Martin Kayongo-Mutumba
{{Short description|Footballer (born 1985)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Martin Kayongo-Mutumba
| image = Martin Mutumba (AIK-Mjällby 2013, cropped).jpg
| upright = 1.1
| caption = Kayongo-Mutumba with AIK in 2013
| full_name = Martin Kayongo-Mutumba
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|6|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = Solna, Sweden
| height = 1.77 m
| position = Winger
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = 1990–1998
| youthclubs1 = Vasalunds IF
| youthyears2 = 1998–2002
| youthclubs2 = AIK
| years1 = 2002–2003
| clubs1 = AIK
| caps1 = 10
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2004
| clubs2 = FC Café Opera
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2005–2007
| clubs3 = Inter Turku
| caps3 = 58
| goals3 = 7
| years4 = 2008
| clubs4 = Väsby United
| caps4 = 29
| goals4 = 4
| years5 = 2009–2010
| clubs5 = AIK
| caps5 = 37
| goals5 = 3
| years6 = 2010–2011
| clubs6 = Videoton FC
| caps6 = 3
| goals6 = 0
| years8 = 2011–2014
| clubs8 = AIK
| caps8 = 72
| goals8 = 6
| years9 = 2014
| clubs9 = Çaykur Rizespor
| caps9 = 0
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2014–2015
| clubs10 = Orduspor
| caps10 = 5
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2015
| clubs11 = Rah Ahan
| caps11 = 7
| goals11 = 1
| years12 = 2015
| clubs12 = IF Brommapojkarna
| caps12 = 11
| goals12 = 0
| years13 = 2016–2017
| clubs13 = Örgryte IS
| caps13 = 22
| goals13 = 4
| years14 = 2018
| clubs14 = Syrianska FC
| caps14 = 7
| goals14 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2002
| nationalteam1 = Sweden U17
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2003
| nationalteam2 = Sweden U19
| nationalcaps2 = 7
| nationalgoals2 = 3
| nationalyears3 = 2012–2014
| nationalteam3 = Uganda
| nationalcaps3 = 7
| nationalgoals3 = 0
}}
Martin Kayongo-Mutumba (born Martin Mutumba, 15 June 1985) is a former professional footballer who played as a winger. He is best remembered for his time with AIK, with which he won both Allsvenskan and Svenska Cupen in 2009. Born in Sweden to Ugandan parents, he represented the Sweden U17 and U19 teams before making his full international debut for Uganda in 2012.
Career
= Early career =
Mutumba began his career in Vasalunds IF as a young child, and in 1999 he joined AIK, as a youth player. In the fall of 2002 he made his first appearance with the senior squad against Kalmar FF, playing the last five minutes of the game.
In 2004 AIK wanted Mutumba to play with FC Café Opera, a club that would functioned as an AIK feeder club.{{cite web |url=http://www.privataaffarer.se/nyheter/Pressmeddelanden/pressmeddelande.xml?intPressReleaseID=86094 |title=AIK FOTBOLL: AIK Fotboll och Väsby United fördjupar samarbete |publisher=Privataaffarer.se |date=24 November 2006 |access-date=25 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718145618/http://www.privataaffarer.se/nyheter/Pressmeddelanden/pressmeddelande.xml?intPressReleaseID=86094 |archive-date=18 July 2011 |url-status=dead }} Unfortunately, Mutumba broke his leg in an indoor tournament he played with some friends before the season had started and he was never able to play any matches for Café Opera.[http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=647&a=209688 Mutumba: "Jag trodde aldrig jag skulle spela igen"]{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} He stated that he lost his interest in football and "started hanging with the wrong crowd". This eventually landed him with a battery and assault charge. A judicial court gave him a second chance and he decided to continue with football.{{cite web|author=Johan Flinck |url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotbollsbladet/sverige/allsvenskan/aik/article4920185.ab |title=Jag blev en fel människa |publisher=Aftonbladet.se |date=16 April 2009}}
= Inter Turku =
In 2005, AIK sold him to Finnish team FC Inter Turku that played in the Premier Division, Veikkausliiga.
= Väsby United =
When the Finnish season ended in the fall of 2007 Mutumba tried out for Spanish La Liga club Deportivo de La Coruña,{{cite web|url=http://www.fotbollsverige.se/news_show_martin_mutumba_provspelar_for_deportivo.html?id=230711 |title=Martin Mutumba provspelar för Deportivo |publisher=Fotbollsverige.se |date=}} his old club AIK{{cite web|url=http://www.svenskafans.com/fotboll/aik/artikel.asp?id=205499 |title=Mutumba fortsätter i AIK |publisher=Svenskafans.com |date=}} and Scottish Premier League club Hibernian.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/7230737.stm |title=Canning given Hibs trial chance |publisher=BBC Sport |date=6 February 2008 |access-date=25 July 2010}} Mutumba himself reported that he turned down a deal from Deportivo La Coruña, and British media claimed he signed a short-term contract with Hibernian. In a 2009 interview with Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet he stated that the deal with Deportivo La Coruña fell through due to problems on behalf of his agent, and he explained that they were talking about the development team, Fabril, who play in the Spanish Segunda B division.{{cite web|author=David Tanentsapf |url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/allsvenskan/aik/article4172339.ab |title=Det var tre år av krig |publisher=Aftonbladet.se |date=13 January 2009}} In the end he signed with Superettan club FC Väsby United, where he had previously been under contract in 2004 when the club was still known as "FC Café Opera“.
= Return to AIK =
In November 2008 he signed with AIK again.[http://www.aikfotboll.se/Nyheter/Sidor/081118_martinmutumba.aspx Martin Kayongo-Mutumba återvänder till AIK]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Following his return to the club, he stated that he was where he wanted to be and that it was highly unlikely that he would move abroad again and that the money offered to him was not going to be decisive. In the last game of the 2009 season AIK beat IFK Göteborg 2–1 in a dramatic title-deciding match, claiming the Allsvenskan championship for the first time in eleven years. In the match 55th minute, Mutumba provided the assist to his teammate Antônio Flávio, who took the "skillful" feed and rifled the equalizer past IFK Gothenburg's goalkeeper.{{cite web|url=http://www.thelocal.se/23008/20091101/ |title=AIK takes home Swedish football league title – The Local |publisher=Thelocal.se |date=}} Two days before the final game, Mutumba tattooed in "AIK GULD (Gold) 2LAX9 (2009, LAX is slang for thousand) on his chest.{{cite web|url=https://www.dn.se/sport/fotboll/mutumbas-aik-guld-2lax9-ny-trend/ |title=Mutumbas AIK Guld 2LAX9 ny trend – Dagens Nyheter |publisher=Dagens Nyheter |date=}}
AIK came off to a bad start in the 2010 season, performing badly despite being crowned champions only a few months earlier. The club was nearing a relegation battle due to these bad showings. Manager Mikael Stahre left for Panionios GSS and the team came under heavy criticism for its poor performances.
= Videoton =
On 28 June 2010, media reported that the Hungarian club of Videoton FC had bought both Bojan Djordjic and Martin Mutumba.{{cite web|author=Patrik Sjögren |url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/sverige/allsvenskan/aik/article7380809.ab |title=Chocken: Guldhjältarna lämnar mästarlaget | AIK | Allsvenskan | Sverige | Fotboll | Sportbladet | Aftonbladet |publisher=Aftonbladet.se |date=28 June 2010}} The director of the Hungarian club compared Djordjic to Roberto Baggio and Mutumba to Ronaldinho.{{cite web|author=Andreas Lagnelius |url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/sverige/allsvenskan/aik/article7388899.ab |title=Jämför Mutumba och Bojan – med Ronaldinho och Baggio | AIK | Allsvenskan | Sverige | Fotboll | Sportbladet | Aftonbladet |publisher=Aftonbladet.se |date=29 June 2010}} The transfer led to many speculations in media, especially since AIK had appointed the Scottish manager Alex Miller only a couple of days before the transfer were made. The players claimed that it was Mr. Miller’s decision to let the players go, but the organization of AIK claimed that they got such a good offer that they couldn't refuse to sell.
= Second return to AIK =
In 2011, Mutumba was signed by AIK for the third time, agreeing on a three-year deal with the club.
= Çaykur Rizespor =
On 5 January 2014, Çaykur Rizespor announced that Mutumba signed with them for 2.5 years.
= Rah Ahan =
On 3 March 2015, he joined Persian Gulf Pro League club Rah Ahan.
Personal life
When he originally signed on with AIK, still a teenager, his father quit his job and the young Mutumba provided the family with the only income they had. When the club let him go, the family quickly found themselves in economic hardship.
In 2003, Mutumba collaborated on the book "Svartskallar – Så funkar vi" (roughly: "Wogs – How we work") where 11 young people from multicultural and minority backgrounds talk about what it is like to be of immigrant background in modern Swedish society.[http://www.uppsala-publishing.se/layout/detail.php?id=149 Svartskallar – Så funkar vi] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060930024655/http://www.uppsala-publishing.se/layout/detail.php?id=149 |date=30 September 2006 }}
Mutumba loves music and is a huge fan of reggae, rap music and samba. A keen rapper, he has released tracks under the moniker M9.{{cite web |url=http://www.frizon.info/index.aspx?page=artist&cat=M&id=1880 |title=Frizon: M9 |publisher=Frizon.info |access-date=6 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721202149/http://www.frizon.info/index.aspx?page=artist&cat=M&id=1880 |archive-date=21 July 2011 |url-status=dead}}
He has a tattoo on his left temple that says "R-BY", a tribute to Rinkeby, the suburb in Stockholm where he grew up and still resides.{{cite web|author=Johan Flinck |url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotbollsbladet/sverige/allsvenskan/aik/article5832878.ab |title=Firade – med sin mamma | AIK | Allsvenskan | Sverige | Fotboll | Sportbladet | Aftonbladet |publisher=Aftonbladet.se |date=22 September 2009}} Days before the deciding final game of the 2009 season he tattooed "A.I.K GULD 2LAX9" (AIK league champions 2009) across his chest. Fortunately for him it came true.
He is second cousin with former footballer Moses Nsubuga who played for IF Elfsborg and lost his left leg in a car accident 1997.{{cite web |url=http://www.aik.se/fotboll/aikindex.html?/fotboll/historik/500aikare/martmutu.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820030025/http://www.aik.se/fotboll/aikindex.html?%2Ffotboll%2Fhistorik%2F500aikare%2Fmartmutu.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 August 2010 |title=500 AIKare: Martin Mutumba |publisher=Aik.se }}{{cite web|author=Tobias Sandblom |url=http://wwwc.aftonbladet.se/sport/9907/17/moses.html |title=Nsubuga: Mitt mål är handikapp-OS |publisher=.aftonbladet.se |date=2 November 1997}}
In January 2012, Mutumba got a Ugandan passport and was summoned in the Uganda national team squad that faced Congo Brazzaville in the Africa Cup of Nations (2013) qualifiers. However, he didn't play spending all the 90 minutes on bench. Later in June that year, Mutumba made his debut in the Uganda national team that played an away World Cup (2014) qualifier with Angola on 3 June 2012.
After his active time as a footballer, Martin Mutumba has become a valued lecturer. Based on his own life journey, he lectures on motivation, overcoming obstacles and the importance of taking chances in life.{{Cite web |title=Martin Mutumba {{!}} Inspirerande föreläsare om livets resa |url=https://martinmutumba.se/forelasare/ |access-date=2024-11-26 |language=sv-SE}}
Career statistics
= Club =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|AIK
|2002 |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003
|Allsvenskan |9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| FC Café Opera (loan)
|2004 |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| rowspan="4"|Inter Turku
|2005 |16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
| 2006
|Veikkausliiga |17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| 2007
|Veikkausliiga |25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!58 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 7 | |
| Väsby United
|2008 |Superettan |29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4 | |
| rowspan="3"|AIK
|2009 |Allsvenskan |24 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4 | |
| 2010
|Allsvenskan |13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!37 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 4 | |
| Videoton FC
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|AIK
|2011 |Allsvenskan |28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | |
| 2012
|Allsvenskan |25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!53 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 64 | 5 | |
| Çaykur Rizespor
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rah Ahan
|7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| Brommapojkarna
|2015 |Superettan |11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Örgryte IS
|2016 |Superettan |7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2017
|Superettan |15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | |
| Syrianska
|2018 |17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!247 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 266 | 28 |
= International =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by national team and year{{Cite web |last=Strack-Zimmermann |first=Benjamin |title=Martin Kayongo-Mutumba (Player) |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/47874/Martin_Kayongo_Mutumba.html |access-date=19 October 2022 |website=www.national-football-teams.com |language=en}} !National team !Year !Apps !Goals |
| rowspan="3" |Uganda
|2012 |2 |0 |
| 2013
|4 |0 |
| 2014
|1 |0 |
| colspan="2" |Total
!7 !0 |
|---|
Honours
AIK
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100820030025/http://www.aik.se/fotboll/aikindex.html?%2Ffotboll%2Fhistorik%2F500aikare%2Fmartmutu.html 500 AIKare: Martin Mutumba]
- {{FIFA player|356696}}
- {{NFT player|pid=47874}}
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Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:Ugandan men's footballers
Category:Uganda men's international footballers
Category:AFC Eskilstuna players
Category:FC Inter Turku players
Category:Veikkausliiga players
Category:Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
Category:Rah Ahan Tehran F.C. players
Category:IF Brommapojkarna players
Category:Persian Gulf Pro League players
Category:Ugandan expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Iran
Category:Sweden men's youth international footballers
Category:Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in Sweden