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Halid Lwaliwa
Lwaliwa playing for Uganda in 2023
Personal information
Full name Halid Lwaliwa
Date of birth (1996-08-22) 22 August 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Iganga, Uganda
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Bregalnica Štip
Number 19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2022 Vipers SC 34+ (1+)
2022– Bregalnica Štip 51 (0)
International career
2019– Uganda 24 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:37, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

Halid Lwaliwa (born 22 August 1996) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Macedonian Second Football League club Bregalnica Štip and the Uganda national team.[2]

Club career

Born in Iganga,[1] Lwaliwa attended St. Mary's Boarding Secondary School in Kitende before starting his footballing career at Vipers SC where he was promoted to the senior side in 2014.[3][4] He signed a contract extension in August 2018.[4] In 2022, Halid joined FK Bregalnica Strip in North Macedonia.[5]

International career

He made his international debut on 21 September 2019 in a 3–0 win over Burundi at the 2020 African Nations Championship qualification.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Halid Lwaliwa". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  2. ^ Halid Lwaliwa at Soccerway
  3. ^ Muyita, Joel (November 8, 2019). "Vipers current team creating a Déjà vu of 2014-15 season". Kawowo Sports.
  4. ^ a b "Halid Lwaliwa finally confirms Vipers stay with 3 new year deal". Kawowo Sports. August 27, 2018.
  5. ^ Булатовиќ, Владимир. "Засилување и со репрезентативецот на Уганда, Халид Лвалива на дефанзивните позиции". fkbregalnica.mk (in Macedonian). Retrieved 2022-09-09.