Isaac Isinde (born 16 April 1991) is a Ugandan professional footballer who currently plays for Busoga United FC as a centre-back.[1] He started playing football at Jinja Senior Secondary School, an Eastern Uganda Sports giant; where he was a regular fixture. He has won 4 Ethiopian Premier League titles and 2 Ethiopian FA Cups in his 5 years with Saint George.[2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 April 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Kampala, Uganda | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hadiya Hossana | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Iganga Town Council | ||
| 2008–2009 | Simba | ||
| 2009–2011 | Victors | ||
| 2011–2016 | Saint George | 204 | (10) |
| 2017–2018 | Buildcon | 19 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Busoga United | 28 | (0) |
| 2019 | TRAU | 2 | (0) |
| 2020– | Hadiya Hossana | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010– | Uganda | 60 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:18, 24 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 July 2017 | |||
Career history
editIsaac has played club football for Iganga Town Council, Simba, Victors in Uganda, Saint George in Ethiopia, Buildcon F.C in Zambia, and TRAU FC in India.[4]
Buildcon F.C
editIsaac moved to Buildcon F.C after expiry of his contract with St. George of Ethiopia, a couple of days to the finals of Africa Cup of Nations where he was part of the Uganda Cranes, Isaac made his debut for Buildcon F.C against T.P Mazembe at Levy Mwanawasa stadium, Ndola, Isinde featured at right back.[5] He made his debut in the Zambian league on 8 April 2017 against Real Nakonde F.C and the match ended in a draw of 0–0.[citation needed]
International career
editIsinde played his first international game with the senior national team on 3 March 2010 in and against Tanzania (2–3), where he played the entire match. He has now been a regular in the national team set up since 2013 and at 25 years of age already has 55 caps to his name.[2]
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Uganda's tally first.[2]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 December 2011 | National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |  Tanzania |
3–1 | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | 2011 CECAFA Cup |
| 2. | 10 December 2011 | National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |  Rwanda |
1–1 | 2–2 (3–2 pen.) | 2011 CECAFA Cup |
Honours
editSaint George
Uganda
edit- CECAFA Cup: 2011, 2012
References
edit- ^ "Player info: Issac Isinde". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Isinde, Isaac". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ "Uganda - I. Isinde- Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ "TRAU FC: Players from A-Z". Worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "Isinde debuts for Buildcon in barren draw with TP Mazembe". Kawowo Sports. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
External links
edit- Isaac Isinde at National-Football-Teams.com
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