Taddeo Lwanga

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Taddeo Lwanga
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-05-21) 21 May 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Kampala, Uganda [1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder [1]
Team information
Current team
 APR F.C.
Number 4
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2015 Express FC 45 (5)
2015–2017 SC Villa 50 (8)
2017–2019 Vipers SC
2019–20 Tanta 11 [2]
2020–22 Simba
2022 Arta/Solar7 1 (0)
2023– APR F.C. 0 (0)
International career‡
2015– Uganda 26 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:48, 22 August 2022 (UTC)

Taddeo Lwanga (born 21 May 1994) is a Ugandan professional footballer and software engineer who plays for APR F.C. in the Rwanda Premier League and the Uganda national team as a midfielder. [3]

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Early life

At a young age, he was a member of Ndejje United F.C in the second division before engaged in the Buganda Masaza cup for Kyadondo. [4]

Club career

Express FC

In January 2014, Lwanga joined Express FC. He debuted for Express FC against Police FC on 11 February 2014. [5] He scored his first goal for Express FC against Lweza Football Club [4] on 21 November 2014. [6]

SC Villa

In 2015, he joined SC Villa making his debut on against Bright Stars in Mwererwe on 25 August 2015. [7] [8] He marked a memorable time at Sports Club Villa with the winning goal against Sudan's Al Khartoum SC in the CAF Confederations Cup in February 2016. [9] Taddeo had an impressive season helping the SC Villa finish second in Uganda Premier League. [4]

Vipers SC

In 2017, Lwanga joined Vipers SC and sealed a two-year deal with them. [10] [11] He made his debut on against Bright Stars FC on 12 September 2017. [12] He scored his first goal for Vipers SC against Proline FC on 24 December 2017 at St. Mary's Stadium. [13]

Lwanga played his first game of the 2018–19 season on 28 September 2018 against Ndejje University at St. Mary's Stadium, Vipers won 1–0. [14] [15] He scored his first goal in the season against Proline in the Uganda Cup at StarTimes Stadium Lugoggo on 12 March 2019. [16] [17] He played his last game in the season against Bul FC on 4 May 2019 at St. Mary's Stadium. [18] He played a total of 23 matches in the season. Vipers finished second in the league. [19]

Tanta

In August 2019, Lwanga joined Egyptian Premier League side Tanta SC. [20]

Simba SC

On 2 December 2020, Lwanga joined Simba SC on a two-year contract deal. [21]

Arta/Solar7

On 19 August 2022, Lwanga joined Arta/Solar7 as a free agent on a two-year contract deal. [22]

APR F.C.

In July 2023, Lwanga joined APR F.C. on a two-year contract. [23]

International career

Taddeo made his debut for the Uganda national team against the Malawi national team in a friendly match at Kamuzu Stadium. [1]

Career statistics

International

As of matches played on 15 August 2019 [1] [24]
Uganda national team
YearAppsGoals
201510
201600
201730
201870
2019101
202000
202150
202200
Total261

Honours

Club

SC Villa

Vipers SC

Individual

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  6. ↑ "Lweza vs. Express - 21 November 2014 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  7. ↑ "Bright Stars vs. SC Villa - 25 August 2015 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
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  9. ↑ "CAF Confederation Cup: Taddeo Lwanga nets vital goal on Villa's return to continental football - FUFA: Federation of Uganda Football Associations". 13 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "Vipers complete the signing of SC Villa skipper Lwanga". 7 June 2017.
  11. ↑ "Villa skipper Lwanga joins Vipers".
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  13. ↑ "Vipers brush aside visiting Proline at St Mary's - Uganda Premier League". 24 December 2017.
  14. ↑ "Vipers FC vs Ndejje University Football Results | 28 Sep 2018".
  15. ↑ "Vipers out to complete double of Ndejje University". 5 March 2019.
  16. ↑ "Vipers exit Uganda Cup". 12 March 2019.
  17. ↑ "FT: Proline 2-1 Vipers (After ET) | Uganda Cup". 12 March 2019.
  18. ↑ "Vipers Sc V Bul: The Brief". 3 May 2019.
  19. ↑ "Vipers FC Football Team Results & Stats | ScoresPro".
  20. ↑ Ismail, Ali (5 August 2019). "Tanta sign Uganda midfielder Taddeo Lwanga". KingFut. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  21. ↑ "Taddeo Lwanga Joins Simba SC | the SportsNation". 2 December 2020.
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  25. ↑ "Geoffrey Sserunkuma drive home as he is crowned MVP". 27 July 2017.
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