Tony Mawejje

Tonny Mawejje
Personal information
Full nameTonny Mawejje
Date of birth15 December 1986
Place of birthMasaka, Uganda
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionMidfield
Youth career
–2003Masaka Local Council FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2004–2005Kampala City Council FC
2006–2007Police Jinja
2008–2009Uganda Revenue Authority SC
2009–2013ÍBV105(10)
2012→ Golden Arrows (loan)1(0)
2014Haugesund4(0)
2014→ Valur (loan)16(2)
National team
2003–PresentUganda57(7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 January 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

Anthony Mawejje Jr. (born 15 December 1986) is a Ugandan football midfielder

Club career

Born in Masaka, Mawejje began his career with Masaka Local Council FC in the Ugandan Super League, before moving to Kampala City Council FC in 2004. In 2006 he was transferred to Police FC and in 2008 to Uganda Revenue Authority SC. In the spring of 2009 Mawejje joined Icelandic Premier League club ÍBV. In 2010 ÍBV surprised Icelandic football experts by finishing 3rd in the league and securing a place in European competitions for 2011. In early 2012 he joined South African club Golden Arrows on loan.

Mawejje signed a two-year contract with the Norwegian Tippeligaen club Haugesund ahead of the 2014 season.[1] In July 2014, after only three appearances for Haugesund, Mawejje moved to Valur on loan.[2] On 27 January 2015, Mawejje had his contract with FK Haugesund terminated by mutual consent.[3]

Playing style

He is very aggressive, athletic and agile. He can cover all positions in midfield but his favorite role is defensive midfield.

International career

He plays for the Uganda national football team.

International goals

Scores and results list Uganda's goal tally first.
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 June 2013 National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda  Liberia 1–0 1–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 15 June 2013 National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda  Angola 2–1 2–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 6 September 2014 Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana  Ghana 1-1 1–1 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References

  1. ↑ Reine, Per Ivar (29 November 2013). "Mawejje signerte for to år!". FK Haugesund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Mawejje loaned to Iceland side Valur". http://www.supersport.com''. Supersport. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Mawajje takker for seg". http://www.fkh.no/'' (in Norwegian). FK Haugesund. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.

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