Personal information | |||
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Full name | Simon Peter Sserunkuma | ||
Date of birth | 19 September 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Mengo, Uganda | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Simba SC | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2004 | Super Cubs Youth Academy | ||
2004–2006 | Mutundwe Youth Academy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2007–2008 | Victors FC | ||
2009–2014 | SC Villa | ||
2014 | Express FC [2] | ||
2014– | Simba SC | ||
International career‡ | |||
2009– | Uganda [1] | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 March 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 March 2011 |
Simon Peter Sserunkuma (born 19 September 1991) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays for Simba SC in the Tanzanian Premier League. [3]
He made his debut during the 2007 season in a game against Kampala City Council FC. [4] During his time with Victors FC he won the 2008 Super League most valuable player and Uganda Cup in the same year. [5]
He became the most expensive player in Ugandan history when SC Villa paid Victors FC 16 million shillings ($10,000) in May 2009. [6]
Sserunkuma made his national team debut for Bobby Williamson came in a 2–1 win over Malawi in 2009. In March 2010, his recovery from a hamstring injury to be available for the African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifier against Burundi was crucial to the success of the National Team. [7]