Derrick Kakooza

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Derrick Kakooza

|image =

|full_name =

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|10|23|df=y}}

|birth_place = Kampala, Uganda{{WorldFootball.net|derrick-kakooza}}

|height = 1.85 m

|position = Forward

|currentclub = Ethiopian Coffee

|clubnumber = 27

|youthyears1 =

|youthclubs1 = Naguru Police Academy

|years1 = 2019–2021 |clubs1 = Police Kampala |caps1 = 18 |goals1 = 7

|years2 = 2022 |clubs2 = Valmiera II |caps2 = 13 |goals2 = 2

|years3 = 2023 |clubs3 = KuPS |caps3 = 0 |goals3 = 0

|years4 = 2023 |clubs4 = ENPPI |caps4 = 0 |goals4 = 0

|years5 = 2023– |clubs5 = Ethiopian Coffee |caps5 = 4 |goals5 = 1

|nationalyears1 = 2021

|nationalteam1 = Uganda U20

|nationalcaps1 = 6

|nationalgoals1 = 5

|nationalyears2 = 2022–

|nationalteam2 = Uganda

|nationalcaps2 = 5

|nationalgoals2 = 0

|club-update = 02:23, 13 February 2025 (UTC)

|nationalteam-update = 11:00, 30 January 2023 (UTC)

}}

Derrick Kakooza (born 23 October 2002) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ethiopian Premier League club Ethiopian Coffee.

Club career

Born in Kampala, Kakooza started his career with the Naguru Police Academy, before joining Police Kampala.{{cite web|url=https://www.the-sportsnation.com/2021/09/16/derrick-kakooza-starts-training-with-his-new-club-valmiera/|title=Derrick Kakooza Starts Training With His New Club Valmiera|date=16 September 2021|accessdate=8 May 2022|website=the-sportsnation.com}} Having been promoted to the first team with Police, his impressive performances in the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations linked him with a move to Belgian side Anderlecht.{{cite web|url=https://kawowo.com/2021/06/24/striker-kakooza-completes-move-to-belgian-outfit/|title=Striker Kakooza completes move to Belgian outfit|first=Joel|last=Muyita|date=24 June 2021|accessdate=8 May 2022|website=kawowo.com}} His league performances were also good, scoring eight goals in eighteen games across two seasons.{{cite web|url=https://footballtalentscout.net/2021/07/06/derrick-kakooza-the-ugandan-prodigy-by-ndiwalana-jossen/|title=Derrick Kakooza – The Ugandan Prodigy by Ndiwalana Jossen|first=Ndiwalana|last=Jossen|date=6 July 2021|accessdate=8 May 2022|website=footballtalentscout.net}}

After the move to Anderlecht fell through, Kakooza completed a move to Latvian side Valmiera in early 2022 from Police FC.{{cite web|url=https://news247.co.ug/2022/01/17/how-afcon-u-20-paved-way-for-ugandas-juniors/|title=How AFCON U-20 Paved Way for Uganda’s Juniors|first=Dorothy|last=Nalumansi|date=30 March 2022|accessdate=8 May 2022|website=news247.co.ug}}{{cite web|url=https://valmierafc.com/ten-valmiera-fc-players-have-returned-from-national-teams/|title=Ten Valmiera FC Players have Returned from National Teams|date=30 March 2022|accessdate=8 May 2022|website=valmierafc.com}}

Having played one game in the Finnish League Cup for KuPS, Kakooza signed for Egyptian side ENPPI in January 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.kingfut.com/2023/02/02/enppi-sign-derrick-kakooza/|title=OFFICIAL: ENPPI sign Uganda youngster Derrick Kakooza|first=Mahmoud|last=Khaled|date=2 February 2023|accessdate=11 February 2023|website=kingfut.com}}

Career statistics

=Club=

rowspan=2\|Club !rowspan=2\|Season !colspan=3\|League !colspan=2\|Cup !colspan=2\|Continental !colspan=2\|Other !colspan=2\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan=3\|Police Kampala \|2019–20 \|Uganda Premier League \|6	4	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	0	0	6	4
2020–21 \|Uganda Premier League \|12	4	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	0	0	12	4
colspan=2\|Total !18	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	8
Valmiera II \|2022 \|Latvian First League \|13	2	colspan=2\|–	0	0	0	0	13	2
KuPS \|2023 \|Veikkausliiga \|0	0	0	0	0	0	1{{efn\|name=FC\|Appearances in the Finnish League Cup}}	0	1	0
ENPPI \|2022–23 \|Egyptian Premier League \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
colspan=3\|Career total !31	10	0	0	0	0	1	0	32	10