Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 21 May 1994 | ||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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 as of 18 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals 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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
In August 2019, Lwanga joined Egyptian Premier League side Tanta SC. [20]
On 2 December 2020, Lwanga joined Simba SC on a two-year contract deal. [21]
On 19 August 2022, Lwanga joined Arta/Solar7 as a free agent on a two-year contract deal. [22]
In July 2023, Lwanga joined APR F.C. on a two-year contract. [23]
Taddeo made his debut for the Uganda national team against the Malawi national team in a friendly match at Kamuzu Stadium. [1]
Uganda national team | ||
Year | Apps | Goals |
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2015 | 1 | 0 |
2016 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 3 | 0 |
2018 | 7 | 0 |
2019 | 10 | 1 |
2020 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 5 | 0 |
2022 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 26 | 1 |
SC Villa
Vipers SC