Joseph Ochaya
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joseph Benson Ochaya[1] | ||
Date of birth | 14 December 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Kampala, Uganda | ||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
Playing position | Left back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | TP Mazembe | ||
Number | 26 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010 | Kampala City Council | ||
2011 | Navibank Saigon | 11 | (3) |
2011–2012 | Kampala City Council | ||
2012–2014 | Asante Kotoko | 18 | (1) |
2015–2017 | Kampala CC | ||
2017–2018 | Lusaka Dynamos | ||
2018– | TP Mazembe | ||
National team‡ | |||
2012– | Uganda | 41 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:22, 5 January 2017 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:22, 26 March 2018 (UTC) |
Joseph Benson Ochaya (born 14 December 1993)[2] is a Ugandan international footballer who plays for TP Mazembe, as a left back.[3]
Club career
Born in Kampala, Ochaya has played club football for Kampala City Council/Kampala Capital City Authority, Navibank Saigon and Asante Kotoko.[1][4]
He moved from Kampala City Council to Ghanaian club Asante Kotoko for a fee reported to be $30,000.[5][6][7] He went on trial with German club SpVgg Greuther Fürth in August 2013.[6] He was the Uganda Premier League 'Most Valuable Player' for the 2015–16 season, while playing for Kampala Capital City Authority.[8] A move to South African club Bidvest Wits in August 2016 fell through.[9]
International career
Ochaya received his first call-up to the Ugandan national team in September 2012,[7] making his debut later that year.[1] He has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[10] He was a squad member at the 2016 African Nations Championship.[11]
International goals
- Scores and results list Uganda's goal tally first.[1]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 19 January 2016 | Umuganda Stadium, Gisenyi, Rwanda | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2016 African Nations Championship |
2. | 24 March 2018 | Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Joseph Ochaya". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- 1 2 "Profile". Kampala Capital City Authority FC. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ↑ Joseph Ochaya joins TP Mazembe, kawowo.com, 5 October 2018
- ↑ "KCCA confirms sale of Ochaya Lusaka Dynamos". ISMAEL KIYONGA. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ↑ "Ochaya scores for Asante Kotoko". New Vision. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- 1 2 Andrew Jackson Oryada (13 August 2013). "Ochaya Finally Undergoing Trials With Germany Side". Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- 1 2 Ameenu Shardow (5 September 2012). "Kotoko new boy Ochaya gets debut national team call". Ghana Soccernet. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ↑ David Isabirye (13 August 2016). "KCCA's Ochaya crowned UPL most valuable player of the season". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ↑ Shafik Ssenoga (24 August 2016). "Ochaya's move to Bidvest Wits hits snag". New Vision. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ↑ Joseph Ochaya – FIFA competition record (archive)
- ↑ "Profile". Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 5 January 2017.