Ibra Sekajja (born 31 October 1992) is an

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who plays as a striker for AC Oulu in the

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Career

Born in Uganda, he attended secondary school at Ashburton Community School from 2004 to 2009. Ibra was first noticed by a scout from

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club for his footballing talent whilst playing during a match at Elmwood Primary School. His pace, technical skill, dribbling, height and striking were noticed at the age of 10. Sekajja made his professional debut for

on 30 April 2011, in a fixture at

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. He scored a late 88th-minute equaliser with his first touch. Sekajja had dominated the pitch in the last few vital minutes of the match, ensuring a draw against Hull which secured Palace's safety in the

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. He celebrated with a triple backflip. He was loaned to

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and

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midway through the 2011–12 season, to gain first team experience.

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then signed Sekajja on loan on 7 November 2012. Manager

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said of the move, "He's exactly what we need in the team at the moment – he is young, fearless and fast." On 24 November 2012 he made his only appearance for the side, coming on as an 84th-minute substitute for

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in a 5–1 win against

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On 10 January 2013, Sekajja joined

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on a one-month loan. He made a winning start to his Barnet career, playing the whole game in an away 2–0 win against

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, on 12 January 2013. Following his "impressive" debut, manager Edgar Davids said "I expect that he is going to be a great asset for the team. I hope he develops himself in the line that I think he can and he can become an important player for Barnet." At the end of his loan at Barnet, Sekajja returned to Crystal Palace but failed to feature again in the first team. He was eventually released by the club in May 2014. After a successful two-week trial, Sekajja signed for

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club Inverness CT in October 2014. He made his debut for the team later that month, coming on as a substitute against St Mirren. Sekajja left Inverness in January 2015, at the end of his short-term contract. On 16 January 2015, Sekajja signed for

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club

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. Following spells with Braintree Town and

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during the 2015–16 season, Sekajja joined

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of the Isthmian League Premier Division, making his debut in a 2–2 away draw with Enfield Town on 1 October 2016. He finished his first season at the club scoring 17 goals in all competitions, including a first-half hat-trick against Enfield Town in the Isthmian League Premier Division play-off semi-final. After 12 league goals for Dulwich in 2016–17, he joined

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for 2017–18. In 2018-19 Sekajja played for

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before joining Gosport Borough in March.Ibra Sekajja: 2018/2019 Biog & Stats
/ref> Sekajja joined

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in November 2019. In January 2020, he went on trial at

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. Sekajja re-joined

in January 2021. On 15 August 2022, he signed with AC Oulu in Finland until the end of the season.

International career

Sekajja has been capped by England at U16 level. In August 2013, he was called up to the

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squad for a friendly against

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. He did not play as he had yet to receive his Ugandan passport.Sekajja's Cranes Debut Delayed Over Passport Hitch
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Career statistics

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Ibra Sekajja
at Dulwich Hamlet F.C. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sekajja, Ibra 1992 births Living people English footballers Ugandan footballers Black British sportspeople English people of Ugandan descent England youth international footballers Association football forwards Crystal Palace F.C. players Kettering Town F.C. players Bromley F.C. players Milton Keynes Dons F.C. players Barnet F.C. players Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. players Livingston F.C. players Braintree Town F.C. players Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. players Dulwich Hamlet F.C. players Bognor Regis Town F.C. players Havant & Waterlooville F.C. players Gosport Borough F.C. players Maidenhead United F.C. players AC Oulu players English Football League players National League (English football) players Isthmian League players Scottish Professional Football League players Southern Football League players Veikkausliiga players Ugandan expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Finland Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in Finland