Nelson Senkatuka

Nelson Senkatuka (born 10 September 1997)[2] is a Ugandan international footballer who plays for Bright Stars FC in the Uganda Premier League and on the Uganda national team (the "Cranes") as a striker.[3]

Nelson Senkatuka
Senkatuka during unveiling
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-09-10) 10 September 1997[1]
Place of birth Kampala, Uganda
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Bright Stars FC
Number 11
Youth career
2012–2013 Hope Doves Kampala
2014 Erith and Belvedere F.C.
2014–2015 Cranes United F.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Kampala City Council 16 (4)
2016–2017 Proline FC 25 (11)
2017–2019 Bright Stars FC 60 (34)
2019–2021 Moghreb Tétouan 9 (1)
2021– Bright Stars FC 1 (1)
International career‡
2015– Uganda 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 October 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2021

Senkatuka begun his career at Hope Doves FC in Kampala where he spent two seasons and played for Erith and Belvedere F.C. , Cranes United FC, Kampala City Council, Proline Football Club and currently in Bright Stars FC.

Club career

Hope Doves F.C.

While in Hope Doves he guided back to back promotions from the Kampala Regional League top scoring with 23 goals in 24 games and 27 goals in 31 games.[4]

Erith & Belvedere

While at studies in United Kingdom, Senkatuka played for Erith & Belvedere F.C. in the Ryman Football League and played five matches and scored one goal.[1]

Cranes United F.C.

Senkatuka also featured for Cranes United F.C in the Essex Alliance Football League where he played 34 matches and scored 45 goals.

Kampala City Council

While at Kampala City Council Senkatuka played 16 games and scored 4 goals.[5]

Proline Football Club

He was unveiled at Proline Football Club on Saturday 12 August 2016.[6] He was among the top-five goal scorer in the Uganda Super League 2016/2017 scoring 11 goals and making 7 assists.[7]

2017–18 Uganda Premier League

On his 20th birthday Senkatuka joined Bright Stars F.C. and made his debut on 12 September 2017 against Vipers SC at Mwererwe stadium and the match ended 0-0 where he played the entire game.[8] His first goal for Bright Stars Football Club was against Soana FC in the 60th minute on 15 September 2017 at Kavumba. He serves as a captain for Bright Stars Football Club as well.[9] He not only captained the side throughout the season, but was also their best player and top scorer after scoring 15 goals, finishing second in the league in goals scored.[10] He missed the climax of the season when he prepared to travel to Japan and Belgium for trial stints.[11]

2018–19 Uganda Premier League

On 28 September 2018 the opening day of the Uganda Premier League 2018-2019 Senkatuka scored a brace against Maroons FC, Bright Stars won 3-1.[12][13] On 11 April 2019 Senkatuka scored his 10th goal of the season against URA at Mandela National Stadium.[14] In the last match day fixture of the Uganda Premier League Senkatuka completed the season with 16 goals, five of which came in one game against Paidha Black Angels at the apex of the season on 4 May 2019 at Champions Stadium.[15][16] In that season Senkatuka played a total of 30 matches in Uganda Premier League scoring 16 goals thus finishing second on the Uganda Premier League top scorers chart that season, Bright Stars finished in the 8th position in the 2018/2019 Uganda Premier League.[17]

Moghreb Tétouan

On 13 September 2019 Nelson joined Moghreb Tétouan on a three year contract. [18]

Bright Stars Football Club

On 22 September 2021, he re-signed for Bright Stars Football Club and scored his first goal on the opening day of the 2021-2022 Uganda Premier League it was against Mbarara City FC. On 5 December 2021 against UPDF SC, Senkatuka completed a tally of 50 goals in the Uganda Premier League.

International career

Senkatuka made his Uganda Cranes International debut in the 2015 CECAFA Cup that was hosted in Ethiopia. He was a squad member of Uganda Cranes in the CECAFA Cup 2015 in Ethiopia.[19] He was part of the Uganda team that played a friendly match against Ethiopia on 3 June 2017 in Addis Abbaba that ended 0-0. Senkatuka came on as a 2nd half substitute to replace Farouk Miya.[20]

Uganda
YearAppsGoals
201520
201750
201831
201910
Total111

Statistics accurate as of match played 17 October 2021[21]

Personal background

Senkatuka is a Muganda by tribe falling under the Mbogo clan.[22]

Honours

Kampala City Council

National team

Personal honours
  • Topscorer Kampala 1st Division 2012-13 with 24 goals in 24 games.[24]
  • Topscorer Kampala Regional League 2013-14 with 27 goals in 32 games.[24]
  • Topscorer UK African Nations Cup 2014 with 13 goals in 7 games.[25]
  • Topscorer Essex Alliance League 2014-15 with 45 goals in 37 games.[26]
  • MVP Biika bya Baganda 2015[27]

Bright Stars Football Club
  • Man of the Match: Bright Stars Football Club vs. Express Football Club[28]

References
  1. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Nelson Senkatuka". www.national-football-teams.com.
  2. "Nelson Senkatuka No team videos, transfer history and stats - SofaScore".
  3. Nelson Senkatuka at National-Football-teams.com
  4. "Top Clubs chasing striker Nelson Senkatuka's signature". 21 July 2015.
  5. "Nelson Senkatuka – This Is My Story". 11 December 2016.
  6. "Proline FC unveils players ahead of new AUPL season - Pro-Line Soccer Academy". prolinefc.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-13. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  7. @Nelly11_ (23 May 2017). "Thanking God for guiding me through..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. "10-man Bright Stars frustrates star-studded Vipers at Mwererwe". 12 September 2017.
  9. "Bright Stars shoot down Red Eagles at Mwererwe". Kawowo Sports. 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  10. https://futaa.com/ke/article/154913/dan-sserunkuma-bags-uganda-premier-league-golden-boot
  11. "DAVID ISABIRYE: The Uganda Premier League crème de la crème of 2017-18 season". June 2018.
  12. "Incredible start for 10 man Bright Stars against Maroons". 29 September 2018.
  13. "Vipers SC, KCCA FC begin league campaign with wins". 29 September 2018.
  14. "Senkatuka strikes as Bright Stars out-shine URA at Namboole". 11 April 2019.
  15. "DAVID ISABIRYE: My UPL best XI of the 2018/19 Season". 5 May 2019.
  16. "Goals Galore: A look at the top scoring premier league finale since 2013". 5 May 2019.
  17. "Senkatuka scores five times as Bright Stars mortify Paidha Black Angels in Mwererwe". 4 May 2019.
  18. "Nelson Senkatuka: Uganda Cranes forward joins Moroccan side Tétouan". 13 September 2019.
  19. "Micho names Uganda Cranes final squad for 2015 CECAFA Senior Challenge cup - FUFA: Federation of Uganda Football Associations". 20 November 2015.
  20. "Uganda Cranes, Ethiopia play to barren draw - International Friendly". 3 June 2017.
  21. "Nelson Senkatuka". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  22. "Senkatuka's Mbogo qualifies to quarterfinals - 2013 Bika Football". 13 August 2013.
  23. "Africa: Uganda Crowned 2015 Cecafa Champions". 7 December 2015 – via AllAfrica.
  24. "Top Clubs chasing striker Nelson Senkatuka's signature". Kawowo Sports. 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  25. "Nelson Senkatuka; This is My Story". UgandanFootball. 2016-12-11. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  26. XeldomLive. "Rainham WMC and Cranes United take centre stage as Premier Division Cup reaches conclusion | Essex Alliance Football League". Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  27. "KCCA FC STRIKER FLIES TO ENGLAND FOR GRADUATION | Galaxy FM 100.2". galaxyfm.co.ug. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07.
  28. "Senkatuka brace sends Express to the bottom". Kawowo Sports. 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
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