Robert Ssentongo (born 5 June 1988) is an Ugandan international
footballer
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who plays for
Kyetume FC, as a
striker
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Club career
Born in
Kampala, Ssentongo has played club football for
Simba,
SC Villa
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Overview
SC Villa had humble beginnings in 1975, playing under the name Nakivubo Boys. The club was renamed Nakivubo Villa in 1981. SC Villa won promotion to the top flight of ...
,
Kampala City Council,
Brabrand
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,
African Lyon,
URA,
Saint George,
Fasil Kenema, and
Kyetume FC.
He scored a hat trick in the FUFA Big League promotion playoffs final in 2019 to help
Kyetume FC earn promotion to the top flight for the first time.
In 2018 he signed for
Kyetume FC.
International career
He made his senior international debut for
Uganda in 2004,
and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. He was the top scorer at the 2012 Cecafa-Tusker Challenge Cup.
He was a squad member at the
2016 African Nations Championship
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.
Honours
;Individual
*Cecafa-Tusker Challenge Cup top scorer (1): 2012
*Uganda Premier League top scorer (4): 2004, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16
*Uganda Premier League Team of the Season (1): 2015–16
References
1988 births
Living people
Ugandan men's footballers
Uganda men's international footballers
Men's association football forwards
Ugandan expatriate men's footballers
Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in Tanzania
Expatriate men's footballers in Tanzania
Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in Ethiopia
Expatriate men's footballers in Ethiopia
Simba FC players
SC Villa players
Kampala Capital City Authority FC players
Brabrand IF players
African Lyon F.C. players
Uganda Revenue Authority SC players
Saint George S.C. players
Fasil Kenema S.C. players
Kyetume FC players
Tanzanian Premier League players
Footballers from Kampala
Uganda men's A' international footballers
2016 African Nations Championship players
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