Edrisa Lubega (born 17 April 1998) is a

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Early life

Christened 'Torres' after Fernando Torres, he was born to a family with 4 children to Mugisha Tumushabe and Rebecca Nakamya. He scored in their first win of the

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. Before Proline FC were promoted, when they were playing in the

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, he was their top striker, scoring 21 goals, which enabled him to be selected for the

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. Unbeknownst to his school, Dynamic S.S., Lubega left to play for Proline FC without notifying anybody related to the school whatsoever or the competition secretariat, therefore could not participate in the 2016 Copa Coca-Cola Schools tournament according to the rules.

Club career

Floridsdorfer AC

In February 2017, Lubega was loaned out to Austrian Football Second League club

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. He made his league debut for the club on 24 February 2017 in a 1–0 home victory over

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. He scored his first league goal for the club on 12 May 2017, scoring in the 10th minute of a 3-0 home victory over Wiener Neustadt. His goal, which was assisted by George Davies, made the score 1-0 to Floridsdorfer.

SV Ried

In July 2018, Lubega was loaned out again, this time to SV Ried on a one-year loan with an option to extend for another year. He made his league debut for the club on 5 August 2018, registering an assist on Thomas Mayer's opening goal as Ried defeated WSG Wattens 2–1. He scored his first competitive goal for the club on 17 August 2018 in a 3–0 home victory over FC Liefering. His goal, scored in the 45th minute and assisted by Manuel Kerhe, made the score 1–0 to Ried.

Proline

In August 2019, Lubega came back to

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and signed a one-year contract.

Estrela

On 17 July 2021, he joined

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in Portugal on loan.

International career

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included Edrisa Lubega on his 30-man squad for the

. He made his senior international debut on 27 January 2016, coming on as a 79th minute substitute for

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in a 1–1 draw with

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in the African Nations Championship Group Stages.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lubega, Edrisa 1998 births People from Kasese District Living people Ugandan men's footballers Uganda men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Floridsdorfer AC players SV Ried players Paide Linnameeskond players FK Příbram players C.F. Estrela da Amadora players 2. Liga (Austria) players Meistriliiga players Czech First League players Liga Portugal 2 players Ugandan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Estonia Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in Estonia Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Sportspeople from Western Region, Uganda