Godfrey Walusimbi
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Godfrey Walusimbi | ||
| Date of birth | July 3, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Kampala, Uganda | ||
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| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
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Gor Mahia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2010 | SC Villa | 58 | (17) |
| 2010–2013 | Bunamwaya SC | 34 | (5) |
| 2013 | CS Don Bosco | ||
| 2013 | SC Villa | ||
| 2014– | Gor Mahia | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009– | Uganda[1] | 54 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 March 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 December 2013 |
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Godfrey Walusimbi (born 3 July 1989) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays for Gor Mahia in the Kenyan Premier League. He is a left back however he has been played in a number of positions by Bobby Williamson for the National Team.[citation needed] On 12 June 2011 he went to Sweden for trials with Allsvenskan side BK Hacken.[2]
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Personal life
Godfrey Grew up in the Lubega district of Kampala and attended St Mary's School in Kitende which has also produced Ugandan Players such as David Obua, Eric Obua, Emmanuel Okwi and Ibrahim Juma.[citation needed]
Club career
SC Villa
Godfrey Walusimbi began his career with SC Villa and made his Ugandan Super League debut during the 2006-2007 season. After establishing himself as first choice left back, he had a very successful start to his football career by winning the 2008 Uganda Cup which was also followed by junior National Team selection.[citation needed]
Bunamwaya SC
He was signed at the beginning of the 2010-2011 season to strengthen an already talented squad that already had most of the junior National team and local based National Team players.[citation needed]
CS Don Bosco
In 2013 January, he left Bunamwaya for DR Congo side CS Don Bosco. Having spent a few months with the team, he canceled his contract in response to the poor working conditions. He returned to his former team SC Villa.[3]
Gor Mahia
In December 2013, Walusimbi joined Kenyan Premier League champions Gor Mahia where coached by former Uganda national team coach Bobby Williamson.[4]
International career
On 4 September 2010 he made his National team debut in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Angola as a replacement for the injured Nestory Kizito.[5] On 16 April 2011 he helped the Uganda U23 Team to a 2-1 first leg victory over Tanzania in the All Africa Games qualifier with excellent performance in which he created the first goal with some creative work on the left flank.[6] on 4 June 2011 he scored a 25 yard lob[citation needed] against Guinea-Bissau in a crucial 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification game. The goal was the first in a 2-0 win for the cranes which saw them top Group J in front of a packed Mandela National Stadium.
References
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External links
- Pages using infobox football biography with height issues
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- Articles with unsourced statements from January 2012
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Gor Mahia F.C. players
- Ugandan footballers
- Uganda international footballers
- Association football defenders
- Ugandan expatriate footballers
- CS Don Bosco players
- Expatriate footballers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Expatriate footballers in Kenya
- Vipers S.C. players
- SC Villa players
