Farouk Miya (born 26 November 1997) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for TFF First League club Çaykur Rizespor and the Uganda national team.
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (1997-11-26) 26 November 1997 (age 24)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bulo, Uganda[2][3] | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder[2] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Çaykur Rizespor | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Vipers | 49 | (20) |
| 2016–2018 | Standard Liège[3] | 3 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Mouscron (loan)[3] | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Səbail (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Gorica | 33 | (6) |
| 2019–2021 | Konyaspor | 41 | (8) |
| 2022 | Lviv | 0 | (0) |
| 2022– | Çaykur Rizespor | 6 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015– | Uganda U23 | 6 | (3) |
| 2014– | Uganda | 58 | (19) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:16, 23 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:21, 15 July 2020 (UTC) | |||
In January 2016, it was announced that Miya would be joining Belgian top flight club, Standard Liège[4] in what was reported to be an initial loan deal taking him from Ugandan club Vipers.[5] Standard Liège acquired his services for a fee of 400,000 US$.[6]
On 31 January 2017, Miya was loaned to Royal Excel Mouscron until the end of the season.[7]
In February 2018, Miya was loaned to Səbail FK, returning at the end of the 2017–18 season.[8]
On 20 August 2019, Miya signed a three-year contract with Süper Lig side Konyaspor.[9] He made his debut five days later against Galatasaray at Türk Telekom Stadium.[10]
He joined TFF First League club Çaykur Rizespor on a two-year contract in July 2022.[11]
Miya made his debut for the Uganda national team on 11 July 2014 against Seychelles.[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Uganda | 2014 | 9 | 2 |
| 2015 | 15 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 11 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 | |
| Total | 56 | 19 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 July 2014 | Lugogo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | |
| 2 | 9 November 2014 | Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | |
| 3 | 25 March 2015 | Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Nigeria | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | |
| 4 | 20 June 2015 | Amaan Stadium, Zanzibar City, Tanzania | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2016 African Nations Championship qualification | |
| 5 | 17 October 2015 | Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2016 African Nations Championship qualification | |
| 6 | 25 October 2015 | Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum, Sudan | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2016 African Nations Championship qualification | |
| 7 | 12 November 2015 | Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 8 | 15 November 2015 | Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 9 | 3–0 | |||||
| 10 | 24 November 2015 | Awassa Kenema Stadium, Awassa, Ethiopia | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2015 CECAFA Cup | |
| 11 | 2–0 | |||||
| 12 | 30 November 2015 | Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2015 CECAFA Cup | |
| 13 | 19 January 2016 | Umuganda Stadium, Gisenyi, Rwanda | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2016 African Nations Championship | |
| 14 | 4 September 2016 | Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |
| 15 | 12 November 2016 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 16 | 8 January 2017 | Armed Forces Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly | |
| 17 | 25 January 2017 | Stade d'Oyem, Oyem, Gabon | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations | |
| 18 | 2 June 2018 | Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly | |
| 19 | 13 October 2018 | Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |
| 20 | 16 October 2018 | Setsoto Stadium, Awassa, Lesotho | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |
| 21 | 2–0 | |||||
| 22 | 15 June 2019 | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
Standard Liège
Çaykur Rizespor – current squad | |
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Uganda squad – 2017 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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Uganda squad – 2019 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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