Jamal Salim
Ugandan footballer (born 1995)
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Omar Jamal Salim Magoola (born 27 May 1995), commonly known as Jamal Salim, is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Richards Bay and the Uganda national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Omar Jamal Salim Magoola[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 May 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Pallisa, Uganda[1] | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Richards Bay F.C. | ||
| Number | 80 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Express | 31 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | KCCA | 55 | (0) |
| 2014–2018 | Al-Merrikh | 120 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Al-Hilal Club | 60 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Pretoria Callies | 18 | (0) |
| 2022– | Richards Bay | 82 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012– | Uganda | 8 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 May 2023 | |||
Career
Salim has played club football in Uganda for Express FC and the Kampala Capital City Authority FC.[1]
He was signed by Express FC after the Inter regions tournament in 2011, which was won by his team Central. In 2012, he was attending Kampala University as a first year student undertaking a degree in human resource management and was one of the nominees for Bell Super League goalkeeper of the year.[2] He made his international debut for Uganda on 10 July 2012 against South Sudan.[3] He was a member of the Ugandan Cranes Team for two African Cap of Nations (AFCON) Finals in 2017 in Gabon and 2019 in Egypt.[3]
Career statistics
International
- As of matches played on 15 August 2019[1]
| Uganda national team | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 |
