Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nathan George Asiimwe [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 29 December 2004||
Place of birth | Uganda | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back/right wing-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | AFC Wimbledon (on loan from Charlton Athletic) | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2023 | Charlton Athletic | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Charlton Athletic | 18 | (0) |
2024 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2025 | → Walsall (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2025– | → AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 6 | (1) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:10, 30 August 2025 (UTC) |
Nathan George Asiimwe is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right wing-back for AFC Wimbledon on loan from EFL Championship club Charlton Athletic.
Asiimwe joined Charlton Athletic's youth academy aged 9, having been scouted playing for Rockbourne Youth Club. [3] He made his professional debut for the club as a 17–year–old, playing the full game in a 3–2 EFL Trophy second round defeat away at Plymouth Argyle on 22 November 2022. [4] [5] [6]
On 7 May 2023, Asiimwe made his League One debut for Charlton Athletic, coming on in the 74th minute of the club's final game of the 2022–23 season during a 2–2 draw away at Cheltenham Town. [7]
On 22 May 2023, Asiimwe signed his first professional contract with the club. [8] [9]
Ahead of the 2023–24 season, Asiimwe was integrated into Charlton Athletic's first-team squad. On 8 July 2023 – in the club's second pre-season match against Dartford at Princes Park – Asiimwe scored both goals in a 2–1 victory. [10] [11] On 19 July 2023, Asiimwe played his first game at The Valley in the club's final pre-season game of the 2023–24 season in a 3–2 defeat to Aberdeen. Asiimwe scored an own goal in the match after three minutes. [12]
On 5 August 2023, Asiimwe played his first full League One game in the club's first match of the 2023–24 season, completing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 victory over Leyton Orient. [13]
On 19 September 2024, Asiimwe joined Hartlepool United on a short-term loan. [14] On 21 September, Asiimwe started his first match for Hartlepool United, playing the first 60 minutes of a 1–0 home defeat to Dagenham & Redbridge. [15] On 29 October, it was announced that Asiimwe would return to Charlton Athletic at the end of his short-term loan having made five appearances in total for Hartlepool. [16]
On 10 January 2025, Asiimwe joined League Two leaders Walsall on loan for the remainder of the season. [17] [18]
On 30 July 2025, Asiimwe joined AFC Wimbledon on a season-long loan from Charlton Athletic. [19]
On 18 March 2024, Asiimwe earned his first call-up for the Uganda national team ahead of their friendlies with Comoros and Ghana. [20]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Charlton Athletic | 2022–23 [21] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2023–24 [22] | League One | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
2024–25 [23] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
2025–26 [24] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
Hartlepool United (loan) | 2024–25 [25] | National League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Walsall (loan) | 2024–25 [26] | League Two | 10 | 0 | — | — | 3 [b] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 2025–26 [27] | League One | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
Career total | 39 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 54 | 1 |