Fazila Ikwaput

Fazila Ikwaput
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-09-15) 15 September 2000
Place of birth Uganda
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 East Bengal
Number 10
Youth career
2016–2018 Olila High School Ladies
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Gokulam Kerala 6 (5)
2018 BIIK-Kazygurt 5 (6)
2019–2022 Lady Doves 45 (34)
2022–2023 Omonia Women 18 (16)
2024–2025 Gokulam Kerala 22 (37)
2025– East Bengal 13 (18)
International career
2016– Uganda 15 (10)
Medal record

Most Valuable Player - FUFA Women's Cup 2017 and Female Football Player of the year 2017

* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 01 April 2025

Fazila Ikwaput (born 15 September 2000) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays for Indian Women's League club East Bengal and the Uganda women's national football team.[1]

Club career

Ikwaput played for Gokulam Kerala FC (women) in the 2017–18 Indian Women's League (IWL) season, scoring five goals for her team. In the same year, she became the first Ugandan female footballer to play in the UEFA Champions League group stage with Kazakh club BIIK Kazygurt. She later played for Omonia Women FC in Cyprus.

In January 2024, Ikwaput rejoined Gokulam Kerala ahead of the 2023–24 season of the IWL.[2] She finished the season as the top-scorer in the league, with 13 goals in nine matches, winning the golden boot. She scored two goals on her debut against Sports Odisha in a 8–0 win. She then scored a hat-trick against East Bengal in a 4–0 win before netting four goals against Sports Odisha.[3] Ikwaput was awarded the Best Striker for the reason.[4]

International goals

Scores and results list Uganda goal tally first

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
117 November 2019Chamazi Stadium, Mbagala, Tanzania Djibouti6–013–02019 CECAFA Women's Championship
28–0
39–0
412 July 2023Kigali Pelé Stadium, Kigal, Rwanda Rwanda3–33–32024 Olympic qualifying
516 July 2023Kigali Pelé Stadium, Kigal, Rwanda Rwanda1–01–0
626 October 2023FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru, Uganda Cameroon2–02–0

Honours

East Bengal
Individual
  • Indian Women's League Top Scorer: 2023–24
  • Indian Women's League Best Striker: 2023–24:[5]
  • Uganda Women’s Most Valuable Footballer: 2017[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Uganda female footballer Ikwaput scores against Barcelona". kawowo.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "Uganda's top female striker Ikwaput joins Gokulam Kerala FC in India". The Independent. Uganda. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "Lumala makes winning debut at Croatian side Slaven Belupo". Pulse Sports. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "IWL 2023–24 Roll of Honours announced". i-league. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "IWL 2023-24 Roll of Honours announced". i-league.org. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  6. ↑
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