Tenywa Bonseu

Personal information
Full name	Sulaiman Tenywa Bonseu
Date of birth	October 28, 1976 (1976-10-28) (age 33)
Place of birth	Kampala, Uganda
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Number	22
Youth career
1994–1996	Horizon FC
1997–1998	Martin Methodist Red Hawks
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps (Gls)†
1999–2000	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	51 0(1)
2000	Chicago Fire	02 0(0)
2001	Columbus Crew	24 0(0)
2002–2003	Dallas Burn	47 0(0)
2004	MetroStars	14 0(0)
2005–2008	Rochester Raging Rhinos	78 0(2)
2009–	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	14 0(2)
National team
	Uganda	21 0(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 October, 2009. † Appearances (Goals).

Tenywa "T-Bone" Bonseu (born October 28, 1976 in Kampala) is a Ugandan soccer player who currently plays for Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the USL Second Division.

[edit] Career

[edit] Amateur and college

Bonseu began his career playing for Horizon FC in his native Uganda, before coming to the United States in 1997 to attend and play college soccer for Martin Methodist College in rural Tennessee.

[edit] Professional

Bonseu joined the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the A-League in 1999 and played there for two seasons, before signing with the Major League Soccer's Chicago Fire.^[1] Bonseu went on to spend several seasons in MLS, playing with the Columbus Crew in 2001, Dallas Burn in 2002 and 2003, and the MetroStars, who acquired Tenywa from Dallas for Steve Jolley before the 2004 season.^[2] In five seasons in MLS, Bonseu played in 87 regular season and 11 playoff games (starting all but three).

After being released by the MetroStars, Bonseu played four seasons with the Rochester Rhinos in the USL First Division from 2005 through 2008, before signing for Pittsburgh Riverhounds in 2009.

[edit] International

Bonseu was one of the youngest players ever selected to appear for the national team of Uganda. He has 21 appearances for Uganda.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Tenywa Bonseu at National-Football-Teams.com

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