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Basil Tuma

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Basil Tuma
Personal information
Full name Basil Tenywa Tuma
Date of birth (2005-04-24) 24 April 2005 (age 21)
Place of birth Uganda
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Aldershot Town
Number 10
Youth career
–2021 Fulham
2022–2023 Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2026 Reading 6 (0)
2025–2026 → Slough Town (loan) 12 (3)
2026– Aldershot Town 0 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Uganda U17
2022–2024 Malta U19 5 (1)
2023–2025 Malta U21 6 (0)
2024– Malta 9 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:40, 27 April 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:30, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

Basil Tenywa Tuma (born 24 April 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for National League club Aldershot Town. Born in Uganda, he plays for the Malta national team.

Early life

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Tuma was educated at Eton College and finished 3rd in the Junior Boys 100 metres at the 2019 ESAA English Schools Track & Field Championships with a time of 11.23 seconds.[1] He is studying for a history degree at King's College London.[2]

Club career

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Reading

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Tuma made his debut for Reading in their 2–1 EFL Cup defeat to Stevenage on 9 August 2022, playing 55 minutes before being replaced by Jahmari Clarke.[3]

On 2 July 2025, Reading announced that Tuma had signed a new one-year contract with the club.[4]

On 16 December 2025, Reading announced Tuma had joined Slough Town on loan until 10 January 2026.[5][6] On 13 January 2026 Tuma's loan deal was extended again, this time until mid-March 2026.[7] Tuma scored his first goal for Slough on 31 January against Chelmsford.[8] On 11 May 2026, Reading announced that Tuma would be released from the club at the end of his contract in June 2026.[9]

International career

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Tuma represented Uganda at the 2020 CECAFA U-17 Championship, where they were victorious over Tanzania in the final.[10] Tuma was then called up for the Malta U19 in September 2022.[11] Tuma made his debut for the Malta U21 team in a 0-6 defeat to Spain on 8 September 2023.[12]

In October 2024, Tuma was called up to the Maltese senior international team for the first time, for their matches against Turkmenistan and Moldova.[13] After their match against Turkmenistan was cancelled due to travel issues faced by Turkmenistan,[14] Tuma made his debut for Malta against Moldova on 13 October 2024, coming on as a halt-time substitute to win the match-winning penalty.[15]

Career statistics

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As of match played 25 April 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reading 2022–23[16] Championship 000010–10
2023–24[16] League One 200020–40
2024–25[16] League One 4020001[a]070
2025–26[16] League One 0000001[a]010
Total 60203020130
Slough Town (loan) 2025–26[17] National League South 12300—00123
Career total 183203020253
  1. 1 2 Appearance in EFL Trophy

Honours

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Uganda U17

References

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  1. ↑ "New Balance ESAA English Schools Track & Field Championships" (PDF). esaa.net. English Schools' Athletics Championships. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "Basil Tuma". King's College London. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "SNAPS FROM CARABAO CUP MATCH..." readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Young Royals commit to new deals". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Borgnis and Basil Join Slough". www.readingfc.co.uk. 16 December 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Rebels sign Basil Tuma on loan". sloughtownfc.com. Slough Town F.C. 16 December 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Borgnis and Basil Remain with Slough Town". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 13 January 2026. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "Interview: Basil Tuma on Chelmsford win". sloughtownfc.com. Slough Town F.C. 31 January 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  9. ↑ "Released and Retained List 2026: Under-21s". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 11 May 2026. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  10. 1 2 "Year 11 Basil Tuma Plays for Uganda's U-17 Football Squad". etoncollege.com.
  11. ↑ Talk Reading [@TalkReading] (23 September 2022). "Congratulations to @basil_tuma on his first call up to the Malta U19 squads" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ↑ "Malta U21 0-6 Spain U21". soccer24.com. Soccer24. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  13. ↑ "Malta A Team Squad finalised ahead of Upcoming Matches". mfa.com.mt. Malta Football Association. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  14. ↑ "International friendly match against Turkmenistan called off". mfa.com.mt. Malta Football Association. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  15. ↑ "Teuma's last-gasp penalty earns Malta crucial win over Moldova". sport.timesofmalta.com. Times of Malta. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  16. 1 2 3 4 "Games played by Basil Tuma in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  17. ↑ "Basil Tuma". sloughtownfc.com. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
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