Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 5 June 1988||
Place of birth | Kampala, Uganda | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Kyetume FC | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004 | Simba | ||
2005 | SC Villa | ||
2006 | Kampala City Council | ||
2006–2008 | Brabrand | ||
2008–2009 | Kampala City Council | ||
2009–2010 | African Lyon | ||
2010–2012 | URA | ||
2012–2014 | Saint George | ||
2014–2016 | URA | ||
2016–2017 | Kampala City Council | ||
2017–2018 | Fasil Kenema | ||
2018– | Kyetume FC | ||
International career‡ | |||
2004– | Uganda | 38 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:25, 7 February 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:25, 7 February 2018 (UTC) |
Robert Ssentongo (born 5 June 1988) is an Ugandan international footballer who plays for Kyetume FC, as a striker.
Born in Kampala, Ssentongo has played club football for Simba, SC Villa, Kampala City Council, Brabrand, African Lyon, URA, Saint George, Fasil Kenema, and Kyetume FC. [2] [3] [4]
He scored a hat trick in the FUFA Big League promotion playoffs final in 2019 to help Kyetume FC earn promotion to the top flight for the first time. [5]
In 2018 he signed for Kyetume FC. [6]
He made his senior international debut for Uganda in 2004, [2] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. [7] He was the top scorer at the 2012 Cecafa-Tusker Challenge Cup. [8] He was a squad member at the 2016 African Nations Championship. [1]
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