Moses Oloya

{{short description|Ugandan footballer (born 1992)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}

{{for|the Nigerian comedian|Moses Olaiya}}

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Moses Oloya

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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|10|22|df=y}}

|birth_place = Kampala, Uganda

|height = 1.83m

|position = Midfielder

|currentclub = Becamex Binh Duong

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|years1 = 2009–2010

|clubs1 = Kampala Capital City Authority

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|goals1 =

|years2 = 2011–2013

|clubs2 = Xuân Thành Sài Gòn

|caps2 = 36

|goals2 = 5

|years3 = 2014–2016

|clubs3 = Becamex Bình Dương

|caps3 = 52

|goals3 = 8

|years4 = 2016–2017

|clubs4 = Kuban Krasnodar

|caps4 = 12

|goals4 = 1

|years5 = 2017–2021

|clubs5 = Hà Nội

|caps5 = 78

|goals5 = 2

|years6 = 2022

|clubs6 = Hải Phòng

|caps6 = 23

|goals6 = 0

|years7 = 2023–

|clubs7 = Becamex Binh Duong

|caps7 = 7

|goals7 = 0

|nationalyears1 = 2011–2017

|nationalteam1 = Uganda

|nationalcaps1 = 47

|nationalgoals1 = 0

|club-update = 18:16, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

|ntupdate = 23 March 2018

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Moses Oloya (born 22 October 1992) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Becamex Binh Duong.

Early and personal life

Oloya's brother is Jimmy Kidega, who also played international football for Uganda.{{cite web|url=http://www.fufa.co.ug/fufa-mourns-the-passing-on-of-justine-okeny-father-of-uganda-cranes-player-moses-oloya/|title=FUFA Mourns The Passing On Of Justine Okeny, Father Of Uganda Cranes Player Moses Oloya|date=21 October 2016|accessdate=21 January 2017|publisher=FUFA}}

Club career

Oloya has played club football in Uganda, Vietnam and Russia for Kampala Capital City Authority, Xuan Thanh Sai Gon, Becamex Binh Duong, Kuban Krasnodar and Hanoi FC.{{NFT player|pid=45177|accessdate=23 March 2018}}{{Soccerway|moses-oloya/200670|accessdate=10 July 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://binhduongfc.org/tien-ve-oloya-moses-gia-nhap-kuban-krasnodar/|title=Tiền vệ Oloya Moses gia nhập Kuban Krasnodar|date=28 June 2016|accessdate=10 July 2016|author=Lê Đình Quý|language=Vietnamese|publisher=Becamex Binh Duong F.C.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202001015/http://binhduongfc.org/tien-ve-oloya-moses-gia-nhap-kuban-krasnodar/|archive-date=2 February 2017|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bongda.com.vn/moses-oloya-tro-lai-v-league-nhung-khoac-ao-ha-noi-tt-d370248.html|title=Moses Oloya trở lại V-League nhưng khoác áo Hà Nội T&T|date=1 December 2016|accessdate=1 December 2016|author=Quang Thịnh|language=Vietnamese|publisher=bongda.com.vn}}

He signed for Haiphong for the 2022 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.swiftsportsug.com/blog/oloya-joins-mpande-at-hai-phong/|title=Oloya joins Mpande at Hai Phong | Swift Sports Uganda|date=18 January 2022|website=www.swiftsportsug.com}} He signed for Becamex Binh Duong for the 2023 season.

International career

He made his international debut for Uganda in 2011, and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.{{FIFA|350909}} He was a member of Uganda's squad at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.{{Cite web|url=https://observer.ug/sports/50489-afcon-2017-moses-oloya-boost|title=Afcon 2017: Moses Oloya boost|first=John Vianney|last=Nsimbe|website=The Observer - Uganda}}

=International career statistics=

{{updated|23 March 2018}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
colspan=3|Uganda national team
YearAppsGoals
201180
2012110
201340
2014100
201520
201680
201740
Total||47||0

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