Farouk Miya (born 26 November 1997) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Uganda national team.
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Personal information | |||
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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] | ||
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) |
2022–2024 | Çaykur Rizespor | 20 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2015– | Uganda U23 | 6 | (3) |
2014– | Uganda | 79 | (23) |
*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) |
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 GalatasarayatTürk 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]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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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 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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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 |
Standard Liège