Steven Mukwala

Steven Mukwala
	Steven_Mukwala with Uganda Cranes in Egypt
Personal information
Full name	Steven Mukwala
Date of birth	15 July 1999 (age 27)
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position	Striker
Youth career
2010–2013	Edgars Youth Programme
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2017	Edgars Football Club
2014–2017	Buleemezi
2017	Singo
2018–2019	Vipers
2019–2021	Maroons
2021–2022	Kampala
2022–2023	Asante Kotoko
2024–2026	Simba S.C.
International career‡
2018	Uganda U-23
2019–	Uganda
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 July 2025; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 July 2026

Steven Mukwala (born 15 July 1999) is a Ugandan professional footballer who currently plays as a striker, he was Asante Kotoko Sc player. He played Vipers SC and loaned at Maroons FC of Uganda Premier League.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Career

Club

In January 2017, it was announced that Mukwala would be joining a top flight club in Uganda, Vipers SC in what was reported to be an initial great deal, taking him from Masaza football to champions of Ugandan football Vipers.^[7]

In 2018, Mukwala was called up for the Uganda U23 National Team to play against Ghana and Cameroon where he scored one goal and was also part of the Uganda Squad that took part in the COSAFA Championships in Lesotho and he managed to help Uganda finish 3rd behind Egypt having scored 3 goals.^[8]

In February 2017, Mukwala was part of the Vipers Squad that won the Azam Uganda Premier League and was much in the plans of Miguel Da Costa the coach of the Vipers. By then, he had built his coach's trust in him after scoring crucial goals for the team in the quest for the title of 2017.^[9]

In 2019, Mukwala was loaned at Maroons FC for the new season 2019-2020, where he has scored 13 goals and became one of the league's top scorers with five games to go in the Uganda Premier League. His speed and powerful finishing caught the eye of many other clubs, but he gave first priority to his mother Club Vipers SC.^[10]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 30 December 2025^[11]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Uganda	2019	1	0
	2020	–
	2021	6	0
	2022	4	0
	2023	1	0
	2024	9	1
	2025	9	1
Total		30	2

Scores and results list Uganda's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mukwala goal.

List of international goals scored by Steven Mukwala
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	26 March 2024	Marrakesh Stadium, Marrakesh, Morocco	Ghana	1–1	2–2	Friendly
2	14 October 2025	Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria	Algeria	1–0	1–2	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

↑ "S. MUKWALA". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
↑ "Mukwala: UPL top scorer not in a hurry to leave Maroons FC for Vipers SC". Dennis Mabuka. Goal. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
↑ "I play for the team, not for myself - Maroons FC's Mukwala". Kiplagat Sang. Goal. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
↑ "UPL top scorer Mukwala living his dream at struggling Maroons". Daily Monitor. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
↑ "Mukwala eyes more goals after opening account at Vipers". David Isabirye. Kawowo Sports. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
↑ "UPL Awards: Mukwala, Mutebi named November best". Shaban Lubega. PML Daily. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
↑ "Vipers SC sign young striker Mukwala Steven | Swift Sports Uganda". 23 June 2017.
↑ "AFCON U23 Qualifiers : 23-man Kobs squad named for residential camp | Swift Sports Uganda". 11 November 2018.
↑ "Vipers SC wins Uganda's premier football league - Xinhua | English.news.cn". Archived from the original on 26 May 2018.
↑ "Steven Mukwala: Loan stint at Maroons has been a complete overhaul". 27 November 2019.
↑ Steven Mukwala at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

Steven Mukwala at National-Football-Teams.com

[1] "S. MUKWALA". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

[2] "Mukwala: UPL top scorer not in a hurry to leave Maroons FC for Vipers SC". Dennis Mabuka. Goal. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

[3] "I play for the team, not for myself - Maroons FC's Mukwala". Kiplagat Sang. Goal. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.

[4] "UPL top scorer Mukwala living his dream at struggling Maroons". Daily Monitor. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.

[5] "Mukwala eyes more goals after opening account at Vipers". David Isabirye. Kawowo Sports. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2020.

[6] "UPL Awards: Mukwala, Mutebi named November best". Shaban Lubega. PML Daily. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2020.

[7] "Vipers SC sign young striker Mukwala Steven | Swift Sports Uganda". 23 June 2017.

[8] "AFCON U23 Qualifiers : 23-man Kobs squad named for residential camp | Swift Sports Uganda". 11 November 2018.

[9] "Vipers SC wins Uganda's premier football league - Xinhua | English.news.cn". Archived from the original on 26 May 2018.

[10] "Steven Mukwala: Loan stint at Maroons has been a complete overhaul". 27 November 2019.

[NFT-11] Steven Mukwala at National-Football-Teams.com

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