Robert Kakeeto (born 19 May 1995) is a Ugandan international professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Kakeeto moved from Uganda to Denmark in 2013 to play for Nordjyllands Idrætshøjskole. In September 2015 he signed a contract until June 2018 with AaB. Kakeeto was loaned out on 31 August 2018 to

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in the

for the rest of the season. On 13 August 2019, Kakeeto was loaned out to Finnish club

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until the end of November. On 31 August 2021, he was loaned out again, this time to

club Skive for the rest of the 2021–22 season. On 27 July 2022, he was once again loaned out, to

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for the upcoming season. At the end of the 2022-23 season, Kakeeto left AaB as his contract expired. On 13 July 2023, he signed a permanent deal with

International career

He made his international debut for

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on 2 June 2017, in a friendly match against Ethiopia.

References

1995 births Living people Ugandan men's footballers 21st-century Ugandan sportsmen Uganda men's international footballers AaB Fodbold players Jammerbugt FC players HIFK Fotboll players Skive IK players Middelfart Boldklub players Danish Superliga players Danish 2nd Division players Veikkausliiga players Men's association football midfielders Ugandan expatriate men's footballers Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in Finland Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Footballers from Kampala {{Uganda-footy-bio-stub