Jean Sseninde
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-12-04) 4 December 1992[1]
Place of birth Kampala, Uganda
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Queens Park Rangers W.F.C.
Charlton Athletic W.F.C.
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jean Namayega Sseninde, (born 4 December 1992), also Jean Sseninde, is a Ugandan footballer who played as a defender for the Queens Park Rangers W.F.C. in the FA Women's National League South.[2]

Background and education

Sseninde was born in the Central Region of Uganda on 4 December 1992.[1] Her mother is Rosemary Sseninde, the State Minister for Primary Education in the Ugandan Cabinet, who also concurrently serves as the Wakiso District Women's Representative in the Parliament of Uganda.[2] Namayega attended local elementary schools for her primary education. She went to Gayaza High School for her O-Level studies. She transferred to Saint Mary's School Kitende, where she completed her A-Level education.[2][3]

Career

Following her graduation from Kitende, Sseninde sought counsel from Majida Nantanda, the head coach of the Uganda women's national soccer team. Nantanda recommended that Jean should join a professional football club in England, through the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA). Prior to joining the London Phoenix Ladies FC, Jean played for the Charlton Athletic Women's Football Club,[2] for one season.[4] Before that, she played for the Queens Park Rangers Ladies Football Club (QPRLFC), for three seasons.[4]

Other consideration

Sseninde is a member of Common Goal, an organisation whose members pledge to give away at least one percent of their annual salary to charity.[3][5] She founded the Jean Sseninde Foundation, which sponsors the annual Jean Sseninde Women Football Development Tournament, aimed at discovering and mentoring female soccer talent in Uganda.[3][6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 QPRLFC (28 December 2017). "About Jean Sseninde". London: Queens Park Rangers Ladies Football Club (QPRLFC). Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Byamukama, Aloysius (11 December 2014). "Seninde eyes Cranes team". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 Bugembe, Deus (12 March 2018). "Jean Sseninde: Aspiring to change lives through football". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  4. 1 2 Isabirye, David (August 2017). "Jean Sseninde switches from QPR to Crystal Palace". Kampala: Kawowo.com. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  5. ↑ Bate, Adam (28 December 2017). "Jean Sseninde interview: Common Goal's first African player to sign up". London: Sky Sports. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  6. ↑ Kasoba, William (14 December 2017). "Jean Sseninde, the Ugandan footballer who is friends with Man United's Juan Mata and wants to inspire other girls to play football". Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  7. ↑ Swaib Raul Kanyike (25 October 2017). "Crested Cranes' Sseninde joins Mata's Common Goal project". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
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