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Geoffrey Sserunkuma (born 7 June 1983) is a Ugandan international
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who of recent played for
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and the Uganda national team (the "Cranes") as a striker.


Club career

Operating as striker, Sserukuma played for Police Jinja. He enjoyed success at
Kampala City Council FC Kampala Capital City Authority Football Club (Abbreviated as KCCA FC) and also known as Kampala City , is a Ugandan football club based in Kampala, the largest city and capital of Uganda. Kampala City Council was rebranded to Kampala Capital Ci ...
before a transfer to
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club
Saint-George SA Saint George Sports Club ( Amharic: ቅዱስ ጊዮርጊስ ስፖርት ክለብ, ''Kidus Giorgis Sport Club'')'','' otherwise known as Kidus Giorgis, is a professional football club based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. They play in the top divi ...
in July 2007. In summer 2008, he left the club Addis Ababa and moved to
Bloemfontein Celtic Bloemfontein Celtic Football Club (simply known as Celtic) is a South African amateur football club based in Bloemfontein that competes in the ABC Motsepe League, the third tier of the South African football league system. Bloemfontein Celtic h ...
. In July 2009, he left
Bloemfontein Celtic Bloemfontein Celtic Football Club (simply known as Celtic) is a South African amateur football club based in Bloemfontein that competes in the ABC Motsepe League, the third tier of the South African football league system. Bloemfontein Celtic h ...
and completed a move to
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, after falling out with Celtic manager Owen da Gama.


Bidvest Wits

On 6 April 2010, Sserunkuma signed for
Bidvest Wits Bidvest Wits Football Club, (simply often known as Wits University F.C. or Wits) was a South African professional football club from Johannesburg which played in the Premier Soccer League the first-tier of South African league football system ...
agreeing a two-year deal with the club.


Vasco Da Gama

However, he returned to
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the following season, playing in the second-tier following the club's relegation from the top flight.


Lweza Football Club

In 2015, Sserunkuma joined
Lweza FC Lweza Football Club was a football club based in Kampala, Uganda. They played their home games at the Mutesa II Stadium in Wankuluku. History Lweza football Club competed in the Uganda's top flight Premier League. The Kajjansi based side was fo ...
. Sserunkuma played for a season at the Lweza F.C and scored eight goals in that season.


Kampala City Council

In July 2016, Sserunkuma joined
Kampala City Council FC Kampala Capital City Authority Football Club (Abbreviated as KCCA FC) and also known as Kampala City , is a Ugandan football club based in Kampala, the largest city and capital of Uganda. Kampala City Council was rebranded to Kampala Capital Ci ...
from Lweza Football Club; this was the second stint for Sserunkuma at the Lugogo based club following his first era during 2004 and 2006 seasons. Sserunkuma opened his goal account with a debut strike against JMC Hippos on Friday 22 August 2016 as the
Kampala City Council FC Kampala Capital City Authority Football Club (Abbreviated as KCCA FC) and also known as Kampala City , is a Ugandan football club based in Kampala, the largest city and capital of Uganda. Kampala City Council was rebranded to Kampala Capital Ci ...
edged their visitors 2-1 at Phillip Omondi Stadium, Lugogo. While in 2016/2017 season, Sserunkuma was the first player to hit double figures that season, His goal in the third minute against BUL FC was his 10th goal of the season. He last featured for Kampala City Council when it was playing against Paidha Black Angels FC in
Uganda Cup The Uganda Cup is Uganda's main national cup competition in football. This annual competition is open for member clubs of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations. The Uganda Cup is the second most prestigious competition in Uganda footb ...
2017 finals in Arua where he scored his last goal. Sserunkuma scored 31 goals in all competitions for KCCA FC last season and helped the team win their first ever domestic double.


Buildcon F.C

In July 2017, Sserunkuma joined
Buildcon F.C. Buildcon FC is a Zambian association football, football club based in Ndola that plays in the Zambian Premier League, MTN/FAZ Super Division. It is known for having an African multi-national squad. History Buildcon were founded in Choma, Zambia, ...
On 12 August, Sserunkuma scored his first goal for
Buildcon F.C Buildcon FC is a Zambian football club based in Ndola that plays in the MTN/FAZ Super Division. It is known for having an African multi-national squad. History Buildcon were founded in Choma as AM Welding in 2012.NAPSA Stars F.C. FC for a season.


Wakiso Giants FC

On 7 August 2019, Sserunkuma joined
Wakiso Giants FC Wakiso Giants FC is a football team from Wakiso, Uganda currently playing in the Uganda Premier League The Ugandan Premier League, also known as the StarTimes Uganda Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is the top division of the Federation ...
.


International career

He first began playing for the Cranes in the year 2002. He was part of the Uganda Cranes team that participated in the 2016 Championship of Africa Nations tournament in Rwanda and scored against Zimbabwe in their 1-1 draw. Sserunkuma was one of the six locally based players in the Cranes squad which represented Uganda in
2017 Africa Cup of Nations The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (abbreviated as AFCON 2017 or CAN 2017), known as the Total 2017 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 31st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's football champion ...
at Gabon.


International statistics


International goals

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


Honors and achievements


Club

Kampala Capital City Authority FC *
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Individual

* Uganda Super League top scorer (1): 2016-2017 * Uganda Super League MVP : 2016-2017 * Uganda Super League FANS` PLAYER OF THE YEAR : 2016-2017 *Kawowo sports Best XI of the 2016-17 Uganda Premier League: *Most Valuable Player : 2017 *Player of the year : 2017 *Fans player of the year : 2017


References


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sserunkuma, Geoffrey 1983 births Living people Men's association football forwards Ugandan men's footballers Uganda men's international footballers Footballers from Kampala Ugandan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Expatriate men's footballers in Ethiopia Ugandan expatriates in South Africa Saint George S.C. players Vasco da Gama (South Africa) players Bidvest Wits F.C. players Bloemfontein Celtic F.C. players Kampala Capital City Authority FC players 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players Wakiso Giants FC players Buildcon F.C. players Uganda men's A' international footballers 2016 African Nations Championship players