Rogers Mato

Rogers Mato (born 10 October 2003)[1] is a Ugandan footballer who plays for TFF First League club Şanlıurfaspor and the Uganda national team.[2]

Rogers Mato
Personal information
Full name Rogers Mato Kassim
Date of birth (2003-10-10) 10 October 2003
Place of birth Uganda
Position(s) Midfielder,
Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
 Şanlıurfaspor
Number 47
Youth career
Lweza
0000–2018 Maroons
2018–2019 Proline
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Proline
2021–2023 KCCA
2023– Şanlıurfaspor 3 (0)
International career‡
2022– Uganda 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:24, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

Club career

As a youth Mato played for Lweza FC and Maroons FC of the junior league. In 2018 he joined the youth setup of Proline FC of the FUFA Big League. For the 2019–20 season, Mato was promoted to the senior squad, but suffered relegation with the team during the season that was abandoned because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He became an important player for the club the following season, leading them to the promotion playoffs before coming short with a loss to Gadaffi FC. In September 2021 it was announced that the player had signed a 4-year contract with 13-time Uganda Premier League champions KCCA FC for an undisclosed fee.[3]

International career

In September 2021 Mato was called up to the senior national team for its 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Rwanda.[4] Two months later he featured for the national side in a practice match against a representative team from the Northern Region. Mato opened the scoring as the national side went on to win 3–1.[5] In January 2022 he was called up again for five friendlies with national sides from Europe and Asia as the Cranes traveled to Turkey, Iraq, and Bahrain.[6] He went on to make his senior debut in the first match against Iceland on 12 January 2022. He started and played eighty minutes in the eventual 1–1 draw.[7]

International career statistics
As of match played 18 January 2022.[7]
Uganda national team
YearAppsGoals
202220
Total20

References
  1. "KCCA FC profile". KCCA FC. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  2. Rogers Mato at Soccerway
  3. "KCCA FC completes the signing of Proline FC forward Rogers Mato for an undisclosed fee". The Nile Post. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  4. Sang, Kiplagat. "2022 World Cup Qualifiers: Sredojevic trims Uganda squad ahead of Rwanda duel". Goal. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  5. "Cranes put up impressive friendly performance ahead of clash WC clash with Kenya". the-cleansheet.com. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  6. Abdusalam, Kigozi. "Micho Summons 45-man squad for Friendlies in Europe, Asia". chimpreports.com. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  7. "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
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