Rogers Mato Explained

Rogers Mato
Fullname:Rogers Mato Kassim
Birth Date:10 October 2003
Birth Place:Uganda
Height:1.82m
Position:Midfielder,
Centre-forward
Currentclub:AP Brera
Clubnumber:20
Youthclubs1:Lweza
Youthyears2:–2018
Youthclubs2:Maroons
Youthyears3:2018–2019
Youthclubs3:Proline
Years1:2019–2021
Clubs1:Proline
Years2:2021–2023
Clubs2:KCCA
Years3:2023–2024
Clubs3:Şanlıurfaspor
Caps3:5
Goals3:0
Years4:2024–
Clubs4:AP Brera
Caps4:15
Goals4:2
Nationalyears1:2022–
Nationalteam1:Uganda
Nationalcaps1:21
Nationalgoals1:3
Nationalteam-Update:4 February 2024
Pcupdate:1 June 2024

Rogers Mato (born 10 October 2003)[1] is a Ugandan footballer who plays for AP Brera and the Uganda national team.

Club career

As a youth Mato played for Lweza FC and Maroons FC of the junior league. In 2018 he joined the youth setup of Proline FC of the FUFA Big League. For the 2019–20 season, Mato was promoted to the senior squad, but suffered relegation with the team during the season that was abandoned because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He became an important player for the club the following season, leading them to the promotion playoffs before coming short with a loss to Gaddafi FC. In September 2021 it was announced that the player had signed a 4-year contract with 13-time Uganda Premier League champions KCCA FC for an undisclosed fee.[2]

International career

In September 2021 Mato was called up to the senior national team for its 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Rwanda.[3] Two months later he featured for the national side in a practice match against a representative team from the Northern Region. Mato opened the scoring as the national side went on to win 3–1.[4] In January 2022 he was called up again for five friendlies with national sides from Europe and Asia as the Cranes traveled to Turkey, Iraq, and Bahrain.[5] He went on to make his senior debut in the first match against Iceland on 12 January 2022. He started and played eighty minutes in the eventual 1–1 draw.[6]

International career statistics

[6]

Uganda national team
YearAppsGoals
202291
2023122
Total213

Scores and results list Uganda's goal tally first.

No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 3 September 2022 St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende, Entebbe, Uganda align=center 3–0 align=center 3–0 2022 African Nations Championship qualification
2. 28 March 2023 National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania align=center 1–0 align=center 1–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3. 21 November 2023 Stade Municipal de Berkane, Berkane, Morocco align=center 1–0 align=center 1–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: KCCA FC profile . KCCA FC . 19 January 2022.
  2. Web site: KCCA FC completes the signing of Proline FC forward Rogers Mato for an undisclosed fee. . 4 September 2021 . The Nile Post . 19 January 2022.
  3. Web site: Sang . Kiplagat . 2022 World Cup Qualifiers: Sredojevic trims Uganda squad ahead of Rwanda duel . Goal . 19 January 2022.
  4. Web site: Cranes put up impressive friendly performance ahead of clash WC clash with Kenya . the-cleansheet.com . 19 January 2022.
  5. Web site: Abdusalam . Kigozi . Micho Summons 45-man squad for Friendlies in Europe, Asia . 3 January 2022 . chimpreports.com . 18 January 2022.
  6. Web site: NFT profile . National Football Teams . 19 January 2022.