Ugandan International Vanessa Edith Karungi has officially completed her move to Football Club Nordsjælland.
Karungi has been playing for Danish second-tier club B93 Boldklubben for the past two years.
The shot-stopper who joined B93 Boldblukken in 2021 from She Corporate FC on a two-year employment contract will now play top-tier football in the 2023/24 season.
In 2022, Vanessa Karungi was named the captain B93 Boldklubben
The 2020 Danish Women’s Cup winners Football Club Nordsjælland finished fourth in the recently concluded 2022/23 Elitedivisionen league.
The former She Corporate Fc goalkeeper expressed her feeling about joining Football Club Nordsjælland.
”It’s a really cool feeling to be able to call yourself an FCN player. I see the switch to FC Nordsjælland as a great opportunity for me to develop as a player and be part of a team that plays at the top of Danish football,” Karungi stated.
” There is an incredibly strong setup around the Women’s League team and especially around the goalkeeper team, where I hope we can help push each other to improve every day and create good results together,” she concluded.
The 23-year-old custodian is the second African player at Football Club Nordsjælland Ghanian forward Princess Marfo.
She will also now become the second Ugandan player to feature for FC Nordsjælland after Natasha Shirazi who played for the club in 2019.
In 2017 the custodian won three individual accolades, USPA Female Footballer of the Year, best Goalkeeper in FUFA Women’s Cup and Best Goalkeeper in the National Ball Games held in Kabale.
Karungi has also previously featured for Olila Girls High, She Corporate FC and B93 Boldklubben.
