Muhammad Shaban
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Muhammad Shaban in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Arua, Uganda | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nairobi United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Vipers | ||
| 2015–2017 | Onduparaka | ||
| 2017–2018 | Kampala Capital City Authority | ||
| 2018–2019 | Raja Casablanca | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Vipers | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Onduparaka | ||
| 2022–2025 | Kampala Capital City Authority | ||
| 2025 | Al-Anwar | ||
| 2025-2026 | Ethiopian Coffee | ||
| 2026 | Kitara | ||
| 2026– | Nairobi United | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016– | Uganda | 26 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:06, 11 November 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:00, 20 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Muhammad Shaban (born 11 January 1998) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Kenya Premier League club Nairobi United and the Uganda national team.
Club career
[edit]Born in Arua,[1] Shaban signed a contract with Vipers in 2015, but it was rendered void and he signed for Onduparaka instead.[2] He signed a three-year contract with Kampala Capital City Authority in October 2017, scoring on his debut a month later.[3] In August 2018 he was linked with transfer to South African club Orlando Pirates and Moroccan club Raja Casablanca.[4] He signed for Raja Casablanca for the 2018–19 season, making 5 league appearances,[1] before returning to Vipers in August 2019.[5]

He re-signed for Onduparaka in October 2021,[6] and Kampala Capital City Authority in August 2022.[7]
He signed for Libyan Premier League club Al-Anwar in February 2025.[8]
In October 2025, Shaban joined Ethiopian Premier League club Ethiopian Coffee on a one-year contract.[9]
Shaban joined Uganda Premier League club Kitara in February 2026 on a two-year contract.[10] He left Kitara 5 months into his contract.[11]
In August 2026, he joined Nairobi United in the Kenyan Premier League.[12][13]
International career
[edit]He made his international debut in 2016,[1] and was named in the squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[14]
Honours
[edit]Individual
- 2016 FUFA Footballer of the Year[15]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Muhammad Shaban". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ↑ Shafik Ssenoga (16 June 2016). "Muhammad Shaban cleared to play for Onduparaka". New Vision. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ↑ "Shaban Muhammed Delighted With Debut Goal". Kampala Capital City Authority FC. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ↑ Austin Ditlhobolo (14 August 2018). "Muhammad Shaban linked with Raja Casablanca after failed Orlando Pirates move". Goal.com. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ↑ "Muhammad Shaban joins the club". 7 August 2019.
- ↑ "UPL:Onduparaka announce Shaban Muhammad's return to Green Light - Nile Post".
- ↑ Kawalya, Brian (9 August 2022). "KCCA FC Confirms Return of Shaban Muhammad".
- ↑ Isabirye, David (10 February 2025). "Mohammed Shaban: Uganda Cranes international joins new club in Libya". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
- ↑ Muyita, Joel (7 October 2025). "Striker Muhammad Shaban finds new club". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
- ↑ Sempijja, Johnny (19 February 2026). "Sports: Kitara FC land Shaban Muhammad in major transfer coup". New Vision. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
- ↑ Kiyonga, Ismael (15 July 2026). "Shaban leaves Kitara just five months into his two-year contract". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
- ↑ Lusulire, Ronald (25 August 2026). "Nairobi United signs Uganda Cranes forward Muhammad Shaban". Pan Africa Football. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
- ↑ Kyazze, Clive (25 August 2026). "Nairobi United lead fresh wave of Ugandans into Kenyan football". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
- ↑ "Total Africa Cup Of Nations 2017: Uganda Cranes 23 Man Squad To Gabon Named". FUFA. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ↑ Swalley Kenyi (5 December 2016). "Shaban shocks by winning player of the year award". New Vision. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Ugandan men's footballers
- 21st-century Ugandan sportsmen
- Uganda men's international footballers
- Vipers SC players
- Onduparaka FC players
- Kampala Capital City Authority FC players
- Raja CA players
- Anwar Al-Abyar players
- Ethiopian Coffee SC players
- Kitara F.C. players
- Nairobi United players
- Botola players
- Men's association football forwards
- Ugandan expatriate men's footballers
- Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in Morocco
- Expatriate men's footballers in Morocco
- Ugandan expatriates in Libya
- Expatriate men's footballers in Libya
- Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in Ethiopia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ethiopia
- Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in Kenya
- Expatriate men's footballers in Kenya
- 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Uganda men's A' international footballers
- 2018 African Nations Championship players
- 2020 African Nations Championship players
- Sportspeople from Northern Region, Uganda
- Ugandan football biography stubs