Otandeka Laki
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Otandeka Kanyesigye Laki[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 January 1996[2] | ||
| Place of birth | The Bronx, New York, U.S. | ||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, striker[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | MFA Žalgiris-MRU | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Colts Neck Cougars | ||
| Match Fit Chelsea[4] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | SV 67 Weinberg II | 7 | (3) |
| 2019 | SV 67 Weinberg | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | MSV Duisburg II | 13 | (9) |
| 2021 | New Jersey Copa | ||
| 2022 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | ||
| 2023 | FK Saned | 9 | (2) |
| 2024 | MFA Žalgiris-MRU | 1 | (2) |
| 2024 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014– | Uganda | 6 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 October 2021.[5] | |||
Otandeka Kanyesigye Laki (born 24 January 1996) is a Ugandan footballer who plays as a winger and a striker for Doncaster Rovers Belles and the Uganda women's national team.
Early life and education
[edit]Laki was born in The Bronx, New York, United States and raised in Marlboro Township, New Jersey to Ugandan parents – her father being an ambassador.[6][7] She has attended the Colts Neck High School.[8]
Club career
[edit]Laki has played for SV 67 Weinberg and MSV Duisburg II in Germany and for New Jersey Copa in the United States.[3][9]
Laki signed for English club Doncaster Rovers Belles in October 2022, making her debut against Peterborough United.[10]
On 2023 she removed to Lithuania and joined FK Saned. On 3 August 2023 she made debut in the Women's A League against FK Vilnius.[11] On 13 September 2023 she scored a goal in the women's A league match against FC Gintra. The defending champions title FC Gintra crushed their rivals with a score of 10-1.[12] On 17 September 2023 in the match against FK Vilnius he scored an honorary goal. Vilnius won a crushing victory with the result 11-1.[13]
On 2024 Laki transferred to MFA Žalgiris-MRU.[14] On 17 March 2024 MFA Žalgiris-MRU crushed FK Saned with a score of 21-0. Laki scored two goals in this match.[15][16]
In September 2024, Laki returned to Doncaster Rovers Belles.[17]
International career
[edit]Laki was capped for Uganda at senior level during the 2016 CECAFA Women's Championship, where she scored two goals, and the 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship.[3][5]
International goals
[edit]Scores and results list Uganda goal tally first
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 September 2016 | Jinja, Uganda |  Zanzibar |
?–0 | 9–0 | 2016 CECAFA Women's Championship |
| 2 | ?–0 |
Personal life
[edit]Nicknamed Oti, Laki has studied journalism and media studies at the Rutgers University.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ "COSAFA Women's Championship: Five-Star Crested Cranes Soar Past Eswatini". Federation of Uganda Football Associations. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ Otandeka Laki at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Otandeka Laki". Soccer Smart. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ "Otandeka Laki's Women's Soccer Recruiting Profile". Next College Student Athlete. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Otandeka Laki". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ "US-based Otandeka eyes She Cranes". Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ "Meet Laki Otandeka, a US based Female Teenage Revelation with Ugandan Roots". Kawowo. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ "Oti Laki Colts Neck Girls Soccer 2012-2013". NJ.com. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ "Crested Cranes Final Squad To Feature At COSAFA Women's Championship Named". Federation of Uganda Football Associations. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ "REPORT: Peterborough Utd 0 Belles 1". Doncaster Rovers FC. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "FK Vilnius - FK Saned - Lietuvos Futbolas". lietuvosfutbolas.lt. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "FK Gintra - FK Saned - Lietuvos Futbolas". lietuvosfutbolas.lt. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "FK Saned - FK Vilnius - Lietuvos Futbolas". lietuvosfutbolas.lt. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "Į naują sezoną – ant pokyčių bangos | MFA Žalgiris". Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "Moterų A lyga - Lietuvos Futbolas". lietuvosfutbolas.lt. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "„Topo centras Euronics" moterų A lygos starte – rezultatas 21:0". sportas.lt. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "Belles sign international winger Oti Laki". Doncaster Rovers FC. 21 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "Meet Otandeka Laki, the RU junior on the Ugandan National Football team". The Tab. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
External links
[edit]- Otandeka Laki on Facebook
- Otandeka Laki at WorldFootball.net
- Otandeka Laki at doncasterroversfc.co.uk
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- Colts Neck High School alumni
- Naturalized citizens of Uganda
- Ugandan women's footballers
- Women's association football wingers
- Women's association football forwards
- MSV Duisburg (women) players
- Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C. players
- 2. Frauen-Bundesliga players
- Uganda women's international footballers
- Ugandan expatriate women's footballers
- Ugandan expatriates in Germany
- Sportspeople from the Bronx
- Soccer players from New York City
- People from Marlboro Township, New Jersey
- Soccer players from Monmouth County, New Jersey
- American women's soccer players
- African-American soccer players
- American expatriate women's soccer players
- American expatriate women's soccer players in Germany
- Rutgers University alumni
- American people of Ugandan descent
- Expatriate women's footballers in Germany
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- Ugandan football biography stubs
- East African women's football biography stubs