Sandra Nabweteme

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Sandra Nabweteme
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-11-01) 1 November 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Uganda
Position(s) Attacker
Club information
Current team
 FH (on loan from Þór/KA)
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 SWOSU
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Kawempe Muslim 23 (40)
2021– Þór/KA 7 (3)
2021 → FH (loan) 8 (2)
National team
2019– Uganda
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 July 2021

Sandra Nabweteme (born 1 November 1996) is an Ugandan footballer who plays as an Attacker for FH on loan from Þór/KA and for the Uganda national team. She played college football for the Southwestern Oklahoma State University from 2016 to 2019 where she won multiple accolades.[1] In 2015, she was named the FUFA Female Player of the Year.[2]

Early life[]

Nabweteme 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.[3]

Playing 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.[3]

She played for Southwestern Oklahoma State University from 2016 to 2019 and graduated with a degree in Engineering Physics in November 2020.[4]

In March 2021, Nabweteme signed with Þór/KA of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna.[5] 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.[6]

National team career[]

In 2019, Nabweteme played for the Uganda national team in the 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[4][7]

Personal life[]

Nabweteme's mother, Angela Nabukeera, played for the in the early 2000s.[2]

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. ^ "Sandra Nabweteme". Dallas Weekly. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b Makhtum Muziransa (22 March 2021). "Nabweteme hopes Iceland move helps in career rebuild". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b Makhtum Muziransa (25 November 2020). "Nabweteme pleased to keep breaking ground". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  5. ^ Shero, Kamardin (18 March 2021). "Sandra Nabweteme: Crested Cranes forward signs professional contract with Icelandic club". The Touchline Sports. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  6. ^ Brynjar Ingi Erluson. "Þór/KA missir erlenda leikmenn - Nabweteme í FH (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  7. ^ Brian Kawalya (22 March 2019). "Crested Cranes: US Based Nabweteme Summoned For Ethiopia Encounter". The SportsNation. Retrieved 3 May 2021.

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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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