Farouk Miya (born 26 November 1997) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Uganda Premier League club Vipers and 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.
Miya rejoined Uganda Premier League club Vipers in July 2026 for the 2026–27 season after two weeks of training with the club.
International career Miya made his debut for the Uganda national team on 11 July 2014 against Seychelles.
Career statistics
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsUganda2014922015161020161332017132201864201991202020202120202241202350Total7923
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 MiyaNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 11 July 2014 Lugogo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda 1–0 1–0 Friendly2 9 November 2014 Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda 3–0 3–0 Friendly3 25 March 2015 Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Nigeria 1–0 1–0 Friendly4 20 June 2015 Amaan Stadium, Zanzibar City, Tanzania 3–0 3–0 2016 African Nations Championship qualification5 17 October 2015 Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda 2–0 2–0 2016 African Nations Championship qualification6 25 October 2015 Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum, Sudan 2–0 2–0 2016 African Nations Championship qualification7 12 November 2015 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo 1–0 1–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification8 15 November 2015 Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda 2–0 3–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification9 3–010 24 November 2015 Awassa Kenema Stadium, Awassa, Ethiopia 1–0 4–0 2015 CECAFA Cup11 2–012 30 November 2015 Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 1–0 2–0 2015 CECAFA Cup13 19 January 2016 Umuganda Stadium, Gisenyi, Rwanda 2–1 2–2 2016 African Nations Championship14 4 September 2016 Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda 1–0 1–0 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification15 12 November 2016 1–0 1–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification16 8 January 2017 Armed Forces Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 2–0 3–1 Friendly17 25 January 2017 Stade d'Oyem, Oyem, Gabon 1–0 1–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations18 2 June 2018 Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger 1–2 1–2 Friendly19 13 October 2018 Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda 2–0 3–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification20 16 October 2018 Setsoto Stadium, Awassa, Lesotho 1–0 2–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification21 2–022 15 June 2019 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 1–0 1–0 Friendly23 29 March 2022 Markaziy Stadium, Namangan, Uzbekistan 1–2 2–4 2022 Nowruz Cup
Honours Standard Liège Belgian Cup: 2015–16
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