Derrick Kakooza (born 23 October 2002) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Tërbuni Pukë in Kategoria e Dytë.
Club career Born in Kampala, Kakooza started his career with the Naguru Police Academy, before joining Police Kampala. Having been promoted to the first team with Police, his impressive performances in the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations linked him with a move to Belgian side Anderlecht. His league performances were also good, scoring eight goals in eighteen games across two seasons.
After the move to Anderlecht fell through, Kakooza completed a move to Latvian side Valmiera in early 2022 from Police FC.
Having played one game in the Finnish League Cup for KuPS, Kakooza signed for Egyptian side ENPPI in January 2023.
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPolice Kampala2019–20Uganda Premier League6400–00642020–21Uganda Premier League12400–00124Total188000000188Valmiera II2022Latvian First League132–0000132KuPS2023Veikkausliiga0000001010ENPPI2022–23Egyptian Premier League0000000000Ethiopian Coffee2023–24Ethiopian Premier League61–––61Tërbuni Pukë2024–25Kategoria e Dytë–––Career total37110000103811 Notes
International
National teamYearAppsGoalsUganda202250Total50
Honours Uganda U20 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations; Runner-up: 2021 Individual U-20 Africa Cup of Nations Golden Boot: 2021
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