Amateur and college Bonseu began his career in 1994 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 after a trial with a club in the Japanese J-League.
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. 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. 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.
International Bonseu was one of the youngest players ever selected to appear for the national team of Uganda. He has 21 appearances for Uganda. ==References==