Juliet Nalukenge

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]

Juliet Nalukenge
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-08-14) 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
*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

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

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

Scores and results list Uganda goal tally first

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
117 September 2018Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele, South Africa Zimbabwe1–02–12018 COSAFA Women's Championship
217 November 2019Chamazi Stadium, Mbagala, Tanzania Djibouti13–02019 CECAFA Women's Championship
32–0
44–0
57–0
611–0

References
  1. Sang, Kiplagat (24 March 2021). "Nalukenge's NXGN 2021 honour will push Uganda's Africa ambition – Kiiza". Goal. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  2. 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.
  3. 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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