Sula Matovu (born 17 July 1992) is a
Ugandan
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Population
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soccer
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player, who plays as a
striker and
midfielder
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for
Mirbat SC in the
Oman Professional League
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and the
Ugandan national team.
Club career
Early career
Matovu started his playing career while still in school before joining
Proline FC
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History
The team was founded in 2006 and was promoted to the top flight Uganda Premier League in 2007. Prolin ...
soccer academy in 2007. While at the academy he showed remarkable ability and great performance and joined Nalubaale Buikwe in
Uganda Super League. After one season he joined Proline FC where he scored regularly in Uganda Super League due to his great technique, burst of speed as he takes off opponents, accurate shooting and ball crossing, good and close ball control, dribbling and passing as well as nice displays in soccer matches enticed the Uganda national football team coach
Bobby Williamson
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Williamson played as a striker for Clydebank, Rangers, West Bromwich Albion, Rotherham United and Kilmarnock. He then became manager of Kilmarnock, winning ...
who called him for Uganda national football team. He has also featured for U20 Uganda national football team and U23 Uganda national football team.
Saint George F.C (Loan)
In January 2011, Matovu moved to
Ethiopian
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club
Saint George F.C. coached by
Giuseppe Dossena on a 6 months loan deal.
Erbil SC
In August 2012, Matovu completed a one-year move to
Erbil SC
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Erbil are one of the most successful teams in Iraq, and the ...
. Matovu made his
Erbil
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Human settlement at Erbil may be dated back to the 5th millennium BC. At the h ...
S.C debut after coming as a substitute in the 76th min in a 5–1 win over Malaysian
Kelantan
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F.C in the
Asian Quarter Final 1st Leg in
Erbil
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Human settlement at Erbil may be dated back to the 5th millennium BC. At the h ...
city on 18 September 2012.
On 25 September 2012, in the 2nd Leg of Asian Quarter Final, Matovu scored his
Erbil
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Human settlement at Erbil may be dated back to the 5th millennium BC. At the h ...
SC a debut goal in 37th min in a 1–1 draw with Kelantan ensuring
Erbil
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S.C advance to the Asian Semi-finals. On 3 November 2012, he came as a substitute on the 46th min in the
Asian Cup
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Final against
Al Kuwait and
Erbil
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Human settlement at Erbil may be dated back to the 5th millennium BC. At the h ...
S.C went on to lose 4–0.
On 24 November 2012, Matovu scored his
Iraq-Kurdish league debut goal in the 7th min in the 3–2 win over Al Sulimaniya.
BK Häcken
After an impressive season with Iraq side Erbil SC,
Swedish Allsvenskan
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Founded in 1924, it operates on a system of promotion and relegatio ...
side
BK Häcken
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invited him for 3 weeks trials where he impressed the technical team and becoming the fastest player in the club history and was signed. He scored his first goal for BK Häcken in a 3–1 win against
FC Dallas
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in a preseason match.
Kaizer Chiefs
After spending 2014 with Swedish Allsvenskan side BK Häcken, he was linked with a move to
South Africa
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n
Premier Soccer League
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side
Kaizer Chiefs
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on 20 June 2015. He started training with Kaizer Chiefs on 24 June 2015 and later signed a six-month deal on the 8 July 2015. Sula Scored the fourth goal in 4–0 win against
Volcan de Moroni of
Comoros
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in
2016 CAF Champions League
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Honours
Club
;Erbil SC
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AFC Cup
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Runners-up:
2012
2012 was designated as:
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;St. George FC
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Ethiopian Premier League
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:
2011–12
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Ethiopian Cup: 2011
Country
;Uganda
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CECAFA Cup
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: 2011
;Uganda-U20
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CECAFA U-20 Championship
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: 2010
References
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Living people
1992 births
Footballers from Kampala
Ugandan men's footballers
21st-century Ugandan sportsmen
Ugandan expatriate men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Men's association football forwards
Proline FC players
Saint George S.C. players
Erbil SC players
BK Häcken players
Al-Najaf SC players
Kaizer Chiefs F.C. players
Royal Eagles F.C. players
Mirbat SC players
Al-Orouba SC players
Bahla Club players
South African Premier Division players
Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in Ethiopia
Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in Iraq
Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
Expatriate men's footballers in Ethiopia
Expatriate men's footballers in Iraq
Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa
Expatriate men's footballers in Oman
Uganda men's international footballers