Ibrahim Sekagya

Football player infobox
playername = Ibrahim Sekagya


fullname = Ibrahim Sekagya
height = 186cm
nickname = "La Boa"
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1980|12|19
cityofbirth = Kampala
countryofbirth = Uganda
currentclub = Red Bull Salzburg
clubnumber = 23
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1998-2001
2001-2002
2002-2005
2005-2007
2007-
clubs = Kampala City
Atlético Rafaela
Ferro Carril Oeste
Arsenal de Sarandí
Red Bull Salzburg
caps(goals) =
38 (2)
96 (4)
62 (2)
40 (3)
pcupdate = 10 August 2008
nationalyears = 1999-
nationalteam = Uganda
nationalcaps(goals) =

Ibrahim Sekagya (born 19 December, 1980 in Kampala) is an Ugandan football defender who currently plays for Red Bull Salzburg of the Austrian Bundesliga.

Club career

Sekagya started his senior career with Kampala City Council in 1998, before moving to Argentina in 2001 to try and make a career in football. His first Argentine club was Atlético Rafaela in the 2nd Division. In 2002, he moved to Ferro Carril Oeste in the 3rd division, subsequently helping the team to win the league and secure promotion to the 2nd division. In 2005, he was signed by Arsenal de Sarandí of the Argentine Primera División, where he spent two seasons.

In June 2007, Sekagya signed a three-year contract with Red Bull Salzburg, the then current champions of the Austrian Bundesliga. [cite web | title = Salzburg aiming high with Sekagya |work=UEFA | url=http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=551618.html| accessdate = 2008-08-11 | date = 2007-06-15] He made his Bundesliga debut on 11 July 2007 in Salzburg's 4-1 win against SC Rheindorf Altach and scored his first league goal on 22 July 2007 to secure Salzburg a 2-2 away draw at FK Austria Wien. He quickly established himself as a regular with the club and finished his first season with 34 Bundesliga appearances to his name, scoring three goals in the league. [cite web | title= Ibrahim Sekagya - Bundesliga 2007/2008 | work = Weltfussball.de | url=http://www.weltfussball.de/spieler_profil/ibrahim-sekagya/aut-bundesliga-2007-2008/rb-salzburg/3/ | language = German | accessdate = 2008-08-11]

International career

Sekagya also plays for the Ugandan national football team and is the team's captain. He made 8 appearances and scored one goal in their qualifying campaign for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, as well as 3 appearances and a goal in the ongoing qualifiers for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. [cite web | title= Ibrahim Sekagya - Länderspiele | work = Weltfussball.de | url=http://www.weltfussball.de/spieler_profil/ibrahim-sekagya/4/ | language = German | accessdate = 2008-08-11]

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References

External links

* [http://www.football-lineups.com/players/player.php?route=4738 Ibrahim Sekagya at Football Lineups]
* [http://www.weltfussball.de/spieler_profil/ibrahim-sekagya/ Weltfussball.de profile] de icon