Ugandan Star Farouk Miya Signs With Greek 2nd-Tier Team.

Ugandan Star Farouk Miya Signs With Greek 2nd-Tier Team.

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  • August 25, 2025
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Farouk Miya, has joined GS Ilioupolis, a Greek 2nd-tier team, on a two-year contract that will keep him until 2027.

Miya’s past clubs include

Vipers SC: He started his career here before moving to Belgium.

Miya Farouk with Keziron Kizito Photo courtesy

Standard Liege: He joined in 2016 from Vipers SC.

Royal Excel Mouscron: He was loaned here from Standard Liege.

Sabail FK: Another loan spell from Standard Liege.

HNK Gorica: He played here after leaving Standard Liege.

Konyaspor: A Turkish club where he played before joining GS Ilioupolis.

FC Lviv: A Ukrainian club he played for.

Miya has also had experience playing in Turkey for Çaykur Rizespor, where he scored 4 goals in 20 matches in the 1. Lig season.

As an Ugandan international, Miya has made 79 appearances and scored 23 goals for the Uganda Cranes, including a crucial goal against Comoros that helped Uganda qualify for AFCON 2017

Miya farouk and Mosalah battling for the ball photo courtesy

GS Ilioupolis is a Greek sports club with a prominent football team competing in the Super League 2, the second tier of Greek football.

Founding: The club was founded on December 30, 1952.