Robert Kakeeto (born 19 May 1995) is a Ugandan international professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish 2nd Division club Middelfart.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 19 May 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Kampala, Uganda[1] | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Middelfart | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2015 | Nordjyllands Idrætshøjskole | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2023 | AaB | 37 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Jammerbugt (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2019 | → HIFK (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Skive (loan) | 19 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Middelfart (loan) | 30 | (2) |
2023– | Middelfart | 24 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | Uganda[1] | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:03, 25 September 2017 (UTC) |
Club career
editKakeeto moved from Uganda to Denmark in 2013 to play for Nordjyllands Idrætshøjskole. In September 2015 he signed a contract until June 2018 with AaB.[3][4]
Kakeeto was loaned out on 31 August 2018 to Jammerbugt FC in the Danish 2nd Division for the rest of the season.[5]
On 13 August 2019, Kakeeto was loaned out to Finnish club HIFK until the end of November.[6] On 31 August 2021, he was loaned out again, this time to Danish 2nd Division club Skive for the rest of the 2021–22 season.[7] On 27 July 2022, he was once again loaned out, to Middelfart Boldklub for the upcoming season.[8]
At the end of the 2022-23 season, Kakeeto left AaB as his contract expired.[9] On 13 July 2023, he signed a permanent deal with Middelfart.[10]
International career
editHe made his international debut for Uganda on 2 June 2017, in a friendly match against Ethiopia.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b "Robert Kakeeto". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ a b Robert Kakeeto at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ "AaB skriver kontrakt med Kakeeto" (in Danish). AaB Fodbold. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ Kenneth Jensen (16 September 2015). "AaB skriver kontrakt med ungt talent" (in Danish). Tipsbladet. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ AaB sender Kakeeto på græs i Jammerbugt, bold.dk, 31 August 2018
- ^ Kakeeto udlejes til finsk klub, aabsport.dk, 13 August 2019
- ^ Kakeeto udlejes til Skive I.K., aabsport.dk, 31 August 2021
- ^ MIDDELFART BOLDKLUB LEJER ROBERT KAKEETO I AAB, middelfartboldklub.dk, 27 July 2022
- ^ Kakeeto blev kasseret i AaB og røg til 3. division: Er blevet bedre, bold.dk, 23 May 2023
- ^ MIDDELFART BOLDKLUB INDGÅR PERMANENT KONTRAKT MED ROBERT KAKEETO, middelfartboldklub.dk, 13 July 2023
- ^ Rasmus Estrup (4 June 2017). "Kakeeto fik landsholdsdebut for Uganda" (in Danish). AaB Fodbold. Retrieved 4 June 2017.