Juliet Nalukenge (born 14 August 2003) is a Ugandan footballer who plays for Cypriot club Chrisomilia and the Uganda women's national team (The Crested Cranes). A promising forward, Nalukenge was named Ugandan Women's Player of the Year in 2019 and in March 2021 finished ninth in the Goal (website) NXGN Award for the best young female footballer in the world.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2003-08-14) 14 August 2003 (age 19) | ||
Place of birth | Mityana, Uganda | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Apollon Ladies | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
Kawempe Muslim | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2021 | Kawempe Muslim | ||
2021– | Chrysomilia | ||
National team‡ | |||
2018– | Uganda | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:29, 3 May 2021 (UTC) |
Although Nalukenge is a Christian, her football skills won her a scholarship to Kawempe Muslim High School. She began playing for the attached women's football team at youth level in the regional leagues, and in 2015–16 broke into the first team who play at FUFA Women Elite League level.[2][3]
Nalukenge won her first cap for the senior Uganda women's national team on 8 April 2018, in a 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification first round fixture against Kenya.[2]
Scores and results list Uganda goal tally first
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 17 September 2018 | Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele, South Africa | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2018 COSAFA Women's Championship |
2 | 17 November 2019 | Chamazi Stadium, Mbagala, Tanzania | ![]() | 13–0 | 2019 CECAFA Women's Championship | |
3 | 2–0 | |||||
4 | 4–0 | |||||
5 | 7–0 | |||||
6 | 11–0 |
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