Andrew Mwesigwa

Andrew Mwesigwa (born 24 April 1984) is a Ugandan former international footballer who played as a defender.

Andrew Mwesigwa
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-04-24) 24 April 1984
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)
National team
2003–2014 Uganda 72 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:11, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:11, 8 July 2019 (UTC)

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]

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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
ÍBV 2006 Úrvalsdeild 150150
2007 1. deild karla 170170
2008 151151
2009 Úrvalsdeild 150150
Total 6210000621
Chongqing Lifan 2010 Chinese Super League 8181
Ordabasy 2011 Kazakhstan Premier League 3015000351
2012 2232050293
2013 2610000261
2014 2220000222
Total 100770501127
Yenicami Ağdelen 2015–16 KTFF Süper Lig 130130
Sài Gòn 2016 V.League 1 230230
Career total 206970502189

International

As of match played 19 November 2014[1]
Uganda national team
YearAppsGoals
200310
200430
200530
200630
200760
200861
200991
201072
201181
201261
201350
2014120
Total696

International goals

Scores and results list Uganda's goal tally first.[1]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 December 2004Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Sudan1–21–22004 CECAFA Cup
2.14 June 2008Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda Angola2–03–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.11 January 2009Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda Burundi2–05–02008 CECAFA Cup
4.4 September 2010Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda Angola2–03–02012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5.5 December 2010National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Kenya2–02–02010 CECAFA Cup
6.8 December 2011National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Tanzania1–13–1 (a.e.t.)2011 CECAFA Cup
7.16 June 2012Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda Congo1–04–02013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

ÍBV
Ordabasy

References

  1. "Andrew Mwesigwa". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  2. "Mwesigwa Lands Contract in Asia". AllAfrica. 11 February 2011.
  3. "Mwesigwa sign contract extension". Kawowo. 25 February 2013.
  4. "Mwesigwa wins Super Cup final". newvision. 12 March 2012.
  5. "Эндрю Мвесигва покинул Ордабасы". sports.kz (in Russian). sports.kz. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  6. "CRANES CAPTAIN MWESIGWA PASSES BIDVEST WITS TRIALS, HANDED THREE YEAR DEAL". www.kawowo.com/. kawowo. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  7. "Bidvest Wits' fail to agree terms with Andrew Mwesigwa". www.kickoff.com. kickoff. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  8. "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.
  9. "Andrew Mwesigwa Yenicami'den ayrılıyor". www.kktcmedya.com (in Turkish). kktcmedya. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  10. "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.
  11. "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.
  12. "Мвесигва на просмотре в Ордабасы". sports.kz (in Russian). Sports KZ. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  13. Andrew Mwesigwa at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
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