| Basil Tuma | |
| Full Name: | Basil Tenywa Tuma |
| Birth Date: | 2005 4, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Uganda |
| Position: | Winger, Striker |
| Currentclub: | Reading |
| Clubnumber: | 48 |
| Youthyears1: | –2021 |
| Youthclubs1: | Fulham |
| Youthyears2: | 2022– |
| Youthclubs2: | Reading |
| Years1: | 2022– |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022– |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2023– |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 29 August 2023 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 06:54, 9 September 2023 (UTC) |
Basil Tenywa Tuma (born 24 April 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Reading. Born in Uganda, he represents Malta at youth level.
Tuma made his debut for Reading in their 2–1 EFL Cup defeat to Stevenage on 9 August 2022, playing 55 minutes before being replaced by Jahmari Clarke.[1]
Tuma represented Uganda at the 2020 CECAFA U-17 Championship, where they were victorious over Tanzania in the final.[2] Tuma was then called up for the Malta U19 in September 2022.[3] Tuma made his debut for the Malta U21 team in a 0-6 defeat to Spain on 8 September 2023.[4]
Tuma was educated at Eton College and finished 3rd in the Junior Boys 100 metres at the 2019 ESAA English Schools Track & Field Championships with a time of 11.23 seconds.[5]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Reading | 2022–23 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | EFL League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 | |||
Uganda under-17