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Otandeka Kanyesigye Laki (born 24 January 1996) is a Ugandan footballer who plays as a winger and a striker for Doncaster Rovers Belles and the Uganda women's national team.

Otandeka Laki

Personal information
Full name	Otandeka Kanyesigye Laki[1]
Date of birth	(1996-01-24) 24 January 1996 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth	The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Height	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)[3]
Position(s)	Winger, striker[3]
Club information
Current team	Doncaster Rovers Belles
Number	17
Youth career
2010–2012	Colts Neck Cougars
	Match Fit Chelsea[4]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019	SV 67 Weinberg II	7	(3)
2019	SV 67 Weinberg	1	(0)
2019	MSV Duisburg II	13	(9)
2021	New Jersey Copa
2022	Doncaster Rovers Belles
National team‡
2016–	Uganda	4+	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 October 2021.[5]

Early life and education

Laki was born in The Bronx, New York, United States and raised in Marlboro Township, New Jersey to Ugandan parents – her father being an ambassador.[6][7] She has attended the Colts Neck High School.[8]

Club career

Laki has played for SV 67 Weinberg and MSV Duisburg II in Germany and for New Jersey Copa in the United States.[3][9]

Laki signed for English club Doncaster Rovers Belles in October 2022, making her debut against Peterborough United.[10]

International career

Laki was capped for Uganda at senior level during the 2016 CECAFA Women's Championship, where she scored two goals, and the 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship.[3][5]

International goals

Scores and results list Uganda goal tally first

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	13 September 2016	Jinja, Uganda	Zanzibar	?–0	9–0	2016 CECAFA Women's Championship
2				?–0

Personal life

Nicknamed Oti, Laki has studied journalism and media studies at the Rutgers University.[11]

References

External links

• Otandeka Laki on Facebook
• Otandeka Laki at WorldFootball.net
• Otandeka Laki at doncasterroversfc.co.uk

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