| 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.
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]
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]
| Uganda national team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2022 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 12 | 2 | |
| Total | 21 | 3 | |
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 |