Juliet Nalukenge Explained

Juliet Nalukenge
Birth Place:Mityana, Uganda
Birth Date:14 August 2003
Position:Forward
Clubnumber:18
Youthclubs1:Kawempe Muslim
Years1:2015–2021
Clubs1:Kawempe Muslim
Years2:2021–2023
Clubs2:Apollon
Nationalyears1:2018–
Nationalteam1:Uganda
Club-Update:30 June 2020
Nationalteam-Update:14:29, 3 May 2021 (UTC)

Juliet Nalukenge (born 14 August 2003) is a Ugandan footballer who plays for the Uganda women's national team (The Crested Cranes). A promising forward, Nalukenge was named Ugandan Women's Player of the Year in 2019 and in March 2021 finished ninth in the Goal (website) NXGN Award for the best young female footballer in the world.[1]

Club career

Although Nalukenge is a Christian, her football skills won her a scholarship to Kawempe Muslim High School. She began playing for the attached women's football team at youth level in the regional leagues, and in 2015–16 broke into the first team who play at FUFA Women Elite League level.[2] [3]

International career

Nalukenge won her first cap for the senior Uganda women's national team on 8 April 2018, in a 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification first round fixture against Kenya.

International goals

Scores and results list Uganda goal tally first

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 17 September 2018 Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele, South Africa 1–0 2–1 2018 COSAFA Women's Championship
2 17 November 2019 Chamazi Stadium, Mbagala, Tanzania 13–0 2019 CECAFA Women's Championship
3 2–0
4 4–0
5 7–0
6 11–0

Notes and References

  1. News: Sang . Kiplagat . Nalukenge's NXGN 2021 honour will push Uganda's Africa ambition – Kiiza . 3 May 2021 . . 24 March 2021.
  2. News: Senoga . Sinan Rajub . Juliet Nalukenge: Meet Crested Cranes and Kawempe Muslim hot shot on a rise to the pantheon . 3 May 2021 . Swift Sports . 23 April 2018.
  3. News: Nangonzi . Yudaya . Youngster Nalukenge keen to raise bar for women football . 3 May 2021 . . 7 April 2020.