Denis Iguma

Denis Iguma
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-02-10) 10 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Kalangala, Uganda[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender[2]
Team information
Current team
 KCCA FC
Number 25
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 SC Victoria University
2014–2018 Al-Ahed SC 25 (2)
2017–2020 Bekaa Club 20 (3)
2020– KCCA FC 22[3] (3)
International career‡
2012– Uganda 63 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 July 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 July 2021

Denis Iguma is a Ugandan professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for KCCA FC and the Uganda national football team.[4][5]

International career

He made his debut for Uganda national football team on 29 March 2012 against Egypt national football team.[6] In January 2014, coach Milutin Sedrojevic, invited him to be a part of the Uganda national football team for the 2014 African Nations Championship.[7][8] The team placed third in the group stage of the competition after beating Burkina Faso, drawing with Zimbabwe and losing to Morocco.[9][10] In 2017, he was included in the 23 man squad at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[11]

International goals

Scores and results list Uganda's goal tally first.[1]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 13 July 2013 National Stadium, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania  Tanzania 1–0 1–0 2014 African Nations Championship qualification

References

  1. ^ a b "Iguma, Denis". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Micho Names Uganda Final Team For CHAN 2014". kawowo.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Denis IGUMA". Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Uganda". mtnfootball.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Denis Iguma is a Kasasiro Boy". 12 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Denis Iguma (Player)".
  7. ^ "Uganda Cranes Regroup For CHAN 2014 Preparations". kawowo.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  8. ^ "Uganda makes changes in squad for 2014 Africa Nations Championship". xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  9. ^ "Uganda's impressive CHAN start". espnfc.com. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  10. ^ "Zimbabwe vs Uganda Preview". goal.com/. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  11. ^ "Total Africa Cup of Nations 2017: Uganda Cranes 23 man squad to Gabon named". 4 January 2017.


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