Skip to content
IW

Ismail Watenga

€300KMarket Value
University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria•Goalkeeper•
UgandaUganda
7.0
Season Score
31
May 15, 1995
182 cm
Height
Card stats based on
2025/2026

Performance Overview

Season Performance 26/27
All Competitions
Matches
—
Clean sheets
2
Conceded
5
Saves
0
Mins/game
—
Avg Rating
—
Career Statistics

Career

Career Progress

Career Progress

Appearances per Season

Appearance Distribution

46
Full match
2
Substituted off
1
From Bench

Ismail Watenga — computed career insights

Goalkeeping, computed
Clean sheets (league)
1222% of 54 league appearances
Goals conceded (league)
100
Saves (league)
90
Conceded per 90
1.88over 4794 minutes on record

Domestic league seasons with a goalkeeping record; seasons the provider left empty are excluded rather than counted as zero.

Career figures, computed
Best-rated season
2023/2024 · 7.11Premier League (South Africa)
Lowest-rated season
2024/2025 · 7.03Premier League (South Africa)
Career involvement (league)
0 G+A per 900 goals + 0 assists across 5 league seasons (per-90 from 4794 minutes on record)
League seasons on record
5 (2020–2024)
Clubs with recorded appearances
4
Among position peers, computed
Rating percentile
86thrating 7.03 vs 21 rated peers

Cohort: 21 Premier League (South Africa) goalkeepers, 2024/2025, min. 450 minutes. Computed by ranking the full league corpus, not taken from any feed.

Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-09-25

Rival Clubs(26)

Player stats against each opponent club

TeamMPWDLGA
Mamelodi SundownsMamelodi Sundowns30120000
Orlando PiratesOrlando Pirates30030000
Richards BayRichards Bay30120000
Kaizer ChiefsKaizer Chiefs21100000
Cape Town CityCape Town City20200000
Polokwane CityPolokwane City21100010
Chippa UnitedChippa United21010000
Pyramids FCPyramids FC21100000
Marumo Gallants FCMarumo Gallants FC20200000
TS GalaxyTS Galaxy20110000
SuperSport UnitedSuperSport United10100000
Golden ArrowsGolden Arrows10010000
Cape Town SpursCape Town Spurs10100000
StellenboschStellenbosch11000000
Free State StarsFree State Stars11000000
Bloemfontein CelticBloemfontein Celtic10010000
Moroka SwallowsMoroka Swallows10010000
AmaZuluAmaZulu10100000
Young AfricansYoung Africans10010000
BarokaBaroka10010010
1–20 of 26

Rival National Teams(21)

Player stats against each opponent national team

TeamMPWDLGA
South AfricaSouth Africa30120000
CongoCongo32100000
KenyaKenya20200000
South SudanSouth Sudan22000000
EgyptEgypt11000000
ZimbabweZimbabwe10100000
GuineaGuinea10010000
Côte d'IvoireCôte d'Ivoire10100000
BahrainBahrain10010000
AlgeriaAlgeria10010000
IcelandIceland10100000
MaliMali10010000
NigeriaNigeria11000000
BotswanaBotswana11000000
NamibiaNamibia10010000
MoldovaMoldova11000000
CameroonCameroon10010000
MozambiqueMozambique10010000
RwandaRwanda11000000
SomaliaSomalia11000000
1–20 of 21
Transfers

Transfers

Transfer History

Golden Arrows
Golden Arrows
Mamelodi Sundowns
Mamelodi Sundowns
Jun 30, 2025End of loan
Mamelodi Sundowns
Mamelodi Sundowns
Golden Arrows
Golden Arrows
Jul 10, 2024Loan
Golden Arrows
Golden Arrows
Mamelodi Sundowns
Mamelodi Sundowns
Jun 30, 2024End of loan
Mamelodi Sundowns
Mamelodi Sundowns
Golden Arrows
Golden Arrows
Jul 28, 2023Loan
Marumo Gallants FC
Marumo Gallants FC
Mamelodi Sundowns
Mamelodi Sundowns
Jun 30, 2023End of loan
Mamelodi Sundowns
Mamelodi Sundowns
Marumo Gallants FC
Marumo Gallants FC
Aug 31, 2022Loan
Chippa United
Chippa United
Mamelodi Sundowns
Mamelodi Sundowns
Jun 30, 2022End of loan
Mamelodi Sundowns
Mamelodi Sundowns
Chippa United
Chippa United
Dec 12, 2020Loan
-
Unknown
Mamelodi Sundowns
Mamelodi Sundowns
Oct 15, 2020Free Transfer

About Ismail Watenga

Ismail Watenga logged 12 appearances (1,014 minutes) in the 2024/2025 Premier League (South Africa). His average match rating for that season computes to 7.03. Within the 21 Premier League (South Africa) goalkeepers who played 450+ minutes in 2024/2025, he places in the 86th percentile by match rating, above the median.

His recorded league career runs from 2020 to 2024: 5 seasons across 4 clubs. 2023/2024 stands as his highest-rated season (7.11, Premier League (South Africa)), with 2024/2025 the weakest (7.03).

12 clean sheets in 54 league appearances — 22% — make up his shut-out record. The concession side reads 100 goals conceded, 1.88 per 90 minutes, with 90 saves on record.

Frequently Asked Questions

What position does Ismail Watenga play?
Ismail Watenga plays as a Goalkeeper for University of Pretoria in the 1st Division.
What team does Ismail Watenga play for?
Ismail Watenga currently plays for University of Pretoria in the 1st Division.
How old is Ismail Watenga?
Ismail Watenga is 31 years old, born on May 15, 1995. He is from Uganda.
How tall is Ismail Watenga?
Ismail Watenga is 182 cm tall. He weighs 78 kg.
Where is Ismail Watenga from?
Ismail Watenga is from Uganda. At club level, he plays for University of Pretoria.