Alex Kakuba (born 12 June 1991) is a Ugandan professional footballer who currently plays for C.D. Cova da Piedade.

Alex Kakuba
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-06-12) 12 June 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Kampala, Uganda
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
Cova Piedade
Number 3
Youth career
2009–2010 Mamelodi Sundowns
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Proline
2011Águeda (loan)
2012–2013 Esperança de Lagos 10 (0)
2013–2014 Covilhã 50 (1)
2014–2018 Estoril 9 (0)
2016–2018Feirense (loan) 33 (0)
2018 PAS Giannina 5 (0)
2019 Lori 10 (0)
2019– Cova Piedade 23 (0)
International career
2013– Uganda 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:07, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2018

Club career

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Kakuba began his professional career at Proline FC. He left Proline FC in the summer of 2012, transferring on a free to the Portuguese fourth-tier side Esperança Lagos. In January 2013, he joined the second-tier outfit Covilhã,[1] making 50 league appearances for two seasons. On 14 June 2014, Kakuba moved to the Estoril Praia in the top-flight Primeira Liga, signing a four-year deal.[2]

Kakuba signed for 2 years for PAS Giannina in July 2018.[3] He released on a free transfer on 10 December 2018.[4]

On 27 March 2019, Kakuba signed for Lori FC.[5] In June 2019, he then joined Portuguese club C.D. Cova da Piedade.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Mixed fortunes for Portuguese based Ugandans Archived 2014-04-29 at the Wayback Machine Kawowo Sports. January 23, 2013.
  2. ^ Kakuba assina até 2018 Archived 2014-06-19 at archive.today Estoril Praia. June 14, 2014. (in Portuguese)
  3. ^ "ΚΑΛΩΣ ΗΡΘΕΣ ALEX KAKUBA". 2 July 2018.
  4. ^ "ΛΗΞΗ ΣΥΝΕΡΓΑΣΙΑΣ ΜΕ ALEX KAKUBA". 10 December 2018.
  5. ^ "OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Alex Kakuba". fclori.am/. Lori FC. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  6. ^ Cova da Piedade anuncia Alex Kakuba e Robson por duas épocas, tsf.pt, 14 June 2019
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