Meddie Kagere (born 10 October 1986) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Tanzanian Premier League club. Singida Fountain Gate F.C. Born in Uganda, he plays for the Rwanda national team at international level.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Meddie Kagere Mwijaku | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Kampala, Uganda | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Singida Fountain Gate | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Mbale Heroes FC | ||
| 2006 | ATRACO FC | ||
| 2007–2008 | Kiyovu Sports | ||
| 2008–2009 | Mukura Victory | ||
| 2010–2012 | Police FC | 40 | (38) |
| 2012 | ES Zarzis[1][2] | 11 | (0) |
| 2013 | Police FC[3] | ||
| 2013–2014 | Rayon Sports | (9) | |
| 2014–2015 | KF Tirana | 16 | (1) |
| 2015–2018 | Gor Mahia | 83 | (43) |
| 2018–2022 | Simba | 76 | (52) |
| 2022– | Singida Fountain Gate | 20 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011– | Rwanda | 59 | (15) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2023 | |||
Career edit
KF Tirana edit
Kagere signed for his first European club during the summer transfer window of 2014, when he joined Albanian Superliga side KF Tirana on a two-year deal after agreeing to pay his previous club Rayon Sports FC the $10,000 release clause in his contract.[5][6] On 1 January 2015, Kagere was released by KF Tirana. [7]
Simba S.C. edit
Having impressed in the 2018 SportPesa Super Cup, when he was the Gor Mahia F.C player, scored the first goal against Simba S.C., finally the Tanzanian Premier League champions, signed him after weeks of rumours.
Singida Big Stars edit
On 4 August 2022, during Singida Big Stars Day, Kagere was seen training before the match against Zanaco F.C. of Zambia confirming rumors that Kagere has departed Simba S.C. thus Kagere is a new big signing for them after Singida Singida Big Stars has been promoted to Tanzania Premier League for the first time in 2022–23 season.
Career statistics edit
Club edit
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Others | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| ES Zarzis | 2011–12[8] | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2012–13[8] | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Total | 13 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Rayon Sports | 2013–14[4] | Rwandan Premier League | 9 | |||||||||
| KF Tirana | 2014–15[8] | Kategoria Superiore | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Gor Mahia | 2015[4] | Kenyan Premier League | 30 | 13 | ||||||||
| 2016[4] | 13 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2017[4] | 33 | 13 | ||||||||||
| 2018[4] | 15 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Total | 91 | 35 | ||||||||||
| Simba S.C. | 2018–19[4] | Tanzanian Premier League | 23 | |||||||||
| 2019–20[4] | 22 | |||||||||||
| 2020–21[4] | 13 | |||||||||||
| 2021–22[4] | 7 | |||||||||||
| Total | 65 | |||||||||||
| Singida Fountain Gate | 2022–23[4] | Tanzanian Premier League | 7 | |||||||||
| 2023–24 | ||||||||||||
| Total | ||||||||||||
| Career total | ||||||||||||
International edit
- Scores and results list Rwanda's goal tally first.[4]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9 October 2011 | Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin |  Benin |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2. | 29 November 2011 | National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |  Zimbabwe |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2011 CECAFA Cup |
| 3. | 2–0 | |||||
| 4. | 5 December 2011 |  Zanzibar |
2–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 5. | 10 December 2011 |  Uganda |
1–0 | 2–2 (2–3 p) | ||
| 6. | 2–1 | |||||
| 7. | 6 December 2013 | Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda | 1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly | |
| 8. | 24 March 2013 |  Mali |
1–0 | 1–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 9. | 9 June 2013 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 10. | 27 July 2014 | Stade Augustin Monédan de Sibang, Libreville, Gabon |  Gabon |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 11. | 2 August 2014 | Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, Rwanda |  Congo |
2–0 | 2–0 (4–3 p) | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 12. | 9 September 2018 |  Ivory Coast |
1–2 | 1–2 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |
| 13. | 5 September 2019 | Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles |  Seychelles |
3–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 14. | 10 September 2019 | Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, Rwanda | Seychelles |
2–0 | 7–0 | |
| 15. | 5–0 |
References edit
- ^ Kagere signs for Tunisian side Zarzis Archived 26 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Police, Rayon on alert as ES Zarzis release Kagere Archived 26 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Uganda: Meddie Kagere returns to Rwanda". Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Meddie Kagere at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "KF Tirana grabs Kagere from Rayon Sport". Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ^ Kagere in $10,000 move to KF Tirana Archived 26 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kabeera, Pontian (5 January 2015). "Rwanda: Kagere Released by KF Tirana". The New Times (Kigali). Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ a b c Meddie Kagere at Soccerway
External links edit
- Meddie Kagere at National-Football-Teams.com
- Meddie Kagere at Soccerway
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