Derrick Kakooza

Derrick Kakooza (born 23 October 2002) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ethiopian Premier League club Ethiopian Coffee.

Derrick Kakooza

Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-10-23) 23 October 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth	Kampala, Uganda^[1]
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)^[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Ethiopian Coffee
Number	27
Youth career
	Naguru Police Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Police Kampala
2022	Valmiera II	13	(2)
2023	KuPS (trial)	0	(0)
2023–	ENPPI	0	(0)
International career^‡
2021	Uganda U20	6	(5)
2022–	Uganda	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:00, 11 February 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:00, 30 January 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Kampala, Kakooza started his career with the Naguru Police Academy, before joining Police Kampala.^[3] Having been promoted to the first team with Police, his impressive performances in the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations linked him with a move to Belgian side Anderlecht.^[3][4] His league performances were also good, scoring eight goals in eighteen games across two seasons.^[5]

After the move to Anderlecht fell through, Kakooza completed a move to Latvian side Valmiera in early 2022 from Police FC.^[6][7]

Having played one game in the Finnish Cup for KuPS, Kakooza signed for Egyptian side ENPPI in January 2023.^[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 January 2023.^[1][9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Police Kampala	2019–20	Uganda Premier League	6	4	0	0	–		0	0	6	4
	2020–21		12	4	0	0	–		0	0	12	4
	Total		18	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	8
Valmiera II	2022	1. līga	13	2	–		0	0	0	0	13	2
KuPS (trial)	2023	Veikkausliiga	0	0	1^[a]	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
ENPPI	2022–23	Egyptian Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			31	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	32	10

Notes

1. Appearances in the Finnish Cup

International

As of matches played 8 May 2022.^[2]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Uganda	2022	5	0
Total		5	0

Honours

Uganda U20

• Africa U-20 Cup of Nations; Runner-up: 2021

References

1. Derrick Kakooza at WorldFootball.net
2. Derrick Kakooza at National-Football-Teams.com
3. "Derrick Kakooza Starts Training With His New Club Valmiera". the-sportsnation.com. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
4. Muyita, Joel (24 June 2021). "Striker Kakooza completes move to Belgian outfit". kawowo.com. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
5. Jossen, Ndiwalana (6 July 2021). "Derrick Kakooza – The Ugandan Prodigy by Ndiwalana Jossen". footballtalentscout.net. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
6. Nalumansi, Dorothy (30 March 2022). "How AFCON U-20 Paved Way for Uganda's Juniors". news247.co.ug. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
7. "Ten Valmiera FC Players have Returned from National Teams". valmierafc.com. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
8. Khaled, Mahmoud (2 February 2023). "OFFICIAL: ENPPI sign Uganda youngster Derrick Kakooza". kingfut.com. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
9. Derrick Kakooza at Soccerway