Halid Lwaliwa
 Lwaliwa playing for Uganda in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Halid Lwaliwa | ||
| Date of birth | 22 August 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Iganga, Uganda | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Ain | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2022 | Vipers SC | 34+ | (1+) |
| 2022–2024 | Bregalnica Štip | 51 | (0) |
| 2024– | Al-Ain | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Uganda | 24 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:37, 17 April 2023 (UTC) | |||
Halid Lwaliwa (born 22 August 1996) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Saudi First Division League club Al-Ain and the Uganda national team.[2]
Club career
Born in Iganga,[1] Lwaliwa attended St. Mary's Boarding Secondary School in Kitende before starting his footballing career at Vipers SC where he was promoted to the senior side in 2014.[3][4] He signed a contract extension in August 2018.[4] In 2022, Halid joined FK Bregalnica Strip in North Macedonia.[5]
On 15 August 2024, Lwaliwa joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Ain.[6]
International career
He made his international debut on 21 September 2019 in a 3–0 win over Burundi at the 2020 African Nations Championship qualification.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Halid Lwaliwa". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ Halid Lwaliwa at Soccerway
- ^ Muyita, Joel (8 November 2019). "Vipers current team creating a Déjà vu of 2014-15 season". Kawowo Sports.
- ^ a b "Halid Lwaliwa finally confirms Vipers stay with 3 new year deal". Kawowo Sports. 27 August 2018.
- ^ Булатовиќ, Владимир. "Засилување и со репрезентативецот на Уганда, Халид Лвалива на дефанзивните позиции". fkbregalnica.mk (in Macedonian). Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "الأوغندي خالد لواليوا صخرة الدفاع العيناوي".
External links
- Halid Lwaliwa at WorldFootball.net
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- Ugandan men's footballers
- Uganda men's international footballers
- People from Iganga District
- Men's association football central defenders
- Uganda men's A' international footballers
- 2020 African Nations Championship players
- Vipers SC players
- FK Bregalnica Štip players
- Al-Ain FC (Saudi Arabia) players
- Uganda Premier League players
- Macedonian First Football League players
- Saudi First Division League players
- Ugandan expatriate men's footballers
- Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in North Macedonia
- Expatriate men's footballers in North Macedonia
- Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
- Sportspeople from Eastern Region, Uganda
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