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Basil Tuma
Maltese footballer (born 2005) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Basil Tenywa Tuma (born 24 April 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL League One club Reading. Born in Uganda, he represents the Malta national team.
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Football career
Club
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.[1]
On 2 July 2025, Reading announced that Tuma had signed a new one-year contract with the club.[2]
International
Tuma represented Uganda at the 2020 CECAFA U-17 Championship, where they were victorious over Tanzania in the final.[3] Tuma was then called up for the Malta U19 in September 2022.[4] Tuma made his debut for the Malta U21 team in a 0-6 defeat to Spain on 8 September 2023.[5]
In October 2024, Tuma was called up to the Maltese senior international team for the first time, for their matches against Turkmenistan and Moldova.[6] After their match against Turkmenistan was cancelled due to travel issues faced by Turkmenistan,[7] 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.[8]
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Athletics
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.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 1 December 2024
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
Honours
Uganda under-17
References
External links
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