Robert Kakeeto

Robert Kakeeto (born 19 May 1995) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish 2nd Division club Middelfart.[2]

Robert Kakeeto
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-05-19) 19 May 1995
Place of birth Uganda
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Middelfart
Youth career
2013–2015 Nordjyllands Idrætshøjskole
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2023 AaB 37 (0)
2018–2019 → Jammerbugt (loan) 10 (0)
2019 → HIFK (loan) 6 (0)
2021–2022 → Skive (loan) 19 (0)
2022–2023 → Middelfart (loan) 30 (2)
2023– Middelfart 8 (1)
International career‡
2017– Uganda[1] 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:03, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

Club career

Kakeeto moved from Uganda to Denmark in 2013 to play for Nordjyllands Idrætshøjskole. In September 2015 he signed a contract until June 2018 with AaB.[3][4]

Kakeeto was loaned out on 31 August 2018 to Jammerbugt FC in the Danish 2nd Division for the rest of the season.[5]

On 13 August 2019, Kakeeto was loaned out to Finnish club HIFK until the end of November.[6] On 31 August 2021, he was loaned out again, this time to Danish 2nd Division club Skive for the rest of the 2021–22 season.[7] On 27 July 2022, he was once again loaned out, to Middelfart Boldklub for the upcoming season.[8]

At the end of the 2022-23 season, Kakeeto left AaB as his contract expired.[9] On 13 July 2023, he signed a permanent deal with Middelfart.[10]

International career

He made his international debut for Uganda on 2 June 2017, in a friendly match against Ethiopia.[11]

References
  1. "Robert Kakeeto". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  2. Robert Kakeeto at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  3. "AaB skriver kontrakt med Kakeeto" (in Danish). AaB Fodbold. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  4. Kenneth Jensen (16 September 2015). "AaB skriver kontrakt med ungt talent" (in Danish). Tipsbladet. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  5. AaB sender Kakeeto på græs i Jammerbugt, bold.dk, 31 August 2018
  6. Kakeeto udlejes til finsk klub, aabsport.dk, 13 August 2019
  7. Kakeeto udlejes til Skive I.K., aabsport.dk, 31 August 2021
  8. MIDDELFART BOLDKLUB LEJER ROBERT KAKEETO I AAB, middelfartboldklub.dk, 27 July 2022
  9. Kakeeto blev kasseret i AaB og røg til 3. division: Er blevet bedre, bold.dk, 23 May 2023
  10. MIDDELFART BOLDKLUB INDGÅR PERMANENT KONTRAKT MED ROBERT KAKEETO, middelfartboldklub.dk, 13 July 2023
  11. Rasmus Estrup (4 June 2017). "Kakeeto fik landsholdsdebut for Uganda" (in Danish). AaB Fodbold. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
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