Juliet Nalukenge (born 14 August 2003) is a Ugandan footballer who plays for Cypriot club Apollon Ladies and the Uganda women's national team (The Crested Cranes). A promising forward, Nalukenge was named Ugandan Women's Player of the Year in 2019 and in March 2021 finished ninth in the Goal (website) NXGN Award for the best young female footballer in the world.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 August 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Mityana, Uganda | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Apollon Ladies | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kawempe Muslim | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2021 | Kawempe Muslim | ||
| 2021– | Apollon | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Uganda | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:29, 3 May 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Although Nalukenge is a Christian, her football skills won her a scholarship to Kawempe Muslim High School. She began playing for the attached women's football team at youth level in the regional leagues, and in 2015–16 broke into the first team who play at FUFA Women Elite League level.[2][3]
International career edit
Nalukenge won her first cap for the senior Uganda women's national team on 8 April 2018, in a 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification first round fixture against Kenya.[2]
International goals edit
Scores and results list Uganda goal tally first
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 September 2018 | Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele, South Africa |  Zimbabwe |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2018 COSAFA Women's Championship |
| 2 | 17 November 2019 | Chamazi Stadium, Mbagala, Tanzania |  Djibouti |
13–0 | 2019 CECAFA Women's Championship | |
| 3 | 2–0 | |||||
| 4 | 4–0 | |||||
| 5 | 7–0 | |||||
| 6 | 11–0 |
References edit
- ^ Sang, Kiplagat (24 March 2021). "Nalukenge's NXGN 2021 honour will push Uganda's Africa ambition – Kiiza". Goal. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ a b Senoga, Sinan Rajub (23 April 2018). "Juliet Nalukenge: Meet Crested Cranes and Kawempe Muslim hot shot on a rise to the pantheon". Swift Sports. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ Nangonzi, Yudaya (7 April 2020). "Youngster Nalukenge keen to raise bar for women football". The Observer (Uganda). Retrieved 3 May 2021.
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