Andrew Mwesigwa

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)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
Hà Nội
Number 33
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
2016– Hà Nội 2 (0)
National team
2003– Uganda 68 (6)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:07, 4 March 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:06, 18 November 2014 (UTC)

Andrew Mwesigwa (born 24 April 1984) is a Ugandan international footballer who currently plays for V.League 1 side Hà Nội, 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]

In February 2013, Mwesigwa extended his contract with Ordabasy,[3] after winning 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]

International career

Mwesigwa made his international debut for Uganda in 2003.[1]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 November 2014[1][11]
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
Career total 170970501829

International

As of match played 19 November 2014[1]
Uganda national team
YearAppsGoals
200310
200430
200530
200620
200760
200861
200991
201072
201181
201261
201350
2014120
Total696

Honours

ÍBV
Ordabasy

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Andrew Mwesigwa". National Football Teams. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  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". http://sports.kz (in Russian). sports.kz. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  6. "CRANES CAPTAIN MWESIGWA PASSES BIDVEST WITS TRIALS, HANDED THREE YEAR DEAL". http://www.kawowo.com/. kawowo. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  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". http://hanoifc.vn. Hà Nội F.C. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016. External link in |website= (help)
  11. 1 2 3 4 Andrew Mwesigwa profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 December 2014.


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