Halid Lwaliwa (born 22 August 1996) is a Ugandan
footballer
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who plays as a
centre-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for
FK Bregalnica Štip
FK Bregalnica Štip ( mk, ФК Брегалница Штип) is a football club based in Štip, North Macedonia. They are currently competing in the Macedonian First League.
History
FK Bregalnica was formed in 1921 and currently plays in the Mace ...
and the
Uganda national football team.
Club career
Born in
Iganga,
Lwaliwa attended St. Mary's Boarding Secondary School in
Kitende before starting his footballing career at
Vipers SC where he was promoted to the senior side in 2014.
He signed a contract extension in August 2018.
In 2022, Halid joined
FK Bregalnica Strip in North Macedonia.
International career
He made his international debut on 21 September 2019 in a 3–0 win over
Burundi
Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili language, Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French language, French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the ...
at the
2020 African Nations Championship qualification
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.
References
External links
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1996 births
Living people
Ugandan men's footballers
Uganda men's international footballers
People from Iganga District
Men's association football central defenders
Vipers SC players
Uganda Premier League players
Uganda men's A' international footballers
2020 African Nations Championship players
FK Bregalnica Štip players
Macedonian First Football League players
Ugandan expatriate men's footballers
Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in North Macedonia
Expatriate men's footballers in North Macedonia
Sportspeople from Eastern Region, Uganda
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