| Taddeo Lwanga | |
| Birth Date: | 21 May 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Kampala, Uganda |
| Height: | 1.82 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | APR F.C. |
| Clubnumber: | 4 |
| Years1: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Express FC |
| Caps1: | 45 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs2: | SC Villa |
| Caps2: | 50 |
| Goals2: | 8 |
| Years3: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs3: | Vipers SC |
| Years4: | 2019–20 |
| Clubs4: | Tanta |
| Caps4: | 11[1] |
| Years5: | 2020–22 |
| Clubs5: | Simba |
| Years6: | 2022 |
| Clubs6: | Arta/Solar7 |
| Caps6: | 1 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2023– |
| Clubs7: | APR F.C. |
| Caps7: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015– |
| Nationalteam1: | Uganda |
| Nationalcaps1: | 26 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 18 November 2022 |
| Ntupdate: | 00:48, 22 August 2022 (UTC) |
Taddeo Lwanga (born 21 May 1994) is a Ugandan professional footballer and software engineer who plays for APR F.C. in the Rwanda Premier League and the Uganda national team as a midfielder.[2]
At a young age, he was a member of Ndejje United F.C in the second division before engaged in the Buganda Masaza cup for Kyadondo.[3]
In January 2014, Lwanga joined Express FC. He debuted for Express FC against Police FC on 11 February 2014.[4] He scored his first goal for Express FC against Lweza Football Club[3] on 21 November 2014.[5]
In 2015, he joined SC Villa making his debut on against Bright Stars in Mwererwe on 25 August 2015.[6] [7] He marked a memorable time at Sports Club Villa with the winning goal against Sudan's Al Khartoum SC in the CAF Confederations Cup in February 2016.[8] Taddeo had an impressive season helping the SC Villa finish second in Uganda Premier League.[3]
In 2017, Lwanga joined Vipers SC and sealed a two-year deal with them.[9] [10] He made his debut on against Bright Stars FC on 12 September 2017.[11] He scored his first goal for Vipers SC against Proline FC on 24 December 2017 at St. Mary's Stadium.[12]
Lwanga played his first game of the 2018–19 season on 28 September 2018 against Ndejje University at St. Mary's Stadium, Vipers won 1–0.[13] [14] He scored his first goal in the season against Proline in the Uganda Cup at StarTimes Stadium Lugoggo on 12 March 2019.[15] [16] He played his last game in the season against Bul FC on 4 May 2019 at St. Mary's Stadium.[17] He played a total of 23 matches in the season. Vipers finished second in the league.[18]
In August 2019, Lwanga joined Egyptian Premier League side Tanta SC.[19]
On 2 December 2020, Lwanga joined Simba SC on a two-year contract deal.[20]
On 19 August 2022, Lwanga joined Arta/Solar7 as a free agent on a two-year contract deal.[21]
In July 2023, Lwanga joined APR F.C. on a two-year contract.[22]
Taddeo made his debut for the Uganda national team against the Malawi national team in a friendly match at Kamuzu Stadium.
| Uganda national team | |||
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 1 | |
SC Villa
Vipers SC