Moses Opondo

Moses Opondo (born 28 October 1997) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays for AC Horsens and the Uganda national team.[1]

Moses Opondo
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-10-28) 28 October 1997
Place of birth Lugazi, Uganda
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Horsens
Number 6
Youth career
Bangsbo Freja
AaB
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Vendsyssel 68 (5)
2019–2022 OB 64 (3)
2022 → Horsens (loan) 10 (1)
2022– Horsens 39 (2)
International career‡
2018– Uganda 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9:26, 25 July 2018 (UTC)

Born in Uganda, Opondo moved to Denmark with his mother when he was four years old.[2]

Club career

Vendsyssel

In July 2016, Opondo was loaned out from the youth system at AaB to Vendsyssel FF.[3] He made his Danish 1st Division debut on 24 July 2016, coming on as a 61st minute substitute for Washington Brandão in a 1-0 home defeat to HB Køge.[4] In January 2017, Opondo's loan was turned into a permanent deal. He scored his first competitive goal for the club on 14 May 2017 in a 1–0 away defeat in the league to FC Helsingør. His goal, scored in the 64th minute, was the only goal of the game.[5] In July 2017, Opondo's contract was extended until the summer of 2019.[6] Vendsyssel suffered relegation from the Danish Superliga after the 2019–20 season.[7]

OB

In June 2019, it was announced that Opondo had signed a four-year contract with Odense Boldklub (OB).[8] According to Tipsbladet, OB had triggered his buy-out clause of DKK 1 million.[7]

He had the opportunity to make his debut for OB in the Superliga on 14 July 2019,[9] but it was only in the fourth matchday that he came on the pitch as a substitute after 71 minutes for Jens Thomasen in a 0–1 victory over Esbjerg fB.[10]

AC Horsens

On 24 January 2022, Opondo was loaned out to Danish 1st Division club AC Horsens for the rest of the season.[11] Ending the season with one goal in 10 games, it was confirmed on 29 May 2022, that Opondo had signed permanently for AC Horsens, penning a deal until June 2026.[12]

International career

In May 2018, Opondo was called up to the Ugandan national team for friendlies against Niger and the Central African Republic.[2] He made his senior international debut on 2 June 2018 in a 2-1 defeat to Niger.[13]

References
  1. Moses Opondo at Soccerway
  2. Isabirye, David (May 16, 2018). "Desabre summons Danish based midfielder Opondo for Uganda Cranes duty". kawowo.com. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  3. "Vendsyssel lejer kantspiller i AaB". bold.dk (in Danish). 6 July 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  4. "Vendsyssel vs. HB Koge – 24 July 2016 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  5. "FC Helsingor vs. Vendsyssel – 14 May 2017 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  6. "Moses Opondo forlænger med Vendsyssel". bold.dk (in Danish). 12 July 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  7. Jørgensen, Morten (12 June 2019). "Nedrykningsklausul aktiveres: OB slipper med en million for Opondo". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish).
  8. Tøfting, Nicolai Skovsgaard (13 June 2019). "OB køber Moses Opondo i Vendsyssel". bold.dk (in Danish).
  9. Risager, Victor (13 July 2019). "Moses Opondo kan få OB-debut mod FC København". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish).
  10. Okstrøm, Oliver (5 August 2019). "Opondo om sin længeventede debut: Føltes ekstra sød". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish).
  11. AC HORSENS FORSTÆRKER SIG MED MOSES OPONDO, achorsens.dk, 24 January 2022
  12. AC HORSENS KØBER MOSES OPONDO I OB, achorsens.dk, 29 May 2022
  13. "Niger vs. Uganda (2:1)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
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