| 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) |
|
*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) | |||
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
