Rogers Mato (born 10 October 2003)[1] is a Ugandan footballer who plays for Uganda Premier League club KCCA FC and the Uganda national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rogers Mato Kassim | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-10-10) 10 October 2003 (age 18) | ||
| Place of birth | Uganda | ||
| Position(s) |
Midfielder, Centre-forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | KCCA | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lweza | |||
| 0000–2018 | Maroons | ||
| 2018–2019 | Proline | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Proline | ||
| 2021– | KCCA | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2022– | Uganda | 2 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:24, 19 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
As a youth Mato played for Lweza FC and Maroons FC of the junior league. In 2018 he joined the youth setup of Proline FC of the FUFA Big League. For the 2019–20 season, Mato was promoted to the senior squad, but suffered relegation with the team during the season that was abandoned because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He became an important player for the club the following season, leading them to the promotion playoffs before coming short with a loss to Gadaffi FC. In September 2021 it was announced that the player had signed a 4-year contract with 13-time Uganda Premier League champions KCCA FC for an undisclosed fee.[2]
In September 2021 Mato was called up to the senior national team for its 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Rwanda.[3] Two months later he featured for the national side in a practice match against a representative team from the Northern Region. Mato opened the scoring as the national side went on to win 3–1.[4] In January 2022 he was called up again for five friendlies with national sides from Europe and Asia as the Cranes traveled to Turkey, Iraq, and Bahrain.[5] He went on to make his senior debut in the first match against Iceland on 12 January 2022. He started and played eighty minutes in the eventual 1–1 draw.[6]
| Uganda national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |