to-årig aftale med Moses Opondo, fcfredericia.dk, 2 September 2024
  15. ↑ "Niger vs. Uganda (2:1)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
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