Tenywa "T-Bone" Bonseu (born October 28, 1976 in

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) is a retired

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, who played nine years of professional soccer in the

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Career

Amateur and college

Bonseu began his career playing for Horizon FC in his native Uganda, before coming to the United States in 1997 to attend and play

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for

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in rural

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after a trial with a club in the Japanese J-League.

Professional

Bonseu joined the

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of the A-League in 1999 and played there for two seasons, before signing with the

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's Chicago Fire. Bonseu went on to spend several seasons in MLS, playing with the

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in 2001,

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in 2002 and 2003, and the MetroStars, who acquired Tenywa from Dallas for Steve Jolley before the 2004 season. In five seasons in MLS, Bonseu played in 87 regular season and 11 playoff games (starting all but three). After being released by the MetroStars, Bonseu played four seasons with the

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in the

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from 2005 through 2008, before signing for

in 2009.

International

Bonseu was one of the youngest players ever selected to appear for the national team of Uganda. He has 21 appearances for Uganda.

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* 1976 births Living people Chicago Fire FC players Columbus Crew players Expatriate soccer players in the United States FC Dallas players Major League Soccer players UT Southern FireHawks men's soccer players New York Red Bulls players Sportspeople from Kampala Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC players Rochester New York FC players Ugandan expatriate footballers Ugandan footballers Uganda international footballers USL First Division players A-League (1995–2004) players USL Second Division players Association football defenders Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in the United States {{Uganda-footy-bio-stub