Born
to an army captain the late Herbert Bagyenda (RIP) and Margret Muhairwe, Isaiah
Gift Ainembabazi is a Ugandan offensive midfielder currently plying his trade
with Arnhemse Boys FC, an amateur football club in Netherlands.
In
his childhood days, Ainembabazi attended the famous Kampala football academies
in Edgar’s Youth Program, KJT Nansana and the Kampala Kids League (KKL).
Name: Isaiah Gift Ainembabazi
Nickname: Bravo
Date of birth: 2nd February 1998.
Current club: Arnhemse Boys FC
Position: Attacking midfielder
Shirt No: 16
Ainembabazi is a former student of Old Kampala Secondary school and featured in the Copa Coca-Cola tournament for three consecutive years. That is 2012 in Masaka, 2013 in Kasese and 2014 in Tororo.
In
fact, Ainembabazi’s spectacular performance at the High school competitions
earned him a call up on the Uganda National U-17 football team, the Cubs in
2014.
In the same year, he joined Nsambya Soccer Stars FC which took him to Sweden to participate in the famous European Youth World Cup, the Gothia Tournament.
While
in Sweden, he played alongside current Uganda Cranes stars Abdul Lumala and
Moses Waiswa among others.
In 2015, the immensely talented Ainembabazi travelled to Spain and played the MIC Tournament.
He was spotted by a Dutch football club known as ESA FC where he joined and had an impressive season before he transferred to Debaven Gendt.
Currently,
the Ugandan offensive midfielder is playing for Arnhemse Boys FC where he has
featured in 68 games scoring 20 goals and making a number of assists.
💬 Join the Conversation