Farouk Miya
Farouk Miya (born 26 November 1997) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Turkish club Konyaspor and the Uganda national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Farouk Miya | ||
| Date of birth | 26 November 1997[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bulo, Uganda[2][3] | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder[2] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Konyaspor | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Vipers | 49 | (20) |
| 2016–2018 | Standard Liège[3] | 3 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Royal Excel Mouscron (loan)[3] | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Səbail (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Gorica | 33 | (6) |
| 2019– | Konyaspor | 24 | (8) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015– | Uganda U-23 | 6 | (3) |
| 2014– | Uganda | 58 | (19) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:21, 15 July 2020 (UTC) | |||
Career
In January 2016, it was announced that Miya would be joining Belgian top flight club, Standard Liège[4] in what was reported to be an initial loan deal taking him from Ugandan club Vipers.[5] Standard Liège acquired his services for a fee of US$400,000.[6]
On 31 January 2017, Miya was loaned to Royal Excel Mouscron until the end of the season.[7]
In February 2018, Miya was loaned to Səbail FK, returning at the end of the 2017–18 season.[8]
On 20 August 2019, Miya signed a three-year contract with Süper Lig side Konyaspor.[9] He made his debut on five days later against Galatasaray at Türk Telekom Stadium.[10]
Career statistics
International
- As of matches played on 16 July 2019[2]
| Uganda national team | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9 | 2 |
| 2015 | 15 | 8 |
| 2016 | 11 | 3 |
| 2017 | 9 | 1 |
| 2018 | 5 | 4 |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 |
| Total | 56 | 19 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Uganda's goal tally first. This list includes non official goals.[2]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 July 2014 | Lugogo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda |  Seychelles | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 9 November 2014 | Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda |  Ethiopia | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3. | 25 March 2015 | Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Nigeria |  Nigeria | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 4. | 20 June 2015 | Amaan Stadium, Zanzibar City, Tanzania |  Tanzania | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2016 African Nations Championship qualification |
| 5. | 17 October 2015 | Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda |  Sudan | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 6. | 25 October 2015 | Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum, Sudan | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 7. | 12 November 2015 | Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo |  Togo | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8. | 15 November 2015 | Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 9. | 3–0 | |||||
| 10. | 24 November 2015 | Awassa Kenema Stadium, Awassa, Ethiopia |  Zanzibar | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2015 CECAFA Cup |
| 11. | 2–0 | |||||
| 12. | 30 November 2015 | Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |  Malawi | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2015 CECAFA Cup |
| 13. | 19 January 2016 | Umuganda Stadium, Gisenyi, Rwanda |  Mali | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2016 African Nations Championship |
| 14. | 4 September 2016 | Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda |  Comoros | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 15. | 12 November 2016 |  Congo | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 16. | 8 January 2017 | Armed Forces Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |  Slovakia | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 17. | 25 January 2017 | Stade d'Oyem, Oyem, Gabon | Mali | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 18. | 2 June 2018 | Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger |  Niger | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 19. | 13 October 2018 | Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda |  Lesotho | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 20. | 16 October 2018 | Setsoto Stadium, Awassa, Lesotho | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 21. | 2–0 | |||||
| 22. | 15 June 2019 | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |  Ivory Coast | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
References
- David Isabirye (30 November 2015). "Know your stars: Farouk Miya inspired by Ronaldo & Aubameyang, blessed by Allah". Kawowo. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- "Farouk Miya". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- "Farouk Miya » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- "Faruku MIYA joined Rouches". Standard Liege official Website. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- Kawowo, Sports. "Vipers, Standard Liege agree loan deal for Miya". Kawowo Sports Media. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- "Ugandan Miya to join Standard Liege". BBC. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- "Farouk MIYA on loan to Royal Excel Mouscron". Standard Liège. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- "Листопад в Сабаиле: Афтандил Гаджиев отказался от 12 игроков". azerifootball.com/ (in Azerbaijani). Azerifootbal. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- "Farouk Miya Konyaspor'umuzda!". www.konyaspor.org.tr (in Turkish). Konyaspor. 20 August 2019.
- https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2019/08/25/turkey/super-lig/galatasaray-sk/konyaspor/3081787/
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