Steven Mukwala

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Steven Mukwala
Personal information
Full name Steven Mukwala
Date of birth (1999-07-15) 15 July 1999 (age 23) [1]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Asante Kotoko SC
Number 13
Youth career
2010–2013 Edgars Youth Programme
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2017 Edgars Football Club 37 (53)
2014-2017 Buleemezi 8 (5)
2017 Singo 9 (6)
2018–2019 Vipers 7 (3)
2019–2020 → Maroons FC (loan) 21 (13)
International career‡
2018 Uganda U-23 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:03, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

Steven Mukwala (born 15 July 1999) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Asante Kotoko SC in Ghana. He played Vipers SC and loaned at Maroons FC of Uganda Premier League. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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Career

Club

In January 2017, it was announced that Mukwala would be joining Vipers SC top flight club in Uganda, Vipers SC in what was reported to be an initial a great deal taking him from Masaza football to champions of Ugandan football Vipers. [7]

In 2018, Mukwala was called up for the Uganda U23 National Team to play against Ghana and Cameroon where he scored one goal and was also part of the Uganda Squad that took part in the COSAFA Championships in Lesotho and he managed to help Uganda finish 3rd behind Egypt having scored 3 goals. [8]

In February 2017, Mukwala was part of the Vipers Squad that won the Azam Uganda Premier League and was much in the plans of Miguel Da Costa the coach of Vipers by then who had built trust in him after scoring crucial goals for the team in the quest for the title of 2017. [9]

In 2019, Mukwala was loaned at Maroons FC for the new season 2019-2020 where he has scored 13 goals and one of the league top scorers with five games to go in the Uganda Premier League. His speed and power to finish the ball has caught the eye of many other clubs but giving first priority to his mother Club Vipers SC. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "S. MUKWALA". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Mukwala: UPL top scorer not in a hurry to leave Maroons FC for Vipers SC". Dennis Mabuka. Goal. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "I play for the team, not for myself - Maroons FC's Mukwala". Kiplagat Sang. Goal. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "UPL top scorer Mukwala living his dream at struggling Maroons". Daily Monitor. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "Mukwala eyes more goals after opening account at Vipers". David Isabirye. Kawowo Sports. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "UPL Awards: Mukwala, Mutebi named November best". Shaban Lubega. PML Daily. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  7. ↑ "Vipers SC sign young striker Mukwala Steven | Swift Sports Uganda". 23 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "AFCON U23 Qualifiers : 23-man Kobs squad named for residential camp | Swift Sports Uganda". 11 November 2018.
  9. ↑ "Vipers SC wins Uganda's premier football league - Xinhua | English.news.cn". Archived from the original on 26 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "Steven Mukwala: Loan stint at Maroons has been a complete overhaul". 27 November 2019.
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