Basil Tuma
Maltese footballer (born 2005)
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Basil Tenywa Tuma (born 24 April 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Slough Town, on loan from EFL League One club Reading. Born in Uganda, he plays for the Malta national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Basil Tenywa Tuma | ||
| Date of birth | 24 April 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Uganda | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Slough Town (on loan from Reading) | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | Fulham | ||
| 2022–2023 | Reading | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Reading | 6 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Slough Town (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Uganda U17 | ||
| 2022–2024 | Malta U19 | 5 | (1) |
| 2023– | Malta U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2024– | Malta | 8 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:45, 18 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Early life
Tuma was educated at Eton College and finished 3rd in the Junior Boys 100 metres at the 2019 ESAA English Schools Track & Field Championships with a time of 11.23 seconds.[1]
Club career
Reading
Tuma made his debut for Reading in their 2–1 EFL Cup defeat to Stevenage on 9 August 2022, playing 55 minutes before being replaced by Jahmari Clarke.[2]
On 2 July 2025, Reading announced that Tuma had signed a new one-year contract with the club.[3]
On 16 December 2025, Reading announced Tuma had joined Slough Town on loan until 10 January 2026.[4][5] On 13 January 2026 Tuma's loan deal was extended again, this time until mid-March 2026.[6] Tuma scored his first goal for Slough on 31 January against Chelmsford.[7]
International career
Tuma represented Uganda at the 2020 CECAFA U-17 Championship, where they were victorious over Tanzania in the final.[8] Tuma was then called up for the Malta U19 in September 2022.[9] Tuma made his debut for the Malta U21 team in a 0-6 defeat to Spain on 8 September 2023.[10]
In October 2024, Tuma was called up to the Maltese senior international team for the first time, for their matches against Turkmenistan and Moldova.[11] After their match against Turkmenistan was cancelled due to travel issues faced by Turkmenistan,[12] Tuma made his debut for Malta against Moldova on 13 October 2024, coming on as a halt-time substitute to win the match-winning penalty.[13]
Career statistics
- As of match played 10 February 2026
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reading | 2022–23[14] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[14] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25[14] | League One | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2025–26[14] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Slough Town (loan) | 2025–26[15] | National League South | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
| Career total | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | ||
- Appearance in EFL Trophy
Honours
Uganda U17
