Taddeo Lwanga (born 21 May 1994) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays for Arta/Solar7 in the Djibouti Premier League and the Uganda national team as a midfielder.[3]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1994-05-21) 21 May 1994 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Kampala, Uganda[1] | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder[1] | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Arta/Solar7 | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2015 | Express FC | 45 | (5) |
2015–2017 | SC Villa | 50 | (8) |
2017–2019 | Vipers SC | ||
2019–20 | Tanta | 11[2] | |
2020–22 | Simba | ||
2022– | Arta/Solar7 | ||
National team‡ | |||
2015– | Uganda | 17 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:48, 22 August 2022 (UTC) |
At a young age, he was a member of Ndejje United F.C in the second division before engaged in the Buganda Masaza cup for Kyadondo.[4]
In January 2014, Lwanga joined Express FC. He debuted for Express FC against Police FC on 11 February 2014.[5] He scored his first goal for Express FC against Lweza Football Club[4] on 21 November 2014.[6]
In 2015, he joined SC Villa making his debut on against Bright Stars in Mwererwe on 25 August 2015.[7][8] He marked a memorable time at Sports Club Villa with the winning goal against Sudan's Al Khartoum SC in the CAF Confederations Cup in February 2016.[9] Taddeo had an impressive season helping the SC Villa finish second in Uganda Premier League.[4]
In 2017, Lwanga joined Vipers SC and sealed a two-year deal with them.[10][11] He made his debut on against Bright Stars FC on 12 September 2017.[12] He scored his first goal for Vipers SC against Proline FC on 24 December 2017 at St. Mary's Stadium.[13]
Lwanga played his first game of the 2018–19 season on 28 September 2018 against Ndejje University at St. Mary's Stadium, Vipers won 1–0.[14][15] He scored his first goal in the season against Proline in the Uganda Cup at StarTimes Stadium Lugoggo on 12 March 2019.[16][17] He played his last game in the season against Bul FC on 4 May 2019 at St. Mary's Stadium.[18] He played a total of 23 matches in the season. Vipers finished second in the league.[19]
In August 2019, Lwanga joined Egyptian Premier League side Tanta SC.[20]
On 2 December 2020, Lwanga joined Simba SC on a two-year contract deal.[21]
On 19 August 2022, Lwanga joined Arta/Solar7 as a free agent on a two-year contract deal.[22]
Taddeo made his debut for Uganda national team against Malawi national team in a friendly match at Kamuzu stadium.[1]
Uganda national team | ||
Year | Apps | Goals |
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2015 | 1 | 0 |
2016 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 2 | 0 |
2018 | 5 | 0 |
2019 | 5 | 1 |
2020 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 4 | 0 |
2022 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 17 | 1 |
SC Villa
Vipers SC
Uganda squad – 2019 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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