Farouk Miya


Farouk Miya is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Turkish club Konyaspor and the Uganda national football team.

Career

In January 2016, it was announced that Miya would be joining Belgian top flight club, Standard Liège in what was reported to be an initial loan deal taking him from Ugandan club Vipers. Standard Liège acquired his services for a fee of US$400,000.
On 31 January 2017, Miya was loaned to Royal Excel Mouscron until the end of the season.
In February 2018, Miya was loaned to Səbail FK, returning at the end of the 2017–18 season.
On 20 August 2019, Miya signed a three-year contract with Süper Lig side Konyaspor. He made his debut on five days later against Galatasaray at Türk Telekom Stadium.

Career statistics

International

International goals

NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 July 2014Lugogo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda1–01–0Friendly
2.9 November 2014Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda3–03–0Friendly
3.25 March 2015Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Nigeria1–01–0Friendly
4.20 June 2015Amaan Stadium, Zanzibar City, Tanzania3–03–02016 African Nations Championship qualification
5.17 October 2015Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda2–02–02016 African Nations Championship qualification
6.25 October 2015Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum, Sudan2–02–02016 African Nations Championship qualification
7.12 November 2015Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo1–01–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
8.15 November 2015Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda2–03–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.15 November 2015Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda3–03–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
10.24 November 2015Awassa Kenema Stadium, Awassa, Ethiopia1–04–02015 CECAFA Cup
11.24 November 2015Awassa Kenema Stadium, Awassa, Ethiopia2–04–02015 CECAFA Cup
12.30 November 2015Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia1–02–02015 CECAFA Cup
13.19 January 2016Umuganda Stadium, Gisenyi, Rwanda2–12–22016 African Nations Championship
14.4 September 2016Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda1–01–02017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
15.12 November 2016Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda1–01–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
16.8 January 2017Armed Forces Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates2–03–1Friendly
17.25 January 2017Stade d'Oyem, Oyem, Gabon1–01–12017 Africa Cup of Nations
18.2 June 2018Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger1–21–2Friendly
19.13 October 2018Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda2–03–02019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
20.16 October 2018Setsoto Stadium, Awassa, Lesotho1–02–02019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
21.16 October 2018Setsoto Stadium, Awassa, Lesotho2–02–02019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
22.15 June 2019Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates1–01–0Friendly