Farouk Miya

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Farouk Miya
Personal information
Full name Farouk Miya
Date of birth (1997-11-26) 26 November 1997 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth Bulo, Uganda[2][3]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Vipers 49 (20)
2016–2018 Standard Liège[3] 3 (1)
2017 → Mouscron (loan)[3] 1 (0)
2018 → Səbail (loan) 13 (2)
2018–2019 Gorica 33 (6)
2019–2021 Konyaspor 41 (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 08:56, 13 September 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:21, 15 July 2020 (UTC)

Farouk Miya (born 26 November 1997) is a Ugandan professional footballer who most recently played as an attacking midfielder for Turkish club Konyaspor and the Uganda national team.

Club 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 400,000 US$.[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 five days later against Galatasaray at Türk Telekom Stadium.[10]

International career[]

Miya made his debut for the Uganda national team on 11 July 2014 against Seychelles.[11]

Career statistics[]

International[]

As of matches played on 16 July 2019[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Uganda 2014 9 2
2015 15 8
2016 11 3
2017 9 1
2018 5 4
2019 7 1
Total 56 19
Scores and results list Uganda's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Miya goal. This list includes non official goals.[2]
List of international goals scored by Farouk Miya
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 Friendly
3 25 March 2015 Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Nigeria  Nigeria 1–0 1–0 Friendly
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 2016 African Nations Championship qualification
6 25 October 2015 Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum, Sudan  Sudan 2–0 2–0 2016 African Nations Championship qualification
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  Togo 2–0 3–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
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 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
21 2–0
22 15 June 2019 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  Ivory Coast 1–0 1–0 Friendly

References[]

  1. ^ David Isabirye (30 November 2015). "Know your stars: Farouk Miya inspired by Ronaldo & Aubameyang, blessed by Allah". Kawowo. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "Farouk Miya". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Farouk Miya » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Faruku MIYA joined Rouches". Standard Liege official Website. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Ugandan Miya to join Standard Liege". BBC. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Farouk MIYA on loan to Royal Excel Mouscron". Standard Liège. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Листопад в Сабаиле: Афтандил Гаджиев отказался от 12 игроков". azerifootball.com/ (in Azerbaijani). Azerifootbal. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Farouk Miya Konyaspor'umuzda!". www.konyaspor.org.tr (in Turkish). Konyaspor. 20 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Galatasaray vs. Konyaspor". soccerway.com. Perform Group. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  11. ^ https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/56306/Faruku_Miya.html

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