Zaina Namuleme

Zaina Namuleme (born 9 January 2000) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kenya Police Bullets. She is the current captain of the Uganda women's national team since June 2025. In May 2022, she transitioned from a striker to a midfield role.

In April 2024, Namuleme stepped down as Kampala Queens captain after serving for two and a half seasons. She joined Makerere University Women Football Club, where she made became the first player to score a super hat-trick in the 2024–25 FUFA Women Super League season. She later later signed for Kenya Police Bullets in July, 2024. After one year with the club, Namuleme joined Rwanda's Women team Rayon Sport Women FC in July, 2026 ahead of their preparation for the CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Zonal Qualifiers on two years contract. Two months later, she parted ways with the club to return to uganda. International career Namuleme represented Uganda at the under-20 level, featuring in the 2020 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualifiers against Tanzania.

In June 2016, Namuleme received her first call-up to the senior national team for a friendly match against Kenya. She was part of the final squad for the 2016 CECAFA Women's Championship. In June 2025, ahead of her fourth appearance at the CECAFA Women's Championship, Namuleme was appointed captain of the Crested Cranes to lead the team throughout the 2025 edition. International goals Scores and results list Uganda's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Namuleme goal.