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Juliet Nalukenge
Personal information
Date of birth	14 August 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Mityana, Uganda
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Kawempe Muslim
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2021	Kawempe Muslim
2021–2024	Apollon
International career‡
2018–	Uganda
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2020; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:29, 3 May 2021 (UTC)

Juliet Nalukenge (born 14 August 2003) is a Ugandan footballer who plays for the Uganda women's national team (The Crested Cranes). A promising forward, Nalukenge was named Ugandan Women's Player of the Year in 2019 and in March 2021 finished ninth in the Goal (website) NXGN Award for the best young female footballer in the world.^[1]

Club career

Although Nalukenge is a Christian, her football skills won her a scholarship to Kawempe Muslim High School. She began playing for the attached women's football team at youth level in the regional leagues, and in 2015–16 broke into the first team who play at FUFA Women Elite League level.^[2]^[3]

International career

Nalukenge won her first cap for the senior Uganda women's national team on 8 April 2018, in a 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification first round fixture against Kenya.^[2]

International goals

Scores and results list Uganda goal tally first

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	17 September 2018	Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele, South Africa	Zimbabwe	1–0	2–1	2018 COSAFA Women's Championship
2	17 November 2019	Chamazi Stadium, Mbagala, Tanzania	Djibouti	1–0	13–0	2019 CECAFA Women's Championship
3				2–0
4				4–0
5				7–0
6				11–0

Honours

Crested Cranes

• CECAFA Women's Championship 2022

Individual

• Ranked 9th in Goal.com NXGN Best Wonderkids of 2021

• Ranked 19th in Goal.com Best Wonderkids of 2022

References

^ Sang, Kiplagat (24 March 2021). "Nalukenge's NXGN 2021 honour will push Uganda's Africa ambition – Kiiza". Goal. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b Senoga, Sinan Rajub (23 April 2018). "Juliet Nalukenge: Meet Crested Cranes and Kawempe Muslim hot shot on a rise to the pantheon". Swift Sports. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
^ Nangonzi, Yudaya (7 April 2020). "Youngster Nalukenge keen to raise bar for women football". The Observer (Uganda). Retrieved 3 May 2021.

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[1] Sang, Kiplagat (24 March 2021). "Nalukenge's NXGN 2021 honour will push Uganda's Africa ambition – Kiiza". Goal. Retrieved 3 May 2021.

[Swift-2] Senoga, Sinan Rajub (23 April 2018). "Juliet Nalukenge: Meet Crested Cranes and Kawempe Muslim hot shot on a rise to the pantheon". Swift Sports. Retrieved 3 May 2021.

[3] Nangonzi, Yudaya (7 April 2020). "Youngster Nalukenge keen to raise bar for women football". The Observer (Uganda). Retrieved 3 May 2021.

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