Gideon Odongo

Gideon Odongo
Personal information
Full name Gideon Odongo
Date of birth (1999-11-20) November 20, 1999
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 NEC FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–Present NEC FC
International career‡
2024–Present Uganda 1
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 August 2025

Gideon Odongo (born 20 November 1999) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a defender for NEC FC in the Uganda Premier League and the Uganda national football team.[1][2]

Club career

Odongo joined NEC FC during their FUFA Big League campaign in 2022 and was part of the squad as the club rose to the top flight for the 2023–24 season.[3] He established himself at left-back in the Uganda Premier League.[4]

On 1 March 2025, Odongo scored in NEC FC's 2–0 league victory over Lugazi FC at Lugogo.[5][6] Statistical services list him as a defender/left-back for NEC FC across the 2024–25 season.[7][8]

In July 2025, NEC FC confirmed their maiden appearance in the CAF Confederation Cup, with Odongo among the players featured in the club's coverage of the campaign build-up.[9][10]

International career

Odongo received his first senior call to the Uganda Cranes in 2024 for African Nations Championship (CHAN) preparations and regional engagements,[11][12] and was named in Uganda's provisional squad for CHAN 2024 (played in August 2025) hosted by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.[13][14]

He featured for Uganda during the CHAN period and was referenced in domestic press coverage of the tournament matches.[15][16] National-team databases list one full (FIFA-A) cap for Odongo in 2024, with CHAN appearances recorded separately.[17]

Career statistics

International

Statistics per National-Football-Teams.com (FIFA ‘A’ matches only).[18]

National team Year Apps Goals
 Uganda 2024 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

  • NEC FC – Uganda Premier League runners-up: 2024–25.[19]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Gideon Odongo". ESPN. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Gideon Odongo". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Four Diehards Selected for Uganda Cranes!". NEC FC (official). 18 December 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  4. ^ Isabirye, David (9 January 2025). "Vipers, NEC on the road as the round of 64 kicks off (51st Stanbic Uganda Cup)". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  5. ^ "AS IT HAPPENED: NEC 2–0 Lugazi". Kawowo Sports. 1 March 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  6. ^ "NEC FC vs Lugazi FC – match page". Sofascore. 1 March 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Gideon Odongo – player profile". Flashscore. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  8. ^ "Profile: G. Odongo (NEC FC)". BeSoccer. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  9. ^ "NEC FC's Historic Leap To The Continental Stage". NEC FC (official). 17 July 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  10. ^ "NEC FC confirms date for CAF Confederation Cup First Preliminary Round, Leg 1". NEC FC (official). 20 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  11. ^ "Uganda Cranes Squad for Regional Tour to Rukungiri Named". FUFA (official). 22 November 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  12. ^ "CHAN: Uganda Cranes hold first non-residential training". FUFA (official). 21 December 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  13. ^ "CHAN 2024: Uganda Cranes squad released, starts training on Monday". FUFA (official). 21 June 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  14. ^ "Uganda names 41-man provisional CHAN squad". CAF Online. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  15. ^ "Peppered by Algeria, Uganda must now rise against Guinea". Daily Monitor. 6 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  16. ^ "Cranes pursue historic successive wins at Chan". Daily Monitor. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  17. ^ "Gideon Odongo". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  18. ^ "Gideon Odongo". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  19. ^ "2024–25 Uganda Premier League". Wikipedia. Retrieved 31 August 2025. Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: NEC
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