{{short description|Ugandan footballer (born 2003)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Calvin Kabuye | image = Calvin Kabuye.jpg | full_name = Hope Calvin Ddamulira Kabuye | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|3|28|df=yes}} | birth_place = Huddinge, Sweden | height = 1.83m | currentclub = KuPS | clubnumber = | position = Winger | youthyears1 = 2008–2010 | youthclubs1 = IF Olympia | youthyears2 = 2010–2015 | youthclubs2 = Sköndals IK | youthyears3 = 2015–2021 | youthclubs3 = AIK | years1 = 2021–2023 | clubs1 = AIK | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2022 | clubs2 = → Vasalunds IF (loan) | caps2 = 28 | goals2 = 15 | years3 = 2023 | clubs3 = → Östersunds FK (loan) | caps3 = 29 | goals3 = 4 | years4 = 2023–2024 | clubs4 = Sandvikens IF | caps4 = 29 | goals4 = 9 | years5 = 2025–2026 | clubs5 = Mjällby AIF | caps5 = 4 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2025 | clubs6 = → Varbergs BoIS (loan) | caps6 = 16 | goals6 = 1 | years7 = 2026– | clubs7 = KuPS| caps7 = 0 | goals7 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2023 | nationalteam1 = Sweden U20 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2024– | nationalteam2 = Uganda | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | pcupdate = 13 November 2025 | ntupdate = 19:09, 7 April 2025 (UTC) }}
'''Hope Calvin Ddamulira Kabuye''' (born 28 March 2003) is a professional football player who plays as a winger for KuPS. Born in Sweden, he plays for the Uganda national football team.
==Career== Kabuye began playing football at the age of 5 with the youth side of IF Olimpia before moving to Sköndals IK, and then finishing his development with the academy of AIK in 2015. After working his way up their youth sides, he started training with their senior team in 2021. On 18 March 2022, he signed a first team contract with AIK until December 2024, and that day was loaned to Vasalunds IF in the Ettan on a season-long loan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.cision.com/se/aik-fotboll/r/a-lagskontrakt-for-calvin-kabuye,c3528154|title=A-lagskontrakt för Calvin Kabuye|date=18 March 2022|website=News Powered by Cision}}</ref> He returned to AIK for the preseason in January 2023, and made his senior debut in a 3–0 Svenska Cupen win over Varbergs BoIS on 6 March 2023. On 29 March 2023, he joined Östersunds FK on a season-long loan in the Superettan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://allaaktier.se/aik-fotboll/nyheter/calvin-kabuye-ut-pa-lan-under-2023/1881|title=Calvin Kabuye ut på lån under 2023 - allaaktier.se|access-date=8 April 2025|archive-date=11 April 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250411014954/https://allaaktier.se/aik-fotboll/nyheter/calvin-kabuye-ut-pa-lan-under-2023/1881|url-status=live}}</ref> On 6 December 2023, he transferred to Sandvikens IF on a 3-year contract.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aikfotboll.se/nyheter/calvin-kabuye-lamnar-aik-fotboll-2023-12-06|title=Calvin Kabuye lämnar AIK Fotboll|website=AIK Fotboll|access-date=8 April 2025|archive-date=19 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919165721/https://www.aikfotboll.se/nyheter/calvin-kabuye-lamnar-aik-fotboll-2023-12-06|url-status=live}}</ref> On 14 December 2024, he transferred to the Allsvenskan side Mjällby AIF.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gd.se/2024-12-17/rekordaffar-for-sif-nar-kabuye-lamnar-for-allsvenskan/|title=Rekordaffär för SIF när Kabuye lämnar för allsvenskan|date=17 December 2024|website=Gefle Dagblad|access-date=8 April 2025|archive-date=20 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241220162639/https://www.gd.se/2024-12-17/rekordaffar-for-sif-nar-kabuye-lamnar-for-allsvenskan/|url-status=live}}</ref>
On 7 February 2026, Kabuye was announced at KuPS.<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://maif.se/2026/02/07/calvin-kabuye-lamnar-mjallby-aif/|title=Calvin Kabuye lämnar Mjällby AIF|trans-title=Calvin Kabuye leaves Mjällby AIF|language=Swedish|website=maif.se}}</ref>
==International career== Born in Sweden, Kabuye is of Ugandan descent. In November 2023, he was called up to the Sweden U20 for a set of friendlies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/nyheter/landslag/2023/11/p20-den-swe-19-nov/|title=Sent avgörande för Sverige|date=19 November 2023|website=www.svenskfotboll.se}}</ref> He was called up to the Uganda national football team for a set of 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in November 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arbetarbladet.se/2024-11-20/landslagsdebut-for-sif-anfallaren/|title=Landslagsdebut för SIF-anfallaren|date=20 November 2024|website=Arbetarbladet|access-date=8 April 2025|archive-date=11 April 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250411231603/https://www.arbetarbladet.se/2024-11-20/landslagsdebut-for-sif-anfallaren/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Soccerway|calvin-kabuye/799107}} * {{NFT|96647}} * [https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/calvin-kabuye/b710ed52-cb0c-4473-bb8f-5fc2a2e69fdb/ Svensk Fotboll profile]
{{Mjällby AIF squad}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kabuye, Calvin}} Category:2003 births Category:Living people Category:People from Huddinge Municipality Category:Ugandan men's footballers Category:Uganda men's international footballers Category:Swedish men's footballers Category:Sweden men's youth international footballers Category:Swedish people of Ugandan descent Category:Men's association football forwards Category:21st-century Ugandan sportsmen Category:21st-century Swedish sportsmen Category:AIK Fotboll players Category:Vasalunds IF players Category:Östersunds FK players Category:Sandvikens IF players Category:Mjällby AIF players Category:Varbergs BoIS players Category:Allsvenskan players Category:Superettan players Category:Ettan Fotboll players Category:Footballers from Stockholm County