Jump to content

Yunus Sentamu

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yunus Sentamu
Sentamu with Ilves in 2016
Personal information
Full name Yunus Sentamu
Date of birth (1994-08-13) 13 August 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Kasese, Uganda
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Vipers
Number 12
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Vipers
2013–2014 AS Vita Club
2014–2015 CS Sfaxien 3 (0)
2016 Ilves 14 (1)
2017–2019 Tirana 43 (17)
2020– Vipers 107 (45)
International career‡
2014– Uganda 32 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 March 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2023

Yunus Sentamu (born 13 August 1994) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Vipers SC in Uganda Premier League and the Uganda national team.

Club career

[edit]

AS Vita Club

[edit]

In 2014, Sentamu represented Congolese club AS Vita Club in the CAF Champions League, helping his side to reach to the final of the competition.

Ilves

[edit]

In July 2016, Sentamu was cleared to play for Ilves in the Finnish Veikkausliiga, following the resolution of visa problems, having originally signed an agreement in January 2016.[1]

Tirana

[edit]

On 19 June 2017, Sentamu completed a transfer to Tirana in the Albanian First Division.[2] He made his debut in the first leg 2017–18 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round against Maccabi Tel Aviv as Tirana lost 2–0.[3] He also played in the returning leg at Selman Stërmasi Stadium, receiving a red-card for a foul as Tirana lost 3–0, and was eliminated 5–0 on aggregate.[4]

Sentamu captained Tirana for the first time on 25 November in the 1–1 draw against Shënkolli in the championship matchday 9.[5] However, club's decision to make him captain for the match was heavily contested by fans.[5] Manager Zé Maria defended his choice and also praised Sentamu, calling him "an example for everyone".[6] He scored his first hat-trick of the season on 17 December in the 6–0 thrashing of Pogradeci valid for the matchday 11.[7] In the last match of 2017, Sentamu won a penalty which was scored by Karabeci and himself netted the third in a 0–4 win at Naftëtari Kuçovë to become the first Tirana player to reach double-figures in the 2017–18 season.[8]

Sentamu concluded his first season in Albania by scoring 12 goals in 19 league appearances as Tirana was crowned Albanian First Division champion after defeating Kastrioti Krujë on 16 May 2018.[9]

Sentamu re-joined Vipers SC[10] on 28 January 2021 and signed with the Kitende based Club for a period of two years. He was unveiled by Vipers SC coach Fred Kajoba at the St. Mary's Kitende for the 2020/21 Uganda Premier League.

International career

[edit]

Sentamu debuted for the Uganda national football team in 2014, and has since made over 30 appearances and scored five goals for his country.

Career statistics

[edit]

Club

[edit]
As of 18 March 2025[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AS Vita Club 2013–14 Linafoot 6[b] 2 – 6 2
CS Sfaxien 2014–15 Tunisian Ligue 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 – 3 0
Ilves 2016 Veikkausliiga 14 1 0 0 – – 14 1
Tirana 2017–18 Kategoria e Parë 20 12 5 1 2[c] 0 1[d] 0 28 13
2018–19 Kategoria Superiore 23 5 4 5 – – 27 10
Total 43 17 9 6 2 0 1 0 55 23
Vipers SC 2020–21 Uganda Premier League 22 16 – – – 22 16
2021–22 Uganda Premier League 25 14 – – – 25 14
2022–23 Uganda Premier League 16 8 – 8[b] 1 – 24 9
2023–24 Uganda Premier League 26 3 – 2[b] 2 – 28 5
2024–25 Uganda Premier League 18 4 – – – 18 4
Total 107 45 0 0 10 3 0 0 117 48
Career total 167 63 9 6 18 5 1 0 195 74
  1. ^ Includes Albanian Cup
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in CAF Champions League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearance in Albanian Supercup

International

[edit]
As of 17 November 2023[12]
Uganda national team
Year Apps Goals
2014 10 4
2015 4 0
2016 2 0
2017 2 0
2018 4 0
2019 0 0
2020 0 0
2021 6 1
2022 3 0
2023 1 0
Total 32 5

International goals

[edit]
As of 19 March 2025[12]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref
1. 12 January 2014 Athlone Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa  Burkina Faso 1–0 3–0 2014 African Nations Championship [12]
2. 2–0
3. 20 January 2014 Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa  Morocco 1–1 1–3 2014 African Nations Championship [12]
4. 9 November 2014 Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda  Ethiopia 2–0 3–0 Friendly [12]
5. 29 August 2021 Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia 1–2 1–2 [12]

Honours

[edit]
AS Vita Club
Tirana

Individual

  • Ugandan Player of the Year 2014

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Ugandalaishyökkääjä Yunus Sentamun pelilupa nyt kunnossa". ilvesedustus.fi (in Finnish). FC Ilves. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  2. ^ David Isabirye (22 June 2017). "Uganda Cranes striker Yunus Sentamu completes switch from Finland to Albania". Kawowo.com. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Tirana 2 – 0". Soccerway. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Tirana eliminohet nga Europa League" [Tirana eliminated from Europa League] (in Albanian). TV Klan. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Sentamu kapiten i Tiranës, zgjedhja e çuditshme" [Sentamu captain of Tirana, weird choice] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Ze Maria ndez sfidën kundër Vllaznisë: Plaga është ende e hapur" [Zé Maria lights up the match against Vllaznia: The wound is still open] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Tirana zbavitet me Pogradecin, Tërbuni shkëlqen dhe triumfon në Shkodër" [Tirana having fun with Pogradeci, Tërbuni shines and triumphs in Shkodër] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 17 December 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  8. ^ Alfred Lleshi (22 December 2017). ""Poker" në Kuçovë, Tirana vijon "revanin" drejt kthimit në Superiore" ["Poker" in Kuçovë, Tirana continues the "wafer" towards return in Superliga] (in Albanian). Telesport.al. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  9. ^ "VIDEO/ Dopieta e Grecës, Tirana mposht Kastriotin dhe shpallet kampione e Kategorisë së Parë" [VIDEO/ Greca's double, Tirana defeats Kastrioti and named Albanian First Division champion] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  10. ^ "news/Yunus Sentamu" (in Albanian). The Touchline Sports. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  11. ^ Yunus Sentamu at BeSoccer
  12. ^ a b c d e f "Yunus Sentamu". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yunus_Sentamu&oldid=1281237318"