Edge Rewrite
everything Source code View original
// HTMLRewriter · presentation

This page was redesigned at the edge.

Cloudflare fetched the original article and streamed it through HTMLRewriter to apply an entirely new visual system without rebuilding the source page.

// request.cf · coarse context

A page that knows where it met you.

Only coarse request metadata is shown. This demo does not display or persist visitor IP addresses.

Country
US
Cloudflare location
CMH
Connection
HTTP/2
Language
Not provided

Ray ID: a247195f5fbfb86e

Jump to content

// Workers AI · dad joke modeIs Sula Matovu a good dancer? She has a lot of movu.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sula Matovu
Matovu Sula in Action for Erbil S.C in 2012
Personal information
Full name Sula Matovu
Date of birth (1992-07-17) 17 July 1992 (age 34)
Place of birth Mulago, Uganda
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Mirbat
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 13 (9)
2012–2013 → Al Sulumaniya (loan) 10 (3)
2014–2015 Häcken 0 (0)
2015 Najaf 16 (7)
2015–2016 Kaizer Chiefs 5 (0)
2017 Royal Eagles
2017–2018 Proline
2018–2019 Mirbat
2019–2021 Al-Orouba
2021 Bahla
2021— Mirbat
International career
2010–2014 Uganda 14 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:42, 6 October 2019 (UTC)

Sula Matovu (born 17 July 1992) is a Ugandan soccer player, who plays as a striker and midfielder for Mirbat SC in the Oman Professional League and the Ugandan national team.[1]

Club career

[edit]

Early career

[edit]

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)

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

[edit]

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.

Kaizer Chiefs

[edit]

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]

Career statistics

[edit]

International

[edit]
Appearances and goals by national team and year[26]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Uganda 201082
201150
2012–
2013–
201410
Total142
Scores and results list Uganda's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Matovu goal.
List of international goals scored by Sula Matovu[26]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 3 March 2010 CCM Kirumba Stadium, Mwanza, Tanzania  Tanzania 1–0 3–2 Friendly
2 12 December 2010 Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  Ethiopia 4–3 3–3 2010 CECAFA Cup

Honours

[edit]

Club

[edit]
Erbil SC
St. George FC

Country

[edit]
Uganda
Uganda-U20

References

[edit]
  1. ↑ "Cranes Squad for Zambia friendly named". fufa.co.ug. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Nalubaale v Police: Battle of left-footers". newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
  3. ↑ "U-21 team strong, says Coach Anyau". newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  4. ↑ "Cranes Squad for Zambia friendly named". fufa.co.ug. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "FROM THE DUGOUT: Why Cranes need professionals in Tanzania fro". monitor.co.ug. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  6. ↑ "Cranes will qualify-Bobby Williamson". newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  7. ↑ "Sula Matovu". goal.com. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  8. ↑ "Ethiopia Premier League: Sula Matovu of Uganda joins Saint George F.C on Loan". Ethiosports. 31 December 2010.
  9. ↑ "Erbil vs. Kelantan 5 – 1". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  10. ↑ "Kelantan vs. Erbil 1 – 1". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  11. ↑ "Erbil vs. Al Kuwait 0 – 4". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  12. ↑ "Al Sulimaniya vs. Erbil 2 – 3". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  13. ↑ "Häcken förstärker". gp.se/sport/fotboll. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  14. ↑ "Matovu links up with Mutumba in Sweden". monitor.co.ug. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  15. ↑ "Sula Matovu Completes Sweden Switch". redpepper.co.ug. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  16. ↑ "Sula Matovu klar för BK Häcken". fotbolltransfers.com. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  17. ↑ "Seger i returen". bkhacken.se. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  18. ↑ "Ugandan Winger Linked With Chiefs". soccerladuma.co.za. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  19. ↑ "Matovu Training With Chiefs". soccerladuma.co.za. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  20. ↑ "PSL transfer news: Chiefs confirm Matovu signing". kickoff.com. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  21. ↑ "Sula Matovu: Ugandan midfielder joins SA's Kaizer Chiefs". newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  22. ↑ "Chiefs sign Ugandan Winger". kaizerchiefs.com. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  23. ↑ "Chiefs Confirm Matovu Signing". soccerladuma. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  24. ↑ "Chiefs capture Ugandan winger". supersport.com. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  25. ↑ "Volcan de Moroni vs Kaizer Chiefs CAF Champions League highlights". kickoff.com. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  26. 1 2 Sula Matovu at National-Football-Teams.com
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sula_Matovu&oldid=1364549194"