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Farouk Miya
Ugandan footballer
Farouk Miya (born 26 November 1997) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Turkish Süper Lig club Çaykur Rizespor and the Uganda national team.
Quick Facts Personal information, Date of birth ...
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1997-11-26) 26 November 1997 (age 26)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bulo, Uganda[2][3] | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Çaykur Rizespor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Vipers | 49 | (20) |
| 2016–2018 | Standard Liège[3] | 3 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Mouscron (loan)[3] | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Səbail (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Gorica | 33 | (6) |
| 2019–2021 | Konyaspor | 41 | (8) |
| 2022 | Lviv | 0 | (0) |
| 2022– | Çaykur Rizespor | 20 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | Uganda U23 | 6 | (3) |
| 2014– | Uganda | 79 | (23) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:16, 18 April 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:00, 7 September 2023 (UTC) | |||
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In January 2016, it was announced that Miya would be joining Belgian top flight club, Standard Liège[4] in what was reported to be an initial loan deal taking him from Ugandan club Vipers.[5] Standard Liège acquired his services for a fee of 400,000 US$.[6]
On 31 January 2017, Miya was loaned to Royal Excel Mouscron until the end of the season.[7]
In February 2018, Miya was loaned to Səbail FK, returning at the end of the 2017–18 season.[8]
On 20 August 2019, Miya signed a three-year contract with Süper Lig side Konyaspor.[9] He made his debut five days later against Galatasaray at Türk Telekom Stadium.[10]
He joined TFF First League club Çaykur Rizespor on a two-year contract in July 2022.[11]
Miya made his debut for the Uganda national team on 11 July 2014 against Seychelles.[12]
International
- As of matches played on 7 September 2023[2]
More information National team, Year ...
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2014 | 9 | 2 |
| 2015 | 16 | 10 | |
| 2016 | 13 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 79 | 23 | |
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- Scores and results list Uganda's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Miya goal. This list includes non official goals.[2]
More information No., Date ...
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 July 2014 | Lugogo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda |  Seychelles | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 9 November 2014 | Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda |  Ethiopia | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 25 March 2015 | Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Nigeria |  Nigeria | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 4 | 20 June 2015 | Amaan Stadium, Zanzibar City, Tanzania |  Tanzania | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2016 African Nations Championship qualification |
| 5 | 17 October 2015 | Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda |  Sudan | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2016 African Nations Championship qualification |
| 6 | 25 October 2015 | Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum, Sudan | Sudan | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2016 African Nations Championship qualification |
| 7 | 12 November 2015 | Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo |  Togo | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 15 November 2015 | Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda | Togo | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 3–0 | |||||
| 10 | 24 November 2015 | Awassa Kenema Stadium, Awassa, Ethiopia |  Zanzibar | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2015 CECAFA Cup |
| 11 | 2–0 | |||||
| 12 | 30 November 2015 | Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |  Malawi | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2015 CECAFA Cup |
| 13 | 19 January 2016 | Umuganda Stadium, Gisenyi, Rwanda |  Mali | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2016 African Nations Championship |
| 14 | 4 September 2016 | Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda |  Comoros | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 15 | 12 November 2016 |  Congo | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 16 | 8 January 2017 | Armed Forces Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |  Slovakia | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 17 | 25 January 2017 | Stade d'Oyem, Oyem, Gabon | Mali | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 18 | 2 June 2018 | Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger |  Niger | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 19 | 13 October 2018 | Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda |  Lesotho | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 20 | 16 October 2018 | Setsoto Stadium, Awassa, Lesotho | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |
| 21 | 2–0 | |||||
| 22 | 15 June 2019 | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |  Ivory Coast | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 23 | 29 March 2022 | Markaziy Stadium, Namangan, Uzbekistan |  Uzbekistan | 1–2 | 2–4 | 2022 Nowruz Cup |
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Standard Liège
- David Isabirye (30 November 2015). "Know your stars: Farouk Miya inspired by Ronaldo & Aubameyang, blessed by Allah". Kawowo. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- "Farouk Miya". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- "Farouk Miya » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- "Faruku MIYA joined Rouches". Standard Liege official Website. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- Kawowo, Sports. "Vipers, Standard Liege agree loan deal for Miya". Kawowo Sports Media. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- "Ugandan Miya to join Standard Liege". BBC. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- "Farouk MIYA on loan to Royal Excel Mouscron". Standard Liège. 31 January 2017. Archived from the original on 12 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- "Листопад в Сабаиле: Афтандил Гаджиев отказался от 12 игроков". azerifootball.com/ (in Azerbaijani). Azerifootbal. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- "Farouk Miya Konyaspor'umuzda!". www.konyaspor.org.tr (in Turkish). Konyaspor. 20 August 2019.
- "Galatasaray vs. Konyaspor". soccerway.com. Perform Group. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- Belören, Mehmet Can (13 July 2022). "Farouk Miya Çaykur Rizespor'da" [Farouk Miya at Çaykur Rizespor]. spor.haber7.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- "Club Brugge v Standard Liège Starting XIs, Mar 20, 2016". goal.com. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- Farouk Miya at Soccerway