Nelson Senkatuka

Nelson Senkatuka (born 10 September 1997)[2] is a Ugandan international footballer who plays for Moghreb Tétouan in the Morocco Premier League as a striker and the Uganda national team (the "Cranes") as a striker.[3]

Nelson Senkatuka
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-09-10) 10 September 1997[1]
Place of birth Kampala, Uganda
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Moghreb Tétouan
Number 9
Youth career
2012–2013 Hope Doves Kampala
2014 Erith and Belvedere F.C.
2014–2015 Cranes United F.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Kampala City Council 16 (4)
2016–2017 Proline FC 25 (11)
2017–2019 Bright Stars FC 60 (34)
2019- Moghreb Tétouan 0 (0)
National team‡
2015– Uganda 12 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 September 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 September 2019

Senkatuka begun his career at Hope Doves FC in Kampala where he spent two seasons and played for Erith and Belvedere F.C. , Cranes United FC, Kampala City Council, Proline Football Club and currently in Bright Stars FC.

Club career

Hope Doves F.C.

While in Hope Doves he guided back to back promotions from the Kampala Regional League top scoring with 23 goals in 24 games and 27 goals in 31 games.[4]

Erith & Belvedere

While at studies in United Kingdom, Senkatuka played for Erith & Belvedere F.C. in the Ryman Football League and played 5 matches and scored one goal.[1]

Cranes United F.C.

Senkatuka also featured for Cranes United F.C in the Essex Alliance Football League where he played 34 matches and scored 45 goals.

Kampala City Council

While at Kampala City Council Senkatuka played 16 games and scored 4 goals.[5]

Proline Football Club

He was unveiled at Proline Football Club on Saturday 12 August 2016.[6] He was among the top 5 goal scorer in the Uganda Super League 2016/2017 scoring 11 goals and making 7 assists.[7]

2017–18 Uganda Premier League

0n his 20th birthday Senkatuka joined Bright Stars F.C. and made his debut on 12 September 2017 against Vipers SC at Mwererwe stadium and the match ended 0-0 where he played the entire game.[8] His first goal for Bright Stars Football Club was against Soana FC in the 60 minute on 15 September 2017 at Kavumba. He serves as a captain for Bright Stars Football Club as well.[9] He not only captained the side throughout the season, but was also their best player and top scorer after scoring 15 goals, finishing second in the league in goals scored.[10] He missed the climax of the season when he prepared to travel to Japan and Belgium for trial stints.[11]

2018–19 Uganda Premier League

On 28 September 2018 the opening day of the Uganda Premier League 2018-2019 Senkatuka scored a brace against Maroons FC, Bright Stars won 3-1.[12][13] On 11 April 2019 Senkatuka scored his 10th goal of the season against URA at Mandela National Stadium.[14] In the last match day fixture of the Uganda Premier League Senkatuka completed the season with 16 goals, five of which came in one game against Paidha Black Angels at the apex of the season on 4 May 2019 at Champions Stadium.[15][16] In that season Senkatuka played a total of 30 matches in Uganda Premier League scoring 16 goals thus finishing second on the Uganda Premier League top scorers chart that season, Bright Stars finished in the 8th position in the 2018/2019 Uganda Premier League.[17]

Moghreb Tétouan

On 13th September 2019 Nelson joined Moghreb Tétouan on a three year contract. [18]

International career

Senkatuka made his Uganda Cranes International debut in the 2015 CECAFA Cup that was hosted in Ethiopia. He was a squad member of Uganda Cranes in the CECAFA Cup 2015 in Ethiopia.[19] He was part of the Uganda team that played a friendly match against Ethiopia on 3 June 2017 in Addis Abbaba that ended 0-0. Senkatuka came on as a 2nd half substitute to replace Farouk Miya.[20]

Uganda
YearAppsGoals
201510
201750
201811
Total71

Statistics accurate as of match played 7 January 2018[21]

Personal background

Senkatuka is a Muganda by tribe falling under the Mbogo clan.[22]

Honours

Kampala City Council

National team

Personal honours
  • Topscorer Kampala 1st Division 2012-13 with 24 goals in 24 games.[24]
  • Topscorer Kampala Regional League 2013-14 with 27 goals in 32 games.[24]
  • Topscorer UK African Nations Cup 2014 with 13 goals in 7 games.[25]
  • Topscorer Essex Alliance League 2014-15 with 45 goals in 37 games.[26]
  • MVP Biika bya Baganda 2015[27]

Bright Stars Football Club
  • Man of the Match: Bright Stars Football Club vs. Express Football Club[28]

References
  1. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Nelson Senkatuka". www.national-football-teams.com.
  2. https://www.sofascore.com/player/nelson-senkatuka/911520
  3. Nelson Senkatuka at National-Football-teams.com
  4. "Top Clubs chasing striker Nelson Senkatuka's signature". 21 July 2015.
  5. "Nelson Senkatuka – This Is My Story". 11 December 2016.
  6. "Proline FC unveils players ahead of new AUPL season - Pro-Line Soccer Academy". prolinefc.com.
  7. @Nelly11_ (23 May 2017). "Thanking God for guiding me through..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. "10-man Bright Stars frustrates star-studded Vipers at Mwererwe". 12 September 2017.
  9. "Bright Stars shoot down Red Eagles at Mwererwe". Kawowo Sports. 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  10. https://futaa.com/ke/article/154913/dan-sserunkuma-bags-uganda-premier-league-golden-boot
  11. https://www.kawowo.com/2018/06/01/david-isabirye-the-uganda-premier-league-creme-de-la-creme-for-2017-18-season/
  12. https://www.kawowo.com/2018/09/29/incredible-start-for-10-man-bright-stars-against-maroons/
  13. http://kwese.espn.com/football/uganda/story/3650464/vipers-sc-and-kcca-fc-begin-league-campaign-with-wins
  14. https://www.kawowo.com/2019/04/11/senkatuka-strikes-as-bright-stars-out-shine-ura-at-namboole/
  15. https://www.kawowo.com/2019/05/05/david-isabirye-my-upl-best-xi-of-the-2018-19-season/
  16. https://www.kawowo.com/2019/05/05/goals-galore-a-look-at-the-top-scoring-premier-league-finale-since-2013/
  17. https://www.kawowo.com/2019/05/04/senkatuka-scores-five-times-as-bright-stars-mortify-paidha-black-angels-in-mwererwe/
  18. https://kawowo.com/2019/09/13/nelson-senkatuka-uganda-cranes-forward-joins-moroccan-side-tetouan/
  19. "Micho names Uganda Cranes final squad for 2015 CECAFA Senior Challenge cup - FUFA: Federation of Uganda Football Associations". 20 November 2015.
  20. "Uganda Cranes, Ethiopia play to barren draw - International Friendly". 3 June 2017.
  21. "Nelson Senkatuka". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  22. "Senkatuka's Mbogo qualifies to quarterfinals - 2013 Bika Footbal". 13 August 2013.
  23. "Africa: Uganda Crowned 2015 Cecafa Champions". 7 December 2015 – via AllAfrica.
  24. "Top Clubs chasing striker Nelson Senkatuka's signature". Kawowo Sports. 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  25. "NELSON SENKATUKA; THIS IS MY STORY". UgandanFootball. 2016-12-11. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  26. XeldomLive. "Rainham WMC and Cranes United take centre stage as Premier Division Cup reaches conclusion | Essex Alliance Football League". Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  27. http://galaxyfm.co.ug/2016/04/26/kcca-fc-striker-flies-england-graduation
  28. "Senkatuka brace sends Express to the bottom". Kawowo Sports. 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
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