Farouk Miya

Farouk Miya
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-11-26) 26 November 1997[1]
Place of birth Bulo, Uganda[2][3]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Attacking midfielder[2]
Team information
Current team
 Vipers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Vipers 49 (20)
2016–2018 Standard Liège[3] 3 (1)
2017 → Mouscron (loan)[3] 1 (0)
2018 → Səbail (loan) 13 (2)
2018–2019 Gorica 33 (6)
2019–2021 Konyaspor 41 (8)
2022 Lviv 0 (0)
2022–2024 Çaykur Rizespor 20 (4)
2025–2026 Ilioupoli 14 (4)
2026– Vipers 0 (0)
International career‡
2015 Uganda U23 6 (3)
2014–2023 Uganda 79 (23)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:28, 22 July 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:00, 7 September 2023 (UTC)

Farouk Miya (born 26 November 1997) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Uganda Premier League club Vipers and Uganda national team.

Club career

In January 2016, it was announced that Miya would be joining Belgian top flight club, Standard Liège[4] in what was reported to be an initial loan deal taking him from Ugandan club Vipers.[5] Standard Liège acquired his services for a fee of 400,000 US$.[6]

On 31 January 2017, Miya was loaned to Royal Excel Mouscron until the end of the season.[7]

In February 2018, Miya was loaned to Səbail FK, returning at the end of the 2017–18 season.[8]

On 20 August 2019, Miya signed a three-year contract with Süper Lig side Konyaspor.[9] He made his debut five days later against Galatasaray at Türk Telekom Stadium.[10]

He joined TFF First League club Çaykur Rizespor on a two-year contract in July 2022.[11]

Miya rejoined Uganda Premier League club Vipers in July 2026 for the 2026–27 season after two weeks of training with the club.[12]

International career

Miya made his debut for the Uganda national team on 11 July 2014 against Seychelles.[2]

Career statistics

International

As of matches played on 7 September 2023[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Uganda 201492
20151610
2016133
2017132
201864
201991
202020
202120
202241
202350
Total7923
Scores and results list Uganda's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Miya goal. This list includes non official goals.[2]
List of international goals scored by Farouk Miya
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
111 July 2014Lugogo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda Seychelles1–01–0Friendly
29 November 2014Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda Ethiopia3–03–0Friendly
325 March 2015Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Nigeria Nigeria1–01–0Friendly
420 June 2015Amaan Stadium, Zanzibar City, Tanzania Tanzania3–03–02016 African Nations Championship qualification
517 October 2015Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda Sudan2–02–02016 African Nations Championship qualification
625 October 2015Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum, Sudan Sudan2–02–02016 African Nations Championship qualification
712 November 2015Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo Togo1–01–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
815 November 2015Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda Togo2–03–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
93–0
1024 November 2015Awassa Kenema Stadium, Awassa, Ethiopia Zanzibar1–04–02015 CECAFA Cup
112–0
1230 November 2015Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Malawi1–02–02015 CECAFA Cup
1319 January 2016Umuganda Stadium, Gisenyi, Rwanda Mali2–12–22016 African Nations Championship
144 September 2016Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda Comoros1–01–02017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
1512 November 2016 Congo1–01–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
168 January 2017Armed Forces Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Slovakia2–03–1Friendly
1725 January 2017Stade d'Oyem, Oyem, Gabon Mali1–01–12017 Africa Cup of Nations
182 June 2018Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger Niger1–21–2Friendly
1913 October 2018Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda Lesotho2–03–02019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2016 October 2018Setsoto Stadium, Awassa, Lesotho1–02–02019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
212–0
2215 June 2019Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Ivory Coast1–01–0Friendly
2329 March 2022Markaziy Stadium, Namangan, Uzbekistan Uzbekistan1–22–42022 Nowruz Cup

Honours

Standard Liège

References

  1. ↑ David Isabirye (30 November 2015). "Know your stars: Farouk Miya inspired by Ronaldo & Aubameyang, blessed by Allah". Kawowo. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Farouk Miya". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 "Farouk Miya » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "Faruku MIYA joined Rouches". Standard Liege official Website. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  5. ↑ Kawowo, Sports. "Vipers, Standard Liege agree loan deal for Miya". Kawowo Sports Media. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Ugandan Miya to join Standard Liege". BBC. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Farouk MIYA on loan to Royal Excel Mouscron". Standard Liège. 31 January 2017. Archived from the original on 12 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  8. ↑ "Листопад в Сабаиле: Афтандил Гаджиев отказался от 12 игроков". azerifootball.com (in Azerbaijani). Azerifootbal. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "Farouk Miya Konyaspor'umuzda!". www.konyaspor.org.tr (in Turkish). Konyaspor. 20 August 2019.
  10. ↑ "Galatasaray vs. Konyaspor". soccerway.com. Perform Group. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  11. ↑ Belören, Mehmet Can (13 July 2022). "Farouk Miya Çaykur Rizespor'da" [Farouk Miya at Çaykur Rizespor]. spor.haber7.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  12. ↑ Isabirye, David (21 July 2026). "Farouk Miya returns to Vipers SC after 10 years". Kawowo. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "Club Brugge v Standard Liège Starting XIs, Mar 20, 2016". goal.com. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
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