Travis Mutyaba

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Travis Mutyaba
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-08-07) 7 August 2005 (age 18)
Place of birth Nansana, Uganda
Position(s) Midfielder,
Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
 Al Zamalek
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2024 Villa
2024– Al Zamalek
International career‡
2021– Uganda 17 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:00, 10 June 2024 (UTC)

Travis Mutyaba (born 7 August 2005) [1] is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays for Egyptian Premier League club Al Zamalek and the Uganda national team.

Contents

Club career

In August 2021 Mutyaba signed a three-year contract with Uganda Premier League club SC Villa. [2] Prior to signing for Villa, he played for the junior team of Vipers SC and Synergy FC of the Futsal Super League, [3] in which he was one of the league's top scorers. [4] By December 2021, he had reportedly drawn interest from clubs in Italy and France. [5]

International career

In 2019 Mutyaba was part of the Uganda under-15 team that won the 2019 CECAFA U-15 Championship in Eritrea. In the team's second match of the group stage, he scored his team's only two goals in a victory over Tanzania. [6] He scored again in a 4–0 victory over Kenya in the final to help clinch the title. [7] The following year he was named the Most Valuable Player as Uganda won the 2020 CECAFA U-17 Championship held in Rwanda. [2]

Mutyaba was called up to the senior national team for a friendly against Tanzania at age 16. [8] He went on to make his senior debut in the eventual 2–0 victory. [9] In January 2022 he was called up again for five friendlies with national sides from Europe and Asia as the Cranes traveled to Turkey, Iraq, and Bahrain. [10]

International career statistics

As of match played 18 January 2022. [9]
Uganda national team
YearAppsGoals
202110
202220
Total30

Youth international goals

Scores and results list the Uganda's goal tally first.
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.19 August 2019 [11] Cicero Stadium, Asmara, Eritrea Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania U151–02–0 2019 CECAFA U-15 Championship
2.2–0
3.23 August 2019 [12] Cicero Stadium, Asmara, Eritrea Flag of South Sudan.svg South Sudan U154–05–02019 CECAFA U-15 Championship
4.30 August 2019 [13] Cicero Stadium, Asmara, Eritrea Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya U152–04–02019 CECAFA U-15 Championship
5.16 December 2020 [14] Umuganda Stadium, Gisenyi, Rwanda Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya U17 4–05–0 2020 CECAFA U-17 Championship
6.22 December 2020 [15] Umuganda Stadium, Gisenyi, Rwanda Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania U17 2–13–12020 CECAFA U-17 Championship
Last updated 18 January 2022

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  9. 1 2 "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
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  12. ↑ "CECAFA U-15 Challenge Cup: Rwanda, Uganda qualify for semi finals". CECAFA. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
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