Brian Umony
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Brian Umony is a Uganda
n footballer who is currently without a club. Since 2009 he has also been a regular member of the Uganda national football team
.
He is widely considered as one of the biggest talents Ugandan soccer has ever produced. Umony is known for his pace, dribbling and passing skills plus his sublime finishing.
, Umony is the last born of four siblings. After the death of his mother in 1997, he moved to Kampala
to live with his maternal uncle. He started playing football at a young age but struggled to get onto the school teams as he was constantly overlooked due to his small stature.
in 2007 after failing to achieve promotion with First Division side Naguru Avis. Coming on as a second-half substitute, he scored the winning goal on his league debut for KCC against Iganga TC. In just his first season in the top-flight, Umony finished the league as joint top scorer with 15 goals to help KCC FC claim their first league title in 11 years. He also received the Footballer of the Year award for his goalscoring antics.
Peter Ssenyonjo who won the league's goalscoring crown. Umony was also instrumental for his club in reaching the second round of the 2009 CAF Champions League
scoring a total of four goals in the process including strikes that helped eliminate fancier opponents like Ferroviário Maputo and Supersport United
. He also had a 16-match goal scoring run for club and country. His consistent form locally and internationally made him a transfer target of several big-named African clubs like Simba SC
, Yanga
, Al-Hilal, Mamelodi Sundowns
and Supersport United
.
club Supersport United
in late June 2009.. On July 8, 2010, he was released by SuperSport United.
On August 31, 2010, Umony moved to SuperSport United's city neighbours University of Pretoria on a permanent transfer. He signed a one-year deal with TUKS that will run in collaboration with the year that he had remaining on his SuperSport contract.
http://www.kickoff.com/news/17520/brian-umony-moves-to-university-of-pretoria.php
In February 2011, having trained with the club through its pre-season, Umony signed a one-year loan deal with Portland Timbers
for their debut year in Major League Soccer
.
Following the 2011 season, the Timbers announced that they had declined the option to purchase Umony's rights and he would not be brought back for the 2012 season.
in 2009. He topscored at the 2008 CECAFA Cup
with 5 goals that helped his country win a record 10th CECAFA Cup title. He has so far scored eight goals in as many appearances.
and enjoys reading Shakespeare.
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
n footballer who is currently without a club. Since 2009 he has also been a regular member of the Uganda national football team
Uganda national football team
The Uganda national football team, nicknamed The Cranes, is the national team of Uganda and is controlled by the Federation of Uganda Football Associations...
.
He is widely considered as one of the biggest talents Ugandan soccer has ever produced. Umony is known for his pace, dribbling and passing skills plus his sublime finishing.
Early life
Born December 12, 1988 to Francis Kermit and Loise Uwanchango in JinjaJinja, Uganda
Jinja is the largest town in Uganda, Africa. It is the second busiest commercial center in the country, after Kampala, Uganda's capital and only city. Jinja was established in 1907.-Location:...
, Umony is the last born of four siblings. After the death of his mother in 1997, he moved to Kampala
Kampala
Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen...
to live with his maternal uncle. He started playing football at a young age but struggled to get onto the school teams as he was constantly overlooked due to his small stature.
2007-08
Umony signed for Kampala City Council FCKampala City Council FC
Kampala City Council FC, or short KCC, is a Ugandan football club from Kampala.The club was founded in 1967 as a welfare and socialising side for department of Kampala City Council civil engineering...
in 2007 after failing to achieve promotion with First Division side Naguru Avis. Coming on as a second-half substitute, he scored the winning goal on his league debut for KCC against Iganga TC. In just his first season in the top-flight, Umony finished the league as joint top scorer with 15 goals to help KCC FC claim their first league title in 11 years. He also received the Footballer of the Year award for his goalscoring antics.
2008-09
Personally, his second season with KCC was even more successful as he managed to score 19 goals in the USL, three behind Police FC'sPolice FC (Uganda)
Police FC is a football club from Jinja in Uganda.They have won their first Ugandan league title in 2005 and the CECAFA Clubs Cup in 2006. Their coach Sam Timbe clinched his second successive CECAFA trophy, after winning the same title with SC Villa in 2005. Police was spurred on in the early years...
Peter Ssenyonjo who won the league's goalscoring crown. Umony was also instrumental for his club in reaching the second round of the 2009 CAF Champions League
CAF Champions League 2009
The 2009 CAF Champions League is the 45th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football , and the 13th edition under the current CAF Champions League format...
scoring a total of four goals in the process including strikes that helped eliminate fancier opponents like Ferroviário Maputo and Supersport United
Supersport United
SuperSport United is a South African football club based in Pretoria that plays in the Premier Soccer League.The club was originally known as Pretoria City. City was purchased by M-Net in 1994. M-Net got approval from the National Soccer League and the club was renamed.United is known as...
. He also had a 16-match goal scoring run for club and country. His consistent form locally and internationally made him a transfer target of several big-named African clubs like Simba SC
Simba SC
Simba Sports Club is a Tanzanian football club based in Dar es Salaam. Their home games are played at two stadiums Uhuru Stadium and National Stadium. Simba SC is one of two biggest football clubs in Tanzania, their archrivals being the Young Africans...
, Yanga
Young Africans FC
Young Africans Sports Club is a Tanzanian football club based in Dar Es Salaam. Their home games are played at National Stadium. Young Africans is one of the two biggest teams in Tanzanian football, their archrivals being Simba SC. Both teams are based in Dar Es Salaam. The team's colors are...
, Al-Hilal, Mamelodi Sundowns
Mamelodi Sundowns
Mamelodi Sundowns are a South African football club that plays in the Premier Soccer League.Since 2003, Sundowns are owned by rand billionaire Patrice Motsepe....
and Supersport United
Supersport United
SuperSport United is a South African football club based in Pretoria that plays in the Premier Soccer League.The club was originally known as Pretoria City. City was purchased by M-Net in 1994. M-Net got approval from the National Soccer League and the club was renamed.United is known as...
.
2009-10
After undergoing a week-long trial, Umony signed a two-year deal with South African Premier Soccer LeaguePremier Soccer League
Premier Soccer League is the trading name of the National Soccer League of South Africa. The top league is the ABSA Premiership, sponsored by ABSA...
club Supersport United
Supersport United
SuperSport United is a South African football club based in Pretoria that plays in the Premier Soccer League.The club was originally known as Pretoria City. City was purchased by M-Net in 1994. M-Net got approval from the National Soccer League and the club was renamed.United is known as...
in late June 2009.. On July 8, 2010, he was released by SuperSport United.
On August 31, 2010, Umony moved to SuperSport United's city neighbours University of Pretoria on a permanent transfer. He signed a one-year deal with TUKS that will run in collaboration with the year that he had remaining on his SuperSport contract.
http://www.kickoff.com/news/17520/brian-umony-moves-to-university-of-pretoria.php
In February 2011, having trained with the club through its pre-season, Umony signed a one-year loan deal with Portland Timbers
Portland Timbers
Portland Timbers may refer to any of four distinct professional soccer teams:*Portland Timbers, a Major League Soccer expansion team that began playing in 2011....
for their debut year in Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
.
Following the 2011 season, the Timbers announced that they had declined the option to purchase Umony's rights and he would not be brought back for the 2012 season.
International career
Umony made his debut for UgandaUganda national football team
The Uganda national football team, nicknamed The Cranes, is the national team of Uganda and is controlled by the Federation of Uganda Football Associations...
in 2009. He topscored at the 2008 CECAFA Cup
2008 CECAFA Cup
The 2008 CECAFA Cup was the 32nd edition of the football tournament that involves teams from East and Central Africa.All matches were be played from 31 December 2008 to 13 January 2009 at the National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda.-Information:...
with 5 goals that helped his country win a record 10th CECAFA Cup title. He has so far scored eight goals in as many appearances.
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2009-01-01 | Kampala Kampala Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen... , Uganda Uganda Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by... |
3-0 | 4-0 | CECAFA Cup CECAFA Cup The CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup is the oldest football tournament in Africa. It is a tournament of FIFA and the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations , and includes national teams from Central and East Africa... |
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| 2 | 2009-01-09 | Kampala Kampala Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen... , Uganda Uganda Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by... |
1-0 | 2-1 | CECAFA Cup CECAFA Cup The CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup is the oldest football tournament in Africa. It is a tournament of FIFA and the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations , and includes national teams from Central and East Africa... |
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| 3 | 2009-01-11 | Kampala Kampala Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen... , Uganda Uganda Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by... |
1-0 | 5-0 | CECAFA Cup CECAFA Cup The CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup is the oldest football tournament in Africa. It is a tournament of FIFA and the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations , and includes national teams from Central and East Africa... |
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| 4 | 2009-01-11 | Kampala Kampala Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen... , Uganda Uganda Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by... |
5-0 | 5-0 | CECAFA Cup CECAFA Cup The CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup is the oldest football tournament in Africa. It is a tournament of FIFA and the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations , and includes national teams from Central and East Africa... |
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| 5 | 2009-01-13 | Kampala Kampala Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen... , Uganda Uganda Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by... |
1-0 | 1-0 | CECAFA Cup CECAFA Cup The CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup is the oldest football tournament in Africa. It is a tournament of FIFA and the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations , and includes national teams from Central and East Africa... |
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| 6 | 2009-03-06 | Khartoum Khartoum Khartoum is the capital and largest city of Sudan and of Khartoum State. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile flowing north from Lake Victoria, and the Blue Nile flowing west from Ethiopia. The location where the two Niles meet is known as "al-Mogran"... , Sudan Sudan Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the... |
1-0 | 2-0 | Friendly match | |
| 7 | 2009-03-06 | Khartoum Khartoum Khartoum is the capital and largest city of Sudan and of Khartoum State. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile flowing north from Lake Victoria, and the Blue Nile flowing west from Ethiopia. The location where the two Niles meet is known as "al-Mogran"... , Sudan Sudan Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the... |
2-0 | 2-0 | Friendly match | |
| 8 | 2009-03-21 | Kampala Kampala Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen... , Uganda Uganda Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by... |
1-1 | 2-1 | Friendly match |
Off the field
Umony recently graduated from Kyambogo UniversityKyambogo University
Kyambogo University , is a public university in Uganda. It was established in 2001 as the third public university in Uganda.-Location:...
and enjoys reading Shakespeare.
Individual honours
- Ugandan Super League Golden Boot: 2007-08 (joint)
- Ugandan Footballer of the Year: 2008
- CECAFA Cup Golden Boot: 2009