| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1997-07-21)21 July 1997 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Uganda | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gokulam Kerala | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Gualövs GoIF[1] | ||
| 2014–2015 | Mjällby AIF[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Mjällby AIF | 24 | (3) |
| 2016–2019 | Kalmar FF | 10 | (0) |
| 2017 | →Varbergs BoIS | 10 | (1) |
| 2017 | →Helsingborgs IF (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2018 | →IFK Värnamo (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2019 | →Syrianska FC (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2019–2022 | Pyramids | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Vipers SC | 16 | (2) |
| 2024 | Slaven Belupo | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | Gokulam Kerala | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019– | Uganda | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Abdu Lumala (born 21 July 1997) is a Ugandan professionalfootballer who plays as aforward forI-League clubGokulam Kerala and theUganda national team.[2]
Abdu grew up with his grandmother in the village ofKataba since his mother had died when he was just a few months old and since the father was unknown.[3] When he was 10 he was given aHenrik Larsson-shirt as a birthday present by his aunt. In hope of receiving a better life his grandmother sent him away to the capitalKampala when he was 16. Abdu took many jobs, mostly washing cars before he met a few white Europeans who managed to get him on a plane toSturup Airport.
He was left alone on the streets ofMalmö and there he contactedMigrationsverket. They managed to get accommodation for Abdu in the little town ofBromölla. There he started training with the local clubIfö/Bromölla playing in the Swedish 5th tier, but after not managing to find any football shoes he and a friend moved to 9th tier side Gualövs GoIF. He was instantly made captain and after scoring 20 goals in 10 games big local clubMjällby AIF signed him in the summer of 2014. He played the rest of the year with the U17s and U19s. Before the next season Abdu was moved up to the A-Team playing in Swedish second divisionSuperettan. He impressed, scoring 3 goals in 24 games being only 17 when the season started. The rumours of his talent spread and clubs likeMalmö FF andOlympiacos wanting to sign him.
Abdu instead ended up in Swedish top flight clubKalmar FF. In his first season, he played 10 league matches.
Ahead of the2017 season Abdu was loaned out to Superettan clubVarbergs BoIS. After half a season with the club, he returned to Kalmar FF just to be loaned out once again, this time to his idolHenrik Larsson's mother clubHelsingborgs IF. He made his debut in a game againstGAIS. At the back of Abdu's shirt it says "Lumalinho".[4]
In July 2019, Abdu joinedEgyptian Premier League clubPyramids FC where he linked up with former Uganda coachSébastien Desabre.[5]
On 27 March 2024, Abdu returned to Europe and signed a contract with the Croatian clubSlaven Belupo.[6]
In July 2024, Abdu joined IndianI-League clubGokulam Kerala.[7]
He made hisUganda national team debut as a starter on 9 June 2019, in a 0–0 friendly tie versusTurkmenistan.[8][9]
| Club | Season | League | Cups | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gualövs GoIF | 2014 | Division 7 Blekinge | 10 | 20 | – | – | – | 10 | 20 | |||
| Mjällby AIF | 2015 | Superettan | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | 29 | 4 | |
| Kalmar FF | 2016 | Allsvenskan | 10 | 0 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 15 | 2 | ||
| Varbergs BoIS (loan) | 2017 | Superettan | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | |||
| Helsingborgs IF (loan) | 2017 | Superettan | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | |||
| IFK Värnamo (loan) | 2017 | Superettan | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Syrianska FC (loan) | 2019 | Superettan | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | 9 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 95 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 109 | 29 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2019 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | |
