Yunus Sentamu

Yunus Sentamu (born 13 August 1994) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Vipers SC in Uganda Premier League and the Uganda national team.

Yunus Sentamu

Sentamu with Ilves in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Yunus Sentamu
Date of birth	(1994-08-13) 13 August 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	Kasese, Uganda
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Vipers
Number	12
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Vipers
2013–2014	AS Vita Club
2014–2015	CS Sfaxien	3	(0)
2016	Ilves	14	(1)
2017–2019	Tirana	43	(17)
2020–	Vipers	107	(45)
International career‡
2014–	Uganda	32	(5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2023

Club career

AS Vita Club

In 2014, Sentamu represented Congolese club AS Vita Club in the CAF Champions League, helping his side to reach to the final of the competition.

Ilves

In July 2016, Sentamu was cleared to play for Ilves in the Finnish Veikkausliiga, following the resolution of visa problems, having originally signed an agreement in January 2016.^[1]

Tirana

On 19 June 2017, Sentamu completed a transfer to Tirana in the Albanian First Division.^[2] He made his debut in the first leg 2017–18 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round against Maccabi Tel Aviv as Tirana lost 2–0.^[3] He also played in the returning leg at Selman Stërmasi Stadium, receiving a red-card for a foul as Tirana lost 3–0, and was eliminated 5–0 on aggregate.^[4]

Sentamu captained Tirana for the first time on 25 November in the 1–1 draw against Shënkolli in the championship matchday 9.^[5] However, club's decision to make him captain for the match was heavily contested by fans.^[5] Manager Zé Maria defended his choice and also praised Sentamu, calling him "an example for everyone".^[6] He scored his first hat-trick of the season on 17 December in the 6–0 thrashing of Pogradeci valid for the matchday 11.^[7] In the last match of 2017, Sentamu won a penalty which was scored by Karabeci and himself netted the third in a 0–4 win at Naftëtari Kuçovë to become the first Tirana player to reach double-figures in the 2017–18 season.^[8]

Sentamu concluded his first season in Albania by scoring 12 goals in 19 league appearances as Tirana was crowned Albanian First Division champion after defeating Kastrioti Krujë on 16 May 2018.^[9]

Sentamu re-joined Vipers SC^[10] on 28 January 2021 and signed with the Kitende based Club for a period of two years. He was unveiled by Vipers SC coach Fred Kajoba at the St. Mary's Kitende for the 2020/21 Uganda Premier League.

International career

Sentamu debuted for the Uganda national football team in 2014, and has since made over 30 appearances and scored five goals for his country.

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 March 2025^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
AS Vita Club	2013–14	Linafoot					6[b]	2	–		6	2
CS Sfaxien	2014–15	Tunisian Ligue 1	3	0	0	0	0	0	–		3	0
Ilves	2016	Veikkausliiga	14	1	0	0	–		–		14	1
Tirana	2017–18	Kategoria e Parë	20	12	5	1	2[c]	0	1[d]	0	28	13
	2018–19	Kategoria Superiore	23	5	4	5	–		–		27	10
	Total		43	17	9	6	2	0	1	0	55	23
Vipers SC	2020–21	Uganda Premier League	22	16	–		–		–		22	16
	2021–22	Uganda Premier League	25	14	–		–		–		25	14
	2022–23	Uganda Premier League	16	8	–		8[b]	1	–		24	9
	2023–24	Uganda Premier League	26	3	–		2[b]	2	–		28	5
	2024–25	Uganda Premier League	18	4	–		–		–		18	4
	Total		107	45	0	0	10	3	0	0	117	48
Career total			167	63	9	6	18	5	1	0	195	74

1. Includes Albanian Cup
2. Appearances in CAF Champions League
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearance in Albanian Supercup

International

As of 17 November 2023^[12]

Uganda national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2014	10	4
2015	4	0
2016	2	0
2017	2	0
2018	4	0
2019	0	0
2020	0	0
2021	6	1
2022	3	0
2023	1	0
Total	32	5

International goals

As of 19 March 2025^[12]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref
1.	12 January 2014	Athlone Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa	Burkina Faso	1–0	3–0	2014 African Nations Championship	[12]
2.				2–0
3.	20 January 2014	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa	Morocco	1–1	1–3	2014 African Nations Championship	[12]
4.	9 November 2014	Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda	Ethiopia	2–0	3–0	Friendly	[12]
5.	29 August 2021	Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia		1–2	1–2		[12]

Honours

AS Vita Club

• CAF Champions League runner-up: 2014^{[citation needed]}

Tirana

• Albanian First Division: 2017–18^{[citation needed]}
• Albanian Supercup: 2017^{[citation needed]}

Individual

• Ugandan Player of the Year 2014