Dennis Onyango
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Denis Onyango | ||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Kampala, Uganda | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
| Number | 36 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sharing | |||
| Nsambya | |||
| Villa SC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Villa SC | ? | (?) |
| 2005–2006 | St. George SA | ? | (?) |
| 2006–2010 | Supersport United | 70 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Mpumalanga Black Aces | 16 | (0) |
| 2011– | Mamelodi Sundowns | 12 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005– | Uganda | 53 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:03, 30 June 2015 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:03, 7 October 2016 (UTC) |
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Denis Onyango (born 15 May 1985 in Kampala) is a Ugandan footballer who plays for South African Premier Soccer League club Mamelodi Sundowns and Uganda as a goalkeeper and serves as vice-captain of Uganda Cranes.
Renowned for his penalty-saving and one on one situation, Denis Onyango will make his first appearance at the Africa Cup of Nations in the 31st edition that will be hosted by Gabon from 14 January 2017 to 5 February 2017 after helping the Cranes qualify for the finals by conceding only two goals in six matches in their qualifying group.
Onyango also won the 2016 CAF Champions League with Mamelodi Sundowns before taking part in the FIFA Club World Cup. He is all round, very consistent and calm as described by Mark Anderson a former sundowns goalkeeper coach.
On 5 January 2017, Onyango was voted the 2016 African Player of the year - based in Africa at the CAF Awards held in Nigeria. The final tally saw Onyango pick up 252 votes, compared to 228 votes for second place Khama Billiat.
Onyango was ranked as the tenth best goalkeeper in the world in list for 2016 compiled by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics.
Onyango has played club football for Sharing Nsambya, SC Villa, Saint George SC, SuperSport United F.C., Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C., and Mamelodi Sundowns.
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