Muhammad Shaban (born 11 January 1998) is a Ugandan professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club KCCA and the Uganda national team.

Club career

Born in

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, Shaban signed a contract with

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in 2015, but it was rendered void and he signed for

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instead. He signed a three-year contract with

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in October 2017, scoring on his debut a month later. In August 2018 he was linked with transfer to South African club

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and Moroccan club

Raja Casablanca Raja Club Athletic ( ar, نادي الرجاء الرياضي, Nādī ar-Rajāʾ ar-Riyāḍī, zgh, ⴰⵙⵔⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵕⴰⵊⴰ ⴰⵎⴰⵏⵓⵏ), commonly referred to as Raja CA, Raja Casablanca or simply RCA is a professional footb ...

. He signed for Raja Casablanca for the 2018–19 season, making 5 league appearances, before returning to

in August 2019. He re-signed for

in October 2021, and

in August 2022.

International career

He made his international debut in 2016, and was named in the squad for the

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Honours

Individual *2016 FUFA Footballer of the Year

References

1998 births Living people Ugandan men's footballers Uganda men's international footballers Vipers SC players Onduparaka FC players Kampala Capital City Authority FC players Raja CA players Men's association football forwards Ugandan expatriate men's footballers Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in Morocco Expatriate men's footballers in Morocco 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players Botola players Uganda men's A' international footballers 2018 African Nations Championship players 2020 African Nations Championship players Sportspeople from Northern Region, Uganda {{Uganda-footy-bio-stub