Sandra Nabweteme

Sandra Nabweteme
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-11-01) 1 November 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Kampala, Uganda
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Left winger[1]
Team information
Current team
 Santos Laguna
Number 15
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 SWOSU Bulldogs 60 (65)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Kawempe Muslim 23 (40)
2021 Þór/KA 7 (3)
2021 → FH (loan) 8 (2)
2022–2023 Hapoel Petah Tikva 25 (7)
2023–2024 Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor 30 (10)
2024– Santos Laguna 5 (3)
International career
2019– Uganda
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024

Sandra Nabweteme (born 1 November 1996) is a Ugandan footballer who plays as a left winger for Liga MX Femenil club Santos Laguna and the Uganda women's national team. She played college football for the Southwestern Oklahoma State University from 2016 to 2019 where she won multiple accolades.[2] In 2015, she was named the FUFA Female Player of the Year.[3]

Early life

Nabweteme was raised in Kampala.[1] She started training football at the age of five and played with the local boys teams until she turned 14 years old. She was invited to the Kawempe Muslim where she continued to play football.[4]

College career

Nabweteme played for Southwestern Oklahoma State University in the United States from 2016 to 2019 and graduated with a degree in Engineering Physics in November 2020.[5]

Club career

Nabweteme played two seasons with Kawempe Muslim in the then Uganda top-tier FUFA Women Elite League. She led the league in goals scored both seasons, with 17 goals in 9 games in her first season and 23 goals in 14 games in her second, propelling Kawempe to the championship both times.[4]

In March 2021, Nabweteme signed with Þór/KA of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna.[6] On 20 July 2021, she was loaned to 1. deild kvenna club FH for the rest of the season after having appeared in 7 league matches with Þór/KA, where she scored 3 goals.[7]

International career

In 2019, Nabweteme played for the Uganda national team in the 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[5][8]

International goals

Scores and results list Uganda goal tally first

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 3 October 2021 Gelvandale Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa  Eswatini 3–1 5–1 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship

Personal life

Nabweteme's mother, Angela Nabukeera, played for the Kampala United in the early 2000s.[3]

Honours

Club

Individual

  • FUFA Female Player of the Year: 2015
  • FUFA Women Elite League top goal scorer: 2015, 2016
  • GAC Tournament MVP: 2019
  • First Team All-GAC selection: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
  • GAC Freshman of the Year: 2016
  • GAC Offensive of the Year: 2019
  • GAC top goal scorer: 2019

References

  1. ^ a b c "2019 Women's Soccer Roster". Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Sandra Nabweteme". Dallas Weekly. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b Makhtum Muziransa (22 March 2021). "Nabweteme hopes Iceland move helps in career rebuild". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (18 March 2021). "Sú nýjasta hjá Þór/KA æfði með strákum í Úganda frá fimm til fjórtán ára aldurs". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b Makhtum Muziransa (25 November 2020). "Nabweteme pleased to keep breaking ground". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  6. ^ Shero, Kamardin (18 March 2021). "Sandra Nabweteme: Crested Cranes forward signs professional contract with Icelandic club". The Touchline Sports. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  7. ^ Brynjar Ingi Erluson. "Þór/KA missir erlenda leikmenn - Nabweteme í FH (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  8. ^ Brian Kawalya (22 March 2019). "Crested Cranes: US Based Nabweteme Summoned For Ethiopia Encounter". The SportsNation. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
Sporting positions
Preceded by GAC Freshman of the Year
2016 		Succeeded by
Preceded by GAC Offensive Player of the Year
2019 		Succeeded by
Incumbent

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