Daniel Sserunkuma aka Muzenyi (born 14 December 1993 in

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n footballer who currently plays as a

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for Vipers SC and the Uganda national team (the "Cranes").Dan Sserunkuma
at National-Football-teams.com

Early life

Sserunkuma was born and grew up in the Lubaga division of

district. He attended St. Mary's School in Kitende which has also produced Ugandan players such as

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, Eric Obua,

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and Ibrahim Juma. He joined Friends of Football Academy in Uganda at the age of 10. Sserunkuma said he was inspired by Ugandan legend, the late Majid Musisi, who is regarded as the country's best footballer of all time.

Club career

Express

Sserunkuma started playing professional football at Ugandan team

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in 2008.

Victors

After one year in Express F.C., he moved to rival club Victors FC, where he stayed for the next two years.

Nairobi City Stars

In 2011, Sserunkuma moved to

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to join Premier League team

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Gor Mahia

After playing for a year and half for Nairobi City Stars, Sserunkuma then moved to

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in 2012. In 2013, Sserunkuma played an important role in helping Gor Mahia F.C. clinch the Kenyan Premier League title for the first time since 18 years. He ended the 2012 season with 17 goals and several assists and was named the 2012 KPL player of the year. As Gor Mahia sought to win the national league for the first time in 18 years, it was Sserunkuma who played the pivotal role by scoring in almost all the last 10 games of the 2013 league. Thanks largely to Sserunkuma's goalscoring heroics, Gor Mahia won the league. In November 2013, Sserunkuma caused a stir in the club by officially handing in a transfer request, expressing his desire to join

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club

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. However, the player was not allowed to leave the club. In 2014, he was the highest goal scorer in the

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season with total of 16 goals scored.

Simba S.C.

In December 2014, Sserunkuma completed a free transfer to Tanzanian giants Simba. He terminated his contract with the club on mutual consent after just five months in the

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Ulisses

On 30 July 2015, it was announced that Sserunkuma joined Armenian side

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on a two-year contract.

Express

In September 2017, Dan joined

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. Dan scored his first goal for

against Maroons Football Club on 27 September 2017

Vipers S.C.

In January 2018, he joined Vipers SC where they formed fierce front three with Milton Karisa and

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ending up winning the league. He also won the boot with 18goals. *2018/2019 Sserunkuma helped Vipers SC to finish second in the league scoring 13 goals in 21 matches in the absence of Karisa and Ssekisambu who were sold in the transfer window. *2019/2020 In this season Sserunkuma saw game time reduced when the club signed

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. He went on to score crucial goals and the team claimed the fourth League in their history.

International career

In February 2013, Sserunkuma received his first national team call up for the Ugandan Cranes. During his debut match against

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, he scored one goal from the penalty spot while setting up the other.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Uganda's goal tally first.''

Playing style

Sserunkuma's physical stature and style of play has been compared to that of Italian legend

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. His greatest assets are his speed, skills, creative play, powerful shots and great balance. Uganda national team head coach

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praised Sserunkuma, referring to him as one of the best strikers in the region.

Honours

Gor Mahia * Kenyan Premier League:

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* FKL President's Cup Cup: 2012 *

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Simba *

: 2015 Bandari *

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Vipers *

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: 2017–2018, 2019–2020 *

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: 2019 Individual *Uganda Premier League Top scorer: 2017–2018 *New Player of the year in Kenya Premier League: 2011 *Player of the year in Kenya Premier League: 2012 *USPA Player of the year : 2013 *Topscorer in Kenya Premier League : 2014

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sserunkuma, Dan Living people 1993 births Footballers from Kampala Men's association football forwards Ugandan men's footballers Uganda men's international footballers Uganda men's under-20 international footballers Uganda men's youth international footballers Ugandan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Kenya Expatriate men's footballers in Armenia Express FC players Gor Mahia F.C. players Simba S.C. players Ulisses FC players Kenyan Premier League players Armenian Premier League players Nairobi City Stars players Bandari F.C. (Kenya) players Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in Kenya Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in Armenia Expatriate men's footballers in Tanzania