Taddeo Lwanga

Taddeo Lwanga (born 21 May 1994) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays for Tanta SC in the Egyptian Premier League and the Uganda national team as a midfielder.

Taddeo Lwanga
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-05-21) 21 May 1994
Place of birth Kampala, Uganda[1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Midfielder[1]
Club information
Current team
 Tanta
Number 17
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Express FC 45 (5)
2015–2017 SC Villa 50 (8)
2017–2019 Vipers SC
2019– Tanta
National team‡
2015– Uganda 13 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 August 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:51, 15 August 2019 (UTC)

Early life

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.[2]

Club career

Express FC

In January 2014, Lwanga joined Express FC. He debuted for Express FC against Police FC on 11 February 2014.[3] He scored his first goal for Express FC against Lweza Football Club[2] on 21 November 2014.[4]

SC Villa

In 2015, he joined SC Villa making his debut on against Bright Stars in Mwererwe on 25 August 2015.[5][6] 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.[7] Taddeo had an impressive season helping the SC Villa finish second in Uganda Premier League.[2]

Vipers SC

In 2017, Lwanga joined Vipers SC and sealed a two-year deal with them.[8][9] He made his debut on against Bright Stars FC on 12 September 2017.[10] He scored his first goal for Vipers SC against Proline FC on 24 December 2017 at St. Mary's Stadium.[11]

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.[12][13] He scored his first goal in the season against Proline in the Uganda Cup at StarTimes Stadium Lugoggo on 12 March 2019.[14][15] He played his last game in the season against Bul FC on 4 May 2019 at St. Mary's Staduim.[16] He played a total of 23 matches in the season. Vipers finished second in the league.[17]

Tanta

In August 2019, Lwanga joined Egyptian Premier League side Tanta SC.[18]

International career

Taddeo made his debut for Uganda national team against Malawi national team in a friendly match at Kamuzu stadium.[1]

Career statistics

International
As of matches played on 15 August 2019[1][19]
Uganda national team
YearAppsGoals
201510
201600
201730
201860
201990
Total190

Honours

Club

SC Villa

  • FUFA Super Cup runners-up: 2015

Vipers SC

  • Ugandan Cup runners-up: 2017–18
  • Ugandan Premier League: 2017–18

Individual
  • Team of the Year Uganda Azam Premier League (1): 2016–17[20]
  • Airtel FUFA Player of the Year Awards Nominee (1): 2016–17[21]

References
  1. "Taddeo Lwanga". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  2. "KNOW YOUR STARS: Taddeo Lwanga -The Exciting Midfield Prospect". 16 February 2016.
  3. "Express vs. Police - 11 February 2014 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  4. "Lweza vs. Express - 21 November 2014 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  5. "Bright Stars vs. SC Villa - 25 August 2015 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  6. "Taddeo Lwanga Bids Farewell to SC Villa — Uganda Today". 12 June 2017.
  7. "CAF Confederation Cup: Taddeo Lwanga nets vital goal on Villa's return to continental football - FUFA: Federation of Uganda Football Associations". 13 February 2016.
  8. "Vipers complete the signing of SC Villa skipper Lwanga". 7 June 2017.
  9. "Villa skipper Lwanga joins Vipers".
  10. "Bright Stars vs. Vipers - 12 September 2017 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  11. "Vipers brush aside visiting Proline at St Mary's - Uganda Premier League". 24 December 2017.
  12. https://www.scorespro.com/soccer/livescore/vipers-fc-vs-ndejje-university/28-09-2018/
  13. http://www.pmldaily.com/sports/2019/03/vipers-out-to-complete-double-of-ndejje-university.html
  14. https://viperssc.co.ug/2019/03/12/vipers-exist-uganda-cup/
  15. https://www.kawowo.com/2019/03/12/live-proline-vs-vipers-uganda-cup/
  16. https://viperssc.co.ug/2019/05/03/vipers-sc-v-bul-the-brief/
  17. https://www.scorespro.com/soccer/uganda/teams/vipers-fc-NTAxNDY=/
  18. Ismail, Ali (5 August 2019). "Tanta sign Uganda midfielder Taddeo Lwanga". KingFut. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  19. https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/59815/Taddeo_Lwanga.html
  20. "Geoffrey Sserunkuma drive home as he is crowned MVP". 27 July 2017.
  21. "Mutyaba, Ikwaput claim MVP gongs at 2017 Airtel FUFA Awards". 2 December 2017.
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