# Farouk Miya

Farouk Miya (born 26 November 1997) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Uganda national team.

## Club career

In January 2016, it was announced that Miya would be joining Belgian top flight club, Standard Liège in what was reported to be an initial loan deal taking him from Ugandan club Vipers. Standard Liège acquired his services for a fee of 400,000 US$.
On 31 January 2017, Miya was loaned to Royal Excel Mouscron until the end of the season.
In February 2018, Miya was loaned to Səbail FK, returning at the end of the 2017–18 season.
On 20 August 2019, Miya signed a three-year contract with Süper Lig side Konyaspor. He made his debut five days later against Galatasaray at Türk Telekom Stadium.
He joined TFF First League club Çaykur Rizespor on a two-year contract in July 2022.

## International career

Miya made his debut for the Uganda national team on 11 July 2014 against Seychelles.

## Career statistics
### International

    As of matches played on 7 September 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Uganda | 2014 | 9 | 2 |
| Uganda | 2015 | 16 | 10 |
| Uganda | 2016 | 13 | 3 |
| Uganda | 2017 | 13 | 2 |
| Uganda | 2018 | 6 | 4 |
| Uganda | 2019 | 9 | 1 |
| Uganda | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| Uganda | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| Uganda | 2022 | 4 | 1 |
| Uganda | 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 79 | 23 |
    Scores and results list Uganda's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Miya goal. This list includes non official goals.
List of international goals scored by Farouk Miya :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 11 July 2014 | Lugogo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda | Seychelles | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 9 November 2014 | Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda | Ethiopia | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 25 March 2015 | Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Nigeria | Nigeria | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 4 | 20 June 2015 | Amaan Stadium, Zanzibar City, Tanzania | Tanzania | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2016 African Nations Championship qualification |
| 5 | 17 October 2015 | Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda | Sudan | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2016 African Nations Championship qualification |
| 6 | 25 October 2015 | Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum, Sudan | Sudan | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2016 African Nations Championship qualification |
| 7 | 12 November 2015 | Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo | Togo | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 15 November 2015 | Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda | Togo | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 15 November 2015 | Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda | Togo | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 10 | 24 November 2015 | Awassa Kenema Stadium, Awassa, Ethiopia | Zanzibar | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2015 CECAFA Cup |
| 11 | 24 November 2015 | Awassa Kenema Stadium, Awassa, Ethiopia | Zanzibar | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2015 CECAFA Cup |
| 12 | 30 November 2015 | Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Malawi | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2015 CECAFA Cup |
| 13 | 19 January 2016 | Umuganda Stadium, Gisenyi, Rwanda | Mali | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2016 African Nations Championship |
| 14 | 4 September 2016 | Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda | Comoros | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 15 | 12 November 2016 | Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda | Congo | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 16 | 8 January 2017 | Armed Forces Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Slovakia | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 17 | 25 January 2017 | Stade d'Oyem, Oyem, Gabon | Mali | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 18 | 2 June 2018 | Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger | Niger | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 19 | 13 October 2018 | Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda | Lesotho | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 20 | 16 October 2018 | Setsoto Stadium, Awassa, Lesotho | Lesotho | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 21 | 16 October 2018 | Setsoto Stadium, Awassa, Lesotho | Lesotho | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 22 | 15 June 2019 | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Ivory Coast | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 23 | 29 March 2022 | Markaziy Stadium, Namangan, Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan | 1–2 | 2–4 | 2022 Nowruz Cup |

## Honours

Standard Liège
* Belgian Cup: 2015–16