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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*
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, correct as of 18 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:48, 22 August 2022 (UTC)
Tadeo Lwanga
Tadeo Lwanga
Tadeo Lwanga.
Tadeo Lwanga, second from right on the front row players during his time in SC Villa

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]

Early life

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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

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Express FC

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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

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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

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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

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

Simba SC

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

Arta/Solar7

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

APR F.C.

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

International career

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

Career statistics

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International

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As of matches played on 15 August 2019[1][24]
Uganda national team
Year Apps Goals
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

Honours

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Club

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SC Villa

  • FUFA Super Cup runners-up: 2015

Vipers SC

Individual

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  • Team of the Year Uganda Azam Premier League (1): 2016–17[25]
  • Airtel FUFA Player of the Year Awards Nominee (1): 2016–17[26]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Taddeo Lwanga". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Uganda - T. Lwanga - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  3. ^ "Taddeo Lwanga joins Cameroon's Song, Kameni at Arta Solar". 19 August 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "KNOW YOUR STARS: Taddeo Lwanga -The Exciting Midfield Prospect". 16 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Express vs. Police - 11 February 2014 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  6. ^ "Lweza vs. Express - 21 November 2014 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  7. ^ "Bright Stars vs. SC Villa - 25 August 2015 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  8. ^ "Taddeo Lwanga Bids Farewell to SC Villa — Uganda Today". 12 June 2017.
  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".
  12. ^ "Bright Stars vs. Vipers - 12 September 2017 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  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.
  22. ^ "Taddeo Lwanga joins Cameroon's Song, Kameni at Arta Solar". 19 August 2022.
  23. ^ https://www.pulsesports.ug/football/story/what-taddeo-lwanga-brings-to-apr-fc-2023071513115318845
  24. ^ "Taddeo Lwanga".
  25. ^ "Geoffrey Sserunkuma drive home as he is crowned MVP". 27 July 2017.
  26. ^ "Mutyaba, Ikwaput claim MVP gongs at 2017 Airtel FUFA Awards". 2 December 2017.
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