Otandeka Laki

Otandeka Laki
Personal information
Full name Otandeka Kanyesigye Laki[1]
Date of birth (1996-01-24) 24 January 1996 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)[3]
Position(s) Winger, striker[3]
Team information
Current team
 MFA Žalgiris-MRU
Number 24
Youth career
2010–2012 Colts Neck Cougars
Match Fit Chelsea[4]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 SV 67 Weinberg II 7 (3)
2019 SV 67 Weinberg 1 (0)
2019 MSV Duisburg II 13 (9)
2021 New Jersey Copa
2022 Doncaster Rovers Belles
2023 FK Saned 9 (2)
2024 MFA Žalgiris-MRU 1 (2)
2024 Doncaster Rovers Belles
International career‡
2014– Uganda 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 October 2021.[5]

Otandeka Kanyesigye Laki (born 24 January 1996) is a Ugandan footballer who plays as a winger and a striker for Doncaster Rovers Belles and the Uganda women's national team.

Early life and education

Laki was born in The Bronx, New York, United States and raised in Marlboro Township, New Jersey to Ugandan parents – her father being an ambassador.[6][7] She has attended the Colts Neck High School.[8]

Club career

Laki has played for SV 67 Weinberg and MSV Duisburg II in Germany and for New Jersey Copa in the United States.[3][9]

Laki signed for English club Doncaster Rovers Belles in October 2022, making her debut against Peterborough United.[10]

On 2023 she removed to Lithuania and joined FK Saned. On 3 August 2023 she made debut in the Women's A League against FK Vilnius.[11] On 13 September 2023 she scored a goal in the women's A league match against FC Gintra. The defending champions title FC Gintra crushed their rivals with a score of 10-1.[12] On 17 September 2023 in the match against FK Vilnius he scored an honorary goal. Vilnius won a crushing victory with the result 11-1.[13]

On 2024 Laki transferred to MFA Žalgiris-MRU.[14] On 17 March 2024 MFA Žalgiris-MRU crushed FK Saned with a score of 21-0. Laki scored two goals in this match.[15][16]

In September 2024, Laki returned to Doncaster Rovers Belles.[17]

International career

Laki was capped for Uganda at senior level during the 2016 CECAFA Women's Championship, where she scored two goals, and the 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship.[3][5]

International goals

Scores and results list Uganda goal tally first

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 13 September 2016 Jinja, Uganda  Zanzibar ?–0 9–0 2016 CECAFA Women's Championship
2 ?–0

Personal life

Nicknamed Oti, Laki has studied journalism and media studies at the Rutgers University.[18]

References

  1. ^ "COSAFA Women's Championship: Five-Star Crested Cranes Soar Past Eswatini". Federation of Uganda Football Associations. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  2. ^ Otandeka Laki at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d "Otandeka Laki". Soccer Smart. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Otandeka Laki's Women's Soccer Recruiting Profile". Next College Student Athlete. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Otandeka Laki". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  6. ^ "US-based Otandeka eyes She Cranes". Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Meet Laki Otandeka, a US based Female Teenage Revelation with Ugandan Roots". Kawowo. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Oti Laki Colts Neck Girls Soccer 2012-2013". NJ.com. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Crested Cranes Final Squad To Feature At COSAFA Women's Championship Named". Federation of Uganda Football Associations. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  10. ^ "REPORT: Peterborough Utd 0 Belles 1". Doncaster Rovers FC. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  11. ^ "FK Vilnius - FK Saned - Lietuvos Futbolas". lietuvosfutbolas.lt. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  12. ^ "FK Gintra - FK Saned - Lietuvos Futbolas". lietuvosfutbolas.lt. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  13. ^ "FK Saned - FK Vilnius - Lietuvos Futbolas". lietuvosfutbolas.lt. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Į naują sezoną – ant pokyčių bangos | MFA Žalgiris". Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Moterų A lyga - Lietuvos Futbolas". lietuvosfutbolas.lt. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  16. ^ "„Topo centras Euronics" moterų A lygos starte – rezultatas 21:0". sportas.lt. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  17. ^ "Belles sign international winger Oti Laki". Doncaster Rovers FC. 21 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  18. ^ "Meet Otandeka Laki, the RU junior on the Ugandan National Football team". The Tab. Retrieved 22 February 2022.


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