Robert Kakeeto (born 19 May 1995) is a Ugandan international professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish 2nd Division club Middelfart.[2]

Robert Kakeeto
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-05-19) 19 May 1995 (age 29)
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)
2018–2019Jammerbugt (loan) 10 (0)
2019HIFK (loan) 6 (0)
2021–2022Skive (loan) 19 (0)
2022–2023Middelfart (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

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Kakeeto 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

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He made his international debut for Uganda on 2 June 2017, in a friendly match against Ethiopia.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Robert Kakeeto". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b Robert Kakeeto at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  3. ^ "AaB skriver kontrakt med Kakeeto" (in Danish). AaB Fodbold. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  4. ^ Kenneth Jensen (16 September 2015). "AaB skriver kontrakt med ungt talent" (in Danish). Tipsbladet. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  5. ^ AaB sender Kakeeto på græs i Jammerbugt, bold.dk, 31 August 2018
  6. ^ Kakeeto udlejes til finsk klub, aabsport.dk, 13 August 2019
  7. ^ Kakeeto udlejes til Skive I.K., aabsport.dk, 31 August 2021
  8. ^ MIDDELFART BOLDKLUB LEJER ROBERT KAKEETO I AAB, middelfartboldklub.dk, 27 July 2022
  9. ^ Kakeeto blev kasseret i AaB og røg til 3. division: Er blevet bedre, bold.dk, 23 May 2023
  10. ^ MIDDELFART BOLDKLUB INDGÅR PERMANENT KONTRAKT MED ROBERT KAKEETO, middelfartboldklub.dk, 13 July 2023
  11. ^ Rasmus Estrup (4 June 2017). "Kakeeto fik landsholdsdebut for Uganda" (in Danish). AaB Fodbold. Retrieved 4 June 2017.