| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nathan George Asiimwe [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 December 2004 [2] | ||
| Place of birth | Uganda | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Walsall (on loan from Charlton Athletic) | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019–2023 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Charlton Athletic | 18 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Walsall (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 22 February 2025 (UTC) | |||
Nathan George Asiimwe is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Walsall on loan from EFL League One club Charlton Athletic.
Coming through the youth system of Charlton Athletic, Asiimwe 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. [3] [4] [5]
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. [6]
On 22 May 2023, Asiimwe signed his first professional contract with the club. [7] [8]
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. [9] [10] 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. [11]
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. [12]
On 19 September 2024, Asiimwe joined Hartlepool United on a short-term loan. [13] 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. [14] 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. [15]
On 10 January 2025, Asiimwe joined League Two leaders Walsall on loan for the remainder of the season. [16] [17]
On 18 March 2024, Asiimwe earned his first call-up for the Uganda national team ahead of their friendlies with Comoros and Ghana. [18]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Charlton Athletic | 2022–23 [19] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023–24 [20] | League One | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 [21] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Hartlepool United (loan) | 2024–25 [22] | National League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Walsall (loan) | 2024–25 [23] | League Two | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||