Richard Juuko Kasagga (born 4 July 1993) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Olympique Béja in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 and the Uganda national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Juuko Kassaga | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-07-04) 4 July 1993 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Lyantonde, Uganda | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Olympique Béja | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2013 | KCC FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Kiira Young | ||
| 2014–2016 | Salam Zgharta | 20 | (1) |
| 2016 | KCCA | 4 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | URA | 15 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Aizawl | 26 | (1) |
| 2022– | Olympique Béja | 12 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013– | Uganda | 27[1] | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:29, 29 May 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 January 2016 | |||
Kasagga began his senior club career in Uganda Premier League side Kiira Young FC in 2013 where he played until 2015.[citation needed]
He later moved to Lebanese Premier League club Salam Zgharta and appeared in 20 league matches, scoring 1 goal.[2] He has also played in 7 AFC Cup games for the Lebanese outfit.[citation needed]
In 2016, he signed with Ugandan heavyweights Kampala City Authority where he played for two seasons before moving to Uganda Revenue Authority SC. Kasagga appeared in Uganda Premier League with URA from 2017 to 2018.
Kasagga made his debut in India, playing for Aizawl in the I-League in 2018–19 season.[3] He appeared in 10 league matches in that season. In 2020, he renewed his contract with the Mizoram-based side.[4] He played 13 matches in the 2019–20 season and 3 matches in 2020–21 season. On 24 January 2021, he scored his first goal for Aizawl against Indian Arrows in a 1–1 draw match.[5][6][7][8]
Kasagga debuted for Uganda national football team on 13 July 2013 against Tanzania in a 2014 African Nations Championship second round match.[9]
In January 2014, coach Milutin Sredojević, invited him to be included in the Uganda national football team for the 2014 African Nations Championship.[10][11] The team placed third in the group stage of the competition after beating Burkina Faso, drawing with Zimbabwe and losing to Morocco.[12][13]
He represented his country for 37 times including matches in bigger competitions like 2016 African Nations Championship and CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup.
Kasagga was born in Lyantonde and besides football, he has competed B.Sc in Construction Management from Makerere University.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goal | ||
| Salam Zgharta | 2014–15 | Lebanese Premier League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 2015–16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |||
| Salam Zgharta total | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| Aizawl | 2018–19 | I-League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | |||
| Aizawl total | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Olympique Béja | 2021–22 | Tunisian Ligue 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 1 | |
| Career total | 58 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 65 | 3 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2013 | 10 | 0 |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 0 | |
Kampala Capital City
Aizawl