Andrew Mwesigwa
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1984-04-24) 24 April 1984 (age 40) | ||
Place of birth | Kamuli, Uganda | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2005 | Villa SC | ||
2006–2009 | ÍBV | 62 | (1) |
2010 | Chongqing Lifan | 8 | (1) |
2011–2014 | Ordabasy | 100 | (7) |
2015–2016 | Yenicami Ağdelen | 13 | (0) |
2016 | Sài Gòn | 23 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2003–2014 | Uganda | 72 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:11, 8 July 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:11, 8 July 2019 (UTC) |
Andrew Mwesigwa (born 24 April 1984) is a Ugandan former international footballer who played as a defender.
Career
Club career
Mwesigwa began his career in 2002 with Ugandan side Villa SC, before moving to Icelandic club ÍBV in 2006.[1]
After spending the 2010 season with Chinese side Chongqing Lifan, in February 2011 he signed a two-year contract with Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Ordabasy.[2]
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In February 2013, Mwesigwa extended his contract with Ordabasy,[3] after winning the Kazakhstan Super Cup with them in 2012.[4] Mwesigwa left Ordabasy in December 2014.[5]
In May 2015, Mwesigwa was reported to have signed a three-year contract with Bidvest Wits of the Premier Soccer League,[6] but contract negotiations broke down and Mwesigwa did not sign for Bidvest Wits.[7]
Later on in 2015, Mwesigwa played for Yenicami Ağdelen in the KTFF Süper Lig,[8] before leaving in January 2016.[9]
After leaving Yenicami Ağdelen, Mwesigwa went on trial with V.League 1 side Hà Nội,[10] which in 2016 was moved to Ho Chi Minh City and renamed Sài Gòn F.C.[11] He spent the 2016 season with Sài Gòn, making 23 league appearances.[1]
In January 2017, Mwesigwa went on trial with former club FC Ordabasy.[12]
International career
Mwesigwa made his international debut for Uganda in 2003.[1]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 18 September 2016[1][13]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
ÍBV | 2006 | Úrvalsdeild | 15 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 15 | 0 |
2007 | 1. deild karla | 17 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 17 | 0 | |
2008 | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 15 | 1 | ||
2009 | Úrvalsdeild | 15 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 15 | 0 | |
Total | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 1 | ||
Chongqing Lifan | 2010 | Chinese Super League | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 8 | 1 |
Ordabasy | 2011 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
2012 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 3 | ||
2013 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
2014 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
Total | 100 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 112 | 7 | ||
Yenicami Ağdelen | 2015–16 | KTFF Süper Lig | 13 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 13 | 0 |
Sài Gòn | 2016 | V.League 1 | 23 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 23 | 0 |
Career total | 206 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 218 | 9 |
International
- As of match played 19 November 2014[1]
Uganda national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2003 | 1 | 0 |
2004 | 3 | 0 |
2005 | 3 | 0 |
2006 | 3 | 0 |
2007 | 6 | 0 |
2008 | 6 | 1 |
2009 | 9 | 1 |
2010 | 7 | 2 |
2011 | 8 | 1 |
2012 | 6 | 1 |
2013 | 5 | 0 |
2014 | 12 | 0 |
Total | 69 | 6 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Uganda's goal tally first.[1]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 14 December 2004 | Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | ![]() | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2004 CECAFA Cup |
2. | 14 June 2008 | Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda | ![]() | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3. | 11 January 2009 | Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda | ![]() | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2008 CECAFA Cup |
4. | 4 September 2010 | Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda | ![]() | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
5. | 5 December 2010 | National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2010 CECAFA Cup |
6. | 8 December 2011 | National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | ![]() | 1–1 | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | 2011 CECAFA Cup |
7. | 16 June 2012 | Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda | ![]() | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
- ÍBV
- 1. deild karla (1): 2008[13]
- Ordabasy
- Kazakhstan Cup (1): 2011[13]
- Kazakhstan Super Cup (1): 2012[13]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Andrew Mwesigwa". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ "Mwesigwa Lands Contract in Asia". AllAfrica. 11 February 2011.
- ^ "Mwesigwa sign contract extension". Kawowo. 25 February 2013.
- ^ "Mwesigwa wins Super Cup final". newvision. 12 March 2012.
- ^ "Эндрю Мвесигва покинул Ордабасы". sports.kz (in Russian). sports.kz. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ "CRANES CAPTAIN MWESIGWA PASSES BIDVEST WITS TRIALS, HANDED THREE YEAR DEAL". www.kawowo.com/. kawowo. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ "Bidvest Wits' fail to agree terms with Andrew Mwesigwa". www.kickoff.com. kickoff. 10 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "Uganda Cranes International Defender Andrew Mwesigwa Stars in Yenicami's 0-3 win Over Bogazici". www.soka25east.com. soka25east. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "Andrew Mwesigwa Yenicami'den ayrılıyor". www.kktcmedya.com (in Turkish). kktcmedya. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "CLB Hà Nội thử việc đội trưởng ĐT Uganda". hanoifc.vn. Hà Nội F.C. 27 January 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "VPF ban hành Thông báo chính thức về việc đổi tên của CLB Hà Nội" (in Vietnamese). 4 May 2016. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ "Мвесигва на просмотре в Ордабасы". sports.kz (in Russian). Sports KZ. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ a b c d Andrew Mwesigwa at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 December 2014.