Otandeka Laki | |
Fullname: | Otandeka Kanyesigye Laki[1] |
Birth Date: | 24 January 1996 |
Birth Place: | The Bronx, New York, U.S. |
Height: | 1.61 m[2] |
Position: | Winger, striker |
Currentclub: | MFA Žalgiris-MRU |
Clubnumber: | 24 |
Youthyears1: | 2010–2012 |
Youthclubs1: | Colts Neck Cougars |
Youthclubs2: | Match Fit Chelsea[3] |
Years1: | 2019 |
Clubs1: | SV 67 Weinberg II |
Caps1: | 7 |
Goals1: | 3 |
Years2: | 2019 |
Clubs2: | SV 67 Weinberg |
Caps2: | 1 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2019 |
Clubs3: | MSV Duisburg II |
Caps3: | 13 |
Goals3: | 9 |
Years4: | 2021 |
Clubs4: | New Jersey Copa |
Years5: | 2022 |
Clubs5: | Doncaster Rovers Belles |
Years6: | 2023 |
Clubs6: | FK Saned |
Caps6: | 9 |
Goals6: | 2 |
Years7: | 2024– |
Clubs7: | MFA Žalgiris-MRU |
Caps7: | 1 |
Goals7: | 2 |
Nationalyears1: | 2014– |
Nationalteam1: | Uganda |
Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
Pcupdate: | 8 December 2019 |
Ntupdate: | 5 October 2021. |
Otandeka Kanyesigye Laki (born 24 January 1996) is a Ugandan footballer who plays as a winger and a striker lithuanian MFA Žalgiris-MRU and the Uganda women's national team.
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.[4] [5] She has attended the Colts Neck High School.[6]
Laki has played for SV 67 Weinberg and MSV Duisburg II in Germany and for New Jersey Copa in the United States.[2] [7]
Laki signed for English club Doncaster Rovers Belles in October 2022, making her debut against Peterborough United.[8]
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.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11]
On 2024 Laki transferred to MFA Žalgiris-MRU.[12] On 17 March 2024 MFA Žalgiris-MRU crushed FK Saned with a score of 21-0. Laki scored two goals in this match.[13] [14]
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.[2]
Scores and results list Uganda goal tally first
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 13 September 2016 | Jinja, Uganda | ?–0 | 9–0 | 2016 CECAFA Women's Championship | |
2 | ?–0 |
Nicknamed Oti, Laki has studied journalism and media studies at the Rutgers University.[15]