Ibra Sekajja (born 31 October 1992) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Raynes Park Vale.
Club career Born in Uganda, he attended secondary school at Ashburton Community School from 2004 to 2009.
Ibra was first noticed by a scout from Crystal Palace, a Premier League club, for his footballing talent whilst playing during a match at Elmwood Primary School. His pace, technical skill, dribbling, height and striking were noticed at the age of 10.
Sekajja made his professional debut for Crystal Palace on 30 April 2011, in a fixture at Hull City. He scored a late 88th-minute equaliser with his first touch. Sekajja had dominated the pitch in the last few vital minutes of the match, ensuring a draw against Hull which secured Palace's safety in the Championship. He celebrated with a triple backflip.
He was loaned to Kettering Town and Bromley midway through the 2011–12 season, to gain first team experience. Milton Keynes Dons then signed Sekajja on loan on 7 November 2012. Manager Karl Robinson said of the move, "He's exactly what we need in the team at the moment – he is young, fearless and fast." On 24 November 2012, he made his only appearance for the side, coming on as an 84th-minute substitute for Dean Bowditch in a 5–1 win against Colchester United
On 10 January 2013, Sekajja joined Barnet on a one-month loan. He made a winning start to his Barnet career, playing the whole game in an away 2–0 win against Rotherham United, on 12 January 2013. Following his "impressive" debut, manager Edgar Davids said "I expect that he is going to be a great asset for the team. I hope he develops himself in the line that I think he can and he can become an important player for Barnet."
At the end of his loan at Barnet, Sekajja returned to Crystal Palace but failed to feature again in the first team. He was eventually released by the club in May 2014.
After a successful two-week trial, Sekajja signed for Scottish Premiership club Inverness Caledonian Thistle in October 2014.Inverness Caley sign ex-Palace striker Sekajja, BBC Sport He made his debut for the team later that month, coming on as a substitute against St Mirren. Sekajja left Inverness in January 2015, at the end of his short-term contract.
On 16 January 2015, Sekajja signed for Scottish Championship club Livingston.
Following spells with Braintree Town and Hemel Hempstead Town during the 2015–16 season, Sekajja joined Dulwich Hamlet of the Isthmian League Premier Division, making his debut in a 2–2 away draw with Enfield Town on 1 October 2016. He finished his first season at the club scoring 17 goals in all competitions, including a first-half hat-trick against Enfield Town in the Isthmian League Premier Division play-off semi-final. After 12 league goals for Dulwich in 2016–17, he joined Bognor Regis Town for 2017–18.Ibra Sekajja Signs On The Dotted Line In 2018-19 Sekajja played for Havant & Waterlooville before joining Gosport Borough in March.New Signings – Ibra Sekajja Joins The BORO'
Sekajja joined Maidenhead United in November 2019.New Signing | Ibra is a Magpie In January 2020, he went on trial at Grimsby Town.Ian Holloway faces 'problem' over Grimsby Town trialist Ibra Sekajja
Sekajja re-joined Dulwich Hamlet in January 2021.
On 15 August 2022, he signed with AC Oulu in Finland until the end of the season.
On 1 December 2025, Sekajja joined Isthmian League South Central Division club Raynes Park Vale.
International career Sekajja has been capped by England at U16 level. In August 2013, he was called up to the Uganda squad for a friendly against Egypt.Old brooms recalled, Uspa reward Cranes He did not play as he had yet to receive his Ugandan passport.Sekajja's Cranes Debut Delayed Over Passport Hitch
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCrystal Palace2010–11Championship11000000112011–12Championship10100000202012–13Championship00000000002013–14Premier League0000000000Total2110000031Kettering Town (loan)2011–12Conference Premier2000000020Bromley (loan)2011–12Conference South3000001040Milton Keynes Dons (loan)2012–13League One1000000010Barnet (loan)2012–13League Two4000000040Inverness Caledonian Thistle2014–15Scottish Premiership4000000040Livingston2014–15Scottish Championship112000000112Braintree Town2015–16National League2010002050Hemel Hempstead Town2015–16National League South142000010152Dulwich Hamlet2016–17Isthmian League Premier Division351200001545016Bognor Regis Town2017–18National League South2971000533510Havant & Waterlooville2018–19National League140100054204Gosport Borough2018–19SFL Premier Division South6200000062Maidenhead United2019–20National League4100001051Dulwich Hamlet2020–21National League South10000000102021–22National League South115000000115Total125000000125AC Oulu2022Veikkausliiga8200000082Career total151344000301118545
References
External links
Ibra Sekajja at the Dulwich Hamlet official website