Moses Opondo (born 28 October 1997) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays for AC Horsens and the Uganda national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1997-10-28) 28 October 1997 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Lugazi, Uganda | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Horsens | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bangsbo Freja | |||
| AaB | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Vendsyssel | 68 | (5) |
| 2019–2022 | OB | 64 | (3) |
| 2022 | → Horsens (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2022– | Horsens | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018– | Uganda | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:14, 12 December 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9:26, 25 July 2018 (UTC) | |||
Born in Uganda, Opondo moved to Denmark with his mother when he was four years old.[2]
In July 2016, Opondo was loaned out from the youth system at AaB to Vendsyssel FF.[3] He made his Danish 1st Division debut on 24 July 2016, coming on as a 61st minute substitute for Washington Brandão in a 1-0 home defeat to HB Køge.[4] In January 2017, Opondo's loan was turned into a permanent deal. He scored his first competitive goal for the club on 14 May 2017 in a 1–0 away defeat in the league to FC Helsingør. His goal, scored in the 64th minute, was the only goal of the game.[5] In July 2017, Opondo's contract was extended until the summer of 2019.[6] Vendsyssel suffered relegation from the Danish Superliga after the 2019–20 season.[7]
In June 2019, it was announced that Opondo had signed a four-year contract with Odense Boldklub (OB).[8] According to Tipsbladet, OB had triggered his buy-out clause of DKK 1 million.[7]
He had the opportunity to make his debut for OB in the Superliga on 14 July 2019,[9] but it was only in the fourth matchday that he came on the pitch as a substitute after 71 minutes for Jens Thomasen in a 0–1 victory over Esbjerg fB.[10]
On 24 January 2022, Opondo was loaned out to Danish 1st Division club AC Horsens for the rest of the season.[11] Ending the season with one goal in 10 games, it was confirmed on 29 May 2022, that Opondo had signed permanently for AC Horsens, penning a deal until June 2026.[12]
In May 2018, Opondo was called up to the Ugandan national team for friendlies against Niger and the Central African Republic.[2] He made his senior international debut on 2 June 2018 in a 2-1 defeat to Niger.[13]
AC Horsens – current squad | |
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