 Aucho with Uganda in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1993-08-08)8 August 1993 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Jinja, Uganda[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Singida Black Stars | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Jinja Municipal | 34 | (8) |
| 2010–2012 | Water | ||
| 2012–2013 | Simba | 18 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | Tusker | 34 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Gor Mahia | 36 | (4) |
| 2016 | Baroka | 5 | (0) |
| 2017 | Red Star Belgrade | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | →OFK Beograd | 10 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | East Bengal | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Churchill Brothers | 16 | (2) |
| 2019–2021 | Makkasa | 32 | (2) |
| 2021–2025 | Young Africans | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | Singida Black Stars[2] | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013– | Uganda | 62 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:52, 20 August 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:17, 8 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Khalid Aucho (born 8 August 1993) is a Ugandan professionalfootballer who plays as adefensive midfielder forTanzanian Premier League clubSingida Black Stars andcaptains theUganda national team.[1][3][4]
Aucho has played football in various clubs, such as Jinja Municipal Council F.C. from 2009 to 2010, Water F.C from Uganda from 2010 to 2012,Simba FC from Uganda,Tusker from Kenya,Gor Mahia from Kenya, andBaroka from the South AfricanPremier Soccer League. He was on the Uganda team that qualified for theAfrica Cup of Nations for the first time in 38 years.
Aucho was born inJinja, Uganda. He attended Namagabi Primary School – Kayunga, St Thudus (O-level), Iganga Mixed School (A-level).[5]
Aucho played for Kenya Premier League sideGor Mahia from 2015 to May 2016.[6] He joined GorMahia from Tusker and was unveiled on 8 January 2015 at Nyayo Stadium.[7] He scored his first goal for GorMahia on 22 March 2015 in the 41st minute against Chemilli Sugars F.C. with GorMahia winning 3–1.[8] Aucho played his last game for GorMahia on 25 May 2016 at Moi Stadium Kisumu against Sofapaka F.C., where he headed in the opener for the Kenyan champions in the sixth minute, with GorMahia finishing the first leg on top of the table having 29 points.[9]
In July 2016, Aucho went on trial atScottish Premiership side Aberdeen.[10][11] The move to Aberdeen collapsed, however, after a transfer fee snag between the clubs.[12] After unsuccessful trials in Scotland, Aucho was signed by Baroka F.C. from South Africa at a fee reported to be 200,000 Rands (approximately KSh1.6million).[13]
On 24 August 2016, Aucho was signed by Premier Soccer League sideBaroka.[14] He made his debut on 15 October 2016 in a Premier Soccer League match played at Cape Town Stadium at the 50th minute replacing Chauke Mfundhisii.[15]
In February 2017, in the last days of the winter transfer period, Aucho went toRed Star Belgrade following a recommendation by the Uganda national team coachMilutin Sredojević. Red Star immediately sent him toOFK Beograd on loan until the end of the season.[16] Due to administrative problems with missing visa, Aucho formally signed a six-month deal with OFK Beograd.[17] Next the club was relegated to theSerbian League Belgrade, Aucho trained with Red Star Belgrade for a period in 2017,[18] after which he left the club in June same year.[19]
Aucho joined East Bengal February for last few matches of the 2017–18I-league andIndian Super Cup. He featured all the four matches of the club in2018 Indian Super Cup. He was released after the competition.
In September 2018 he joined another Indian club inChurchill Brothers.[20][21] He made his league debut for the club on 28 October 2018, playing all ninety minutes in a 0–0 away draw withMinerva Punjab.[22] He scored his first league goal for the club on 9 December 2018 in a 4–1 home victory overAizawl F.C. His goal, assisted byIsrail Gurung, was scored in the 23rd minute and made the score 1–0 to Churchill Brothers.[23]
In July 2019 Aucho joinedMakkasa on a two-year contract.[24] In his first season at the club he made 21 appearances scoring twice,[25] in his second season he made 13 appearances.[25]
Aucho moved to Tanzanian clubYoung Africans in August 2021.[25]
Aucho made his debut for theUganda national team (the "Cranes") againstRwanda in a 1–0 victory at the2013 CECAFA Cup. He scored his first international goal in a match againstSudan to give his side a 1–0 victory in thegroup stage of the same competition.[26]
In June 2016, Aucho scored on an overhead kick from his own penalty box in a 2–1 away win overBotswana in a qualifying game for the2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[27]
Aucho was on the Uganda team that qualified for theAfrica Cup of Nations for the first time in 38 years on 4 September 2016.[28][29]
Aucho was called up by head coach Milutin Sredojević to the Uganda national football team for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[30] He missed the first game againstGhana on 17 January 2017 because of suspension.[31]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2013 | 4 | 1 |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 2 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 December 2013 | Afraha Stadium,Nakuru, Kenya |  Sudan | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2013 CECAFA Cup |
| 2 | 4 June 2016 | Francistown Stadium,Francistown, Botswana |  Botswana | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
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