Owen Kasule

Owen Kasule

Personal information
Date of birth	March 3, 1989 (1989-03-03) (age 22)
Place of birth	Kampala, Uganda
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Bunamwaya SC
Number	17
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2007–2009	Kampala City Council	?	(?)
2009–	Bunamwaya	?	(?)
National team‡
2007	Uganda U20	?	(?)
2007–Present	Uganda	25	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 May 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:54, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Owen Kasule (born 3 March 1989) is a Ugandan footballer who plays for Bunamwaya SC in the Ugandan Super League and is also the central midfielder for the National Team. He is a box to box midfielder that has excellent balance and plays with energy, pace and power. National team coach Bobby Williamson has described him as one of the best midfielders he has worked with and has all the attributes to play at the highest level.

Personal life

Owen played for the Standard Zana High School team that won the prestigious U17 Copa Coca Cola tournament in Uganda. His team included other National team players like Hassan Wasswa, Patrick Ochan, Vincent Kayizi and Joseph Kabagambe.^[1]

Club career

Kampala City Council FC

Owen began his career with Kampala City Council FC and made his Ugandan Super League debut during the 2006-2007 season. In 2008 he was the clubs top goal scorer with 12 goals that helped the club with the league. He got rave reviews for his performances and was even labelled the best player.^[2]

Bunamwaya SC

He was signed in 2009 by Lawrence Mulindwa who was building a team that consisted of the brightest young talents in Ugandan football with the likes of Godfrey Walusimbi, Ibrahim Juma and Mike Mutyaba.

International career

Owen was called up to the Cranes National U20 Team in 2007 and after only 2 games as captain he was promoted the full National team by Csaba László.

References

1. ^ http://busiweek.com/11/sports/842-copa-coca-cola-2011-kicks-off
2. ^ http://allafrica.com/stories/200801030943.html

External links

• Owen Kasule at National-Football-Teams.com
• http://busiweek.com/11/sports/842-copa-coca-cola-2011-kicks-off
• http://allafrica.com/stories/200801030943.html

Persondata
Name	Kasule, Owen
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	3 March 1989
Place of birth	Kampala, Uganda
Date of death
Place of death