Andrew Mwesigwa (born 24 April 1984) is a Ugandan former international

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who played as a defender.

Career

Club career

Mwesigwa began his career in 2002 with Ugandan side

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, before moving to Icelandic club ÍBV in 2006. After spending the 2010 season with Chinese side

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, in February 2011 he signed a two-year contract with Kazakhstan Premier League side

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. In February 2013, Mwesigwa extended his contract with Ordabasy, after winning the Kazakhstan Super Cup with them in 2012. Mwesigwa left Ordabasy in December 2014. In May 2015, Mwesigwa was reported to have signed a three-year contract with

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of the

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, but contract negotiations broke down and Mwesigwa did not sign for Bidvest Wits. Later on in 2015, Mwesigwa played for

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in the

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, before leaving in January 2016. After leaving Yenicami Ağdelen, Mwesigwa went on trial with

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side

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, which in 2016 was moved to

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and renamed Sài Gòn F.C. He spent the 2016 season with Sài Gòn, making 23 league appearances. In January 2017, Mwesigwa went on trial with former club FC Ordabasy.

International career

Mwesigwa made his international debut for

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in 2003.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Uganda's goal tally first.''

Honours

;ÍBV * 1. deild karla (1):

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;Ordabasy *

Kazakhstan Cup The Kazakhstan Cup is the main Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in Kazakhstan Football (soccer), football, run by the Football Federation of Kazakhstan. The tournament was initially founded in 1936 as a competition for club ...

(1):

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

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(1): 2012

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mwesigwa, Andrew 1984 births Living people Ugandan men's footballers 21st-century Ugandan sportsmen Uganda men's international footballers SC Villa players Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja players Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic F.C. players FC Ordabasy players Chinese Super League players Kazakhstan Premier League players Men's association football defenders Ugandan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland Expatriate men's footballers in China Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Expatriate men's footballers in Vietnam Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in Iceland Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in China Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam Hanoi FC players V.League 1 players People from Kamuli District Sportspeople from Eastern Region, Uganda