Andrew Mwesigwa

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Andrew Mwesigwa

|image = Andrew Mwesigwa.jpg

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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|4|24|df=y}}

|birth_place = Kamuli, Uganda

|height = {{height|m=1.80}}

|position = Defender

|years1 = 2002–2005

|clubs1 = Villa SC

|caps1 =

|goals1 =

|years2 = 2006–2009

|clubs2 = ÍBV

|caps2 = 62

|goals2 = 1

|years3 = 2010

|clubs3 = Chongqing Lifan

|caps3 = 8

|goals3 = 1

|years4 = 2011–2014

|clubs4 = Ordabasy

|caps4 = 100

|goals4 = 7

|years5 = 2015–2016

|clubs5 = Yenicami Ağdelen

|caps5 = 13

|goals5 = 0

|years6 = 2016

|clubs6 = Sài Gòn

|caps6 = 23

|goals6 = 0

|nationalyears1 = 2003–2014

|nationalteam1 = Uganda

|nationalcaps1 = 72

|nationalgoals1 = 7

|club-update = 12:11, 8 July 2019 (UTC)

|ntupdate = 12:11, 8 July 2019 (UTC)

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Andrew Mwesigwa (born 24 April 1984) is a Ugandan former international footballer who played as a defender.

Career

=Club career=

Mwesigwa began his career in 2002 with Ugandan side Villa SC, before moving to Icelandic club ÍBV in 2006.

After spending the 2010 season with Chinese side Chongqing Lifan, in February 2011 he signed a two-year contract with Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Ordabasy.{{cite web | url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201102110097.html | title=Mwesigwa Lands Contract in Asia | date=11 February 2011 | publisher=AllAfrica}}

In February 2013, Mwesigwa extended his contract with Ordabasy,{{cite web | url=http://www.kawowo.com/index.php/football/item/14862-mwesigwa-signs-contract-extension.html | title=Mwesigwa sign contract extension | date=25 February 2013 | publisher=Kawowo}} after winning the Kazakhstan Super Cup with them in 2012.{{cite web | url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/629576-mwesigwa-wins-super-cup-final.html | title=Mwesigwa wins Super Cup final | date=12 March 2012 | publisher=newvision}} Mwesigwa left Ordabasy in December 2014.{{cite web | title=Эндрю Мвесигва покинул Ордабасы | url=http://sports.kz/news/endryu-mvesigva-pokinul-ordabasyi | website=sports.kz | publisher=sports.kz | accessdate=15 December 2014 | language=Russian | date=15 December 2014}}

In May 2015, Mwesigwa was reported to have signed a three-year contract with Bidvest Wits of the Premier Soccer League,{{cite web | title=CRANES CAPTAIN MWESIGWA PASSES BIDVEST WITS TRIALS, HANDED THREE YEAR DEAL | url=http://www.kawowo.com/index.php/football/item/21931-bidvest-wits-sign-mwesigwa-on-three-year-deal.html | website=www.kawowo.com/ | publisher=kawowo | accessdate=21 May 2015 | date=20 May 2015}} but contract negotiations broke down and Mwesigwa did not sign for Bidvest Wits.{{cite web | title=Bidvest Wits' fail to agree terms with Andrew Mwesigwa | url=http://www.kickoff.com/news/57047/bidvest-wits-fail-to-agree-terms-with-andrew-mwesigwa | website=www.kickoff.com | publisher=kickoff | accessdate=29 January 2016 | date=10 July 2015 | archive-date=4 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204115028/http://www.kickoff.com/news/57047/bidvest-wits-fail-to-agree-terms-with-andrew-mwesigwa | url-status=dead }}

Later on in 2015, Mwesigwa played for Yenicami Ağdelen in the KTFF Süper Lig,{{cite web | title=Uganda Cranes International Defender Andrew Mwesigwa Stars in Yenicami's 0-3 win Over Bogazici | url=http://www.soka25east.com/uganda-cranes-international-defender-andrew-mwesigwa-stars-in-yenicamis-0-3-win-over-bogazici/ | website=www.soka25east.com | publisher=soka25east | accessdate=29 January 2016 | date=11 October 2015}} before leaving in January 2016.{{cite web | title=Andrew Mwesigwa Yenicami'den ayrılıyor | url=http://www.kktcmedya.com/h8931-andrew_mwesigwa_yenicami_den_ayriliyor.html | website=www.kktcmedya.com | publisher=kktcmedya | accessdate=29 January 2016 | language=Turkish | date=20 January 2016}}

After leaving Yenicami Ağdelen, Mwesigwa went on trial with V.League 1 side Hà Nội,{{cite web|title=CLB Hà Nội thử việc đội trưởng ĐT Uganda |url=http://hanoifc.vn/clb-ha-noi-thu-viec-doi-truong-dt-uganda-n4126.html |website=hanoifc.vn |publisher=Hà Nội F.C. |accessdate=29 January 2016 |date=27 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202052234/http://hanoifc.vn/clb-ha-noi-thu-viec-doi-truong-dt-uganda-n4126.html |archivedate=2 February 2016 }} which in 2016 was moved to Ho Chi Minh City and renamed Sài Gòn F.C.{{cite web | url=http://www.vnleague.com/vdqg-vleague/thong-bao/6732-VPF-ban-hanh-Thong-bao-chinh-thuc-ve-viec-doi-ten-cua-CLB-Ha-Noi.html | title=VPF ban hành Thông báo chính thức về việc đổi tên của CLB Hà Nội | accessdate=10 May 2017 | date=4 May 2016 | language=Vietnamese | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114093102/http://www.vnleague.com/vdqg-vleague/thong-bao/6732-VPF-ban-hanh-Thong-bao-chinh-thuc-ve-viec-doi-ten-cua-CLB-Ha-Noi.html | archive-date=14 November 2017 | url-status=dead }} He spent the 2016 season with Sài Gòn, making 23 league appearances.

In January 2017, Mwesigwa went on trial with former club FC Ordabasy.{{cite web | title=Мвесигва на просмотре в Ордабасы | url=http://www.sports.kz/news/mvesigva-na-prosmotre-v-ordabasyi | website=sports.kz | publisher=Sports KZ | accessdate=28 January 2017 | language=Russian | date=28 January 2017}}

=International career=

Mwesigwa made his international debut for Uganda in 2003.

Career statistics

=Club=

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="5" valign="center"\|ÍBV \|2006 \|Úrvalsdeild \|15	0	–	–	–	–	15	0
2007 \|rowspan="2" valign="center"\|1. deild karla \|17	0	–	–	–	–	17	0
2008 \|15	1	–	–	–	–	15	1
2009 \|Úrvalsdeild \|15	0	–	–	–	–	15	0
colspan="2"\|Total !62	1	0	0	0	0	62	1
rowspan="1" valign="center"\|Chongqing Lifan \|2010 \|Chinese Super League \|8	1	–	–	–	–	8	1
rowspan="5" valign="center"\|Ordabasy \|2011 \|rowspan="4" valign="center"\|Kazakhstan Premier League \|30	1	5	0	0	0	35	1
2012 \|22	3	2	0	5	0	29	3
2013 \|26	1	0	0	0	0	26	1
2014 \|22	2	0	0	0	0	22	2
colspan="2"\|Total !100	7	7	0	5	0	112	7
rowspan="1" valign="center"\|Yenicami Ağdelen \|2015–16 \|KTFF Süper Lig \|13	0	–	–	–	–	13	0
rowspan="1" valign="center"\|Sài Gòn \|2016 \|V.League 1 \|23	0	–	–	–	–	23	0
colspan="3"\|Career total !206	9	7	0	5	0	218	9

=International=

colspan=3\|Uganda national team
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Year	Apps	Goals
2003	1	0
2004	3	0
2005	3	0
2006	3	0
2007	6	0
2008	6	1
2009	9	1
2010	7	2
2011	8	1
2012	6	1
2013	5	0
2014	12	0
Total\|\|69\|\|6

=International goals=

:Scores and results list Uganda's goal tally first.

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" ! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
1.	14 December 2004	Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	{{fb\|SUD}}	align=center \| 1–2	align=center \| 1–2	2004 CECAFA Cup
2.	14 June 2008	Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda	{{fb\|ANG}}	align=center \| 2–0	align=center \| 3–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.	11 January 2009	Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda	{{fb\|BDI}}	align=center \| 2–0	align=center \| 5–0	2008 CECAFA Cup
4.	4 September 2010	Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda	{{fb\|ANG}}	align=center \| 2–0	align=center \| 3–0	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5.	5 December 2010	National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	{{fb\|KEN}}	align=center \| 2–0	align=center \| 2–0	2010 CECAFA Cup
6.	8 December 2011	National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	{{fb\|TAN}}	align=center \| 1–1	align=center \| 3–1 {{aet}}	2011 CECAFA Cup
7.	16 June 2012	Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda	{{fb\|CGO}}	align=center \| 1–0	align=center \| 4–0	2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification