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After expiry of his Kaizer Chiefs contract he was available on a free transfer in the summer of 2008. He landed a trial with [[Premier League]] club [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]],<ref>[http://www.kumb.com/story.php?id=123406 Out of Africa], ''Knees Up Mother Brown'', 12 July 2008.</ref> before agreeing a deal with [[Scottish Premier League]] club [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/7514632.stm Obua agrees contract with Hearts], BBC Sport, 20 July 2008</ref> On 6 August, it was revealed that Obua was granted a work permit and had signed for Hearts.
After expiry of his Kaizer Chiefs contract he was available on a free transfer in the summer of 2008. He landed a trial with [[Premier League]] club [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]],<ref>[http://www.kumb.com/story.php?id=123406 Out of Africa], ''Knees Up Mother Brown'', 12 July 2008.</ref> before agreeing a deal with [[Scottish Premier League]] club [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/7514632.stm Obua agrees contract with Hearts], BBC Sport, 20 July 2008</ref> On 6 August, it was revealed that Obua was granted a work permit and had signed for Hearts.


He found life in the [[Scottish Premier League|SPL]] difficult in his first two seasons,{{citation needed|date=March 2011}} although he has seen an improvement in his form since [[Jim Jefferies]] replaced his former national manager [[Csaba Laszlo]]. In the absence of a target man, Obua has often played in the unfamiliar role of striker. Obua scored the winner in an [[Edinburgh derby]] at [[Easter Road]], home of arch rivals [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]]. Obua was sent off at Hearts' home match against Celtic on the 11th May 2011 at an eventual 3-0 loss.<ref>[http://sport.scotsman.com/heartofmidlothianfc/Hibs-12-Hearts-Last-gasp.6266901.jp Hibs 2-1 Hearts: Last gasp Obua goal seals victory], Scotsman Sport, 1 May 2010</ref> He scored the opening goal of the 2011-12 SPL season against [[Rangers F.C|Rangers]] at [[Ibrox Stadium|Ibrox]] with a header from a corner.<ref>[http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/spl/2011-2012/rangers-heart-of-midlothian-454818.html]</ref>
He found life in the [[Scottish Premier League|SPL]] difficult in his first two seasons,{{citation needed|date=March 2011}} although he did see an improvement in his form when [[Jim Jefferies]] replaced his former national manager [[Csaba Laszlo]]. In the absence of a target man, Obua has often played in the unfamiliar role of striker. Obua scored the winner in an [[Edinburgh derby]] at [[Easter Road]], home of arch rivals [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]]. Obua was sent off at Hearts' home match against Celtic on the 11th May 2011 at an eventual 3-0 loss.<ref>[http://sport.scotsman.com/heartofmidlothianfc/Hibs-12-Hearts-Last-gasp.6266901.jp Hibs 2-1 Hearts: Last gasp Obua goal seals victory], Scotsman Sport, 1 May 2010</ref> He scored the opening goal of the 2011-12 SPL season against [[Rangers F.C|Rangers]] at [[Ibrox Stadium|Ibrox]] with a header from a corner.<ref>[http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/spl/2011-2012/rangers-heart-of-midlothian-454818.html]</ref>


==International career==
==International career==

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David Obua
Personal information
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Left Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Heart of Midlothian
Number 13
Youth career
1999 Police FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Express FC
2002–2003 AS Port-Louis 2000
2003–2005 Express FC 48 (19)
2005–2008 Kaizer Chiefs 63 (8)
2008– Heart of Midlothian 91 (6)
International career‡
2003– Uganda 27 (14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 February 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 July 2011

David Obua (born 10 April 1984) is a Ugandan footballer who plays as a Midfielder for Scottish Premier League club Hearts and the Uganda national team.

Having arrived at Hearts as a left wing-back, Obua has primarily been used as a left-sided midfield player, although he has also played a number of times as a striker.

Club career

Born in Kampala, Uganda, Obua played for a number of clubs in his native Uganda including Police FC. He also spent some time in Mauritius and in the United States, where he played for Raleigh and Wilmington Hammerheads whilst attending college.

Obua was spotted by Kaizer Chiefs while playing for the Uganda national team against South Africa and was offered a 3 year contract. Obua impressed during his time in South Africa, winning the championship and South African Player of the Year in season 2006–07.[1]

After expiry of his Kaizer Chiefs contract he was available on a free transfer in the summer of 2008. He landed a trial with Premier League club West Ham United,[2] before agreeing a deal with Scottish Premier League club Heart of Midlothian.[3] On 6 August, it was revealed that Obua was granted a work permit and had signed for Hearts.

He found life in the SPL difficult in his first two seasons,[citation needed] although he did see an improvement in his form when Jim Jefferies replaced his former national manager Csaba Laszlo. In the absence of a target man, Obua has often played in the unfamiliar role of striker. Obua scored the winner in an Edinburgh derby at Easter Road, home of arch rivals Hibernian. Obua was sent off at Hearts' home match against Celtic on the 11th May 2011 at an eventual 3-0 loss.[4] He scored the opening goal of the 2011-12 SPL season against Rangers at Ibrox with a header from a corner.[5]

International career

David Obua began playing for the Cranes during his time at Super League club Express FC. In September 2007, Obua scored a hat-trick for Uganda in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Niger which Uganda won 3–1.[citation needed] On October 10, 2011, he vowed never to play for Uganda again, at least while president Lawrence Mulindwa and head coach Bobby Williamson were involved with the setup.[6]

Career statistics

As of 27 February 2012[7][8]
Club statistics
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Heart of Midlothian 2008-09 season 27 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 2
2009-10 season 32 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 35 3
2010-11 season 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
2011-12 season 19 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 22 1
Total 91 6 5 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 101 6


Family

Obua is the son of the late Denis Obua, who played for Uganda in the 1978 African Cup of Nations. He also has a younger brother, Eric Obua who is a Cranes youth international.[9] His uncle John Akii-Bua became Uganda's first Olympic champion by winning the 400 metre hurdles in the world record time of 47.82 seconds at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ David Obua - Player profile Heart of Midlothian FC, 4 March 2010
  2. ^ Out of Africa, Knees Up Mother Brown, 12 July 2008.
  3. ^ Obua agrees contract with Hearts, BBC Sport, 20 July 2008
  4. ^ Hibs 2-1 Hearts: Last gasp Obua goal seals victory, Scotsman Sport, 1 May 2010
  5. ^ [1]
  6. ^ Obua's Uganda threat - Vows never to play again
  7. ^ "David Obua Stats". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  8. ^ "David Obua Stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  9. ^ http://ugandaonline.net/red_pepper/view/8107/bebe_cool_s_ex_and_miss_uganda_feud/
  10. ^ "Hearts' New Signing Obua's Arrival Rekindles Family Tie". www.allafrica.com. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  11. ^ Obua, Denis. "John Akii-Bua is a forgotten sports hero". Uganda Observer. Retrieved 23 July 2011.

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