Sula Matovu
Sula Matovu (born 17 July 1992) is a Ugandan soccer player, who plays as a striker and midfielder for Al-Orouba SC in the Oman Professional League and the Ugandan national team.[1]
| Matovu Sula in Action for Erbil S.C in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sula Matovu | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Mulago, Uganda | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker / Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Al-Orouba | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Proline Soccer Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Nalubaale Buikwe | 27 | (18) |
| 2010–2011 | Proline FC | 19 | (13) |
| 2011–2012 | → Saint George (loan) | 28 | (12) |
| 2012–2013 | Erbil SC | 13 | (9) |
| 2012–2013 | → Al Sulumaniya (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | BK Häcken | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | Najaf FC | 16 | (7) |
| 2015–2016 | Kaizer Chiefs | 5 | (0) |
| 2017 | Royal Eagles | ||
| 2017–2018 | Proline | ||
| 2018–2019 | Mirbat | ||
| 2019–2021 | Al-Orouba | ||
| 2021 | Bahla Club | ||
| 2021— | Mirbat | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010– | Uganda | 11 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:42, 6 October 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 Aug 2015 | |||
Club career
Early career
Matovu started his playing career while still in school before joining Proline FC soccer academy in 2007. While at the academy he showed remarkable ability and great performance and joined Nalubaale Buikwe[2] in Uganda Super League. After one season he joined Proline FC where he scored regularly in Uganda Super League due to his great technique, burst of speed as he takes off opponents, accurate shooting and ball crossing, good and close ball control, dribbling and passing as well as nice displays in soccer matches enticed the Uganda national football team coach Bobby Williamson who called him for Uganda national football team. He has also featured for U20 Uganda national football team[3] and U23 Uganda national football team.[4][5][6][7]
Saint George F.C (Loan)
In January 2011, Matovu moved to Ethiopian club Saint George F.C. coached by Giuseppe Dossena on a 6 months loan deal.[8]
Erbil SC
In August 2012, Matovu completed a one-year move to Erbil SC.[citation needed] Matovu made his Erbil S.C debut after coming as a substitute in the 76th min in a 5–1 win over Malaysian Kelantan F.C in the Asian Quarter Final 1st Leg in Erbil city on 18 September 2012.[9] On 25 September 2012, in the 2nd Leg of Asian Quarter Final, Matovu scored his Erbil SC a debut goal in 37th min in a 1–1 draw with Kelantan ensuring Erbil S.C advance to the Asian Semi-finals.[10] On 3 November 2012, he came as a substitute on the 46th min in the Asian Cup Final against Al Kuwait and Erbil S.C went on to lose 4–0.[11] On 24 November 2012, Matovu scored his Iraq-Kurdish league debut goal in the 7th min in the 3–2 win over Al Sulimaniya.[12]
BK Häcken
After an impressive season with Iraq side Erbil SC, Swedish Allsvenskan side BK Häcken invited him for 3 weeks trials[13] where he impressed the technical team and becoming the fastest player in the club history and was signed.[14][15][16] He scored his first goal for BK Häcken in a 3–1 win against FC Dallas[17] in a preseason match and ever since he has remained an impressive figure for the Gothenburg based side BK Häcken.
Kaizer Chiefs
After spending 2014 with Swedish Allsvenskan side BK Häcken, he was linked with a move to South African Premier Soccer League side Kaizer Chiefs on 20 June 2015.[18] He started training with Kaizer Chiefs on 24 June 2015[19] and later signed a six-month deal on the 8 July 2015. Sula Scored the fourth goal in 4–0 win against Volcan de Moroni of Comoros in 2016 CAF Champions League[20][21][22][23][24][25]
Honours
Club
- Erbil SC
- St. George FC
- Champion : 2011–12.
- Ethiopian Cup: 2011
- Champion :
Country
- Uganda
- CECAFA Cup: 2011
- Uganda-U20
- CECAFA U-20 Championship: 2010
References
- ^ "Cranes Squad for Zambia friendly named". fufa.co.ug. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ^ "Nalubaale v Police: Battle of left-footers". newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
- ^ "U-21 team strong, says Coach Anyau". newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
- ^ "Cranes Squad for Zambia friendly named". fufa.co.ug. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ^ "FROM THE DUGOUT: Why Cranes need professionals in Tanzania fro". monitor.co.ug. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ^ "Cranes will qualify-Bobby Williamson". newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- ^ "Sula Matovu". goal.com. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ "Ethiopia Premier League: Sula Matovu of Uganda joins Saint George F.C on Loan". Ethiosports. 31 December 2010.
- ^ "Erbil vs. Kelantan 5 – 1". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ^ "Kelantan vs. Erbil 1 – 1". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ "Erbil vs. Al Kuwait 0 – 4". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ^ "Al Sulimaniya vs. Erbil 2 – 3". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
- ^ "Häcken förstärker". gp.se/sport/fotboll. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ^ "Matovu links up with Mutumba in Sweden". monitor.co.ug. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ^ "Sula Matovu Completes Sweden Switch". redpepper.co.ug. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ^ "Sula Matovu klar för BK Häcken". fotbolltransfers.com. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ "Seger i returen". bkhacken.se. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ "Ugandan Winger Linked With Chiefs". soccerladuma.co.za. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ "Matovu Training With Chiefs". soccerladuma.co.za. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ "PSL transfer news: Chiefs confirm Matovu signing". kickoff.com. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ "Sula Matovu: Ugandan midfielder joins SA's Kaizer Chiefs". newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ "Chiefs sign Ugandan Winger". kaizerchiefs.com. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ "Chiefs Confirm Matovu Signing". soccerladuma. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ "Chiefs capture Ugandan winger". supersport.com. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ "Volcan de Moroni vs Kaizer Chiefs CAF Champions League highlights". kickoff.com. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
External links
- Sula Matovu at National-Football-Teams.com
- Sula Matovu at WorldFootball.net
- Sula Matovu at Footballdatabase