University of Houston Athletics
Peter Mulamba Promoted to Associate Head Coach
1/21/2026 2:47:00 PM | Soccer
Mulamba enters second season in Houston with elevated title
HOUSTON – Peter Mulamba has been promoted to associate head coach of the University of Houston Soccer team, Head Coach Ben William announced Wednesday.
"Peter has been instrumental in the growth of our program in a very short amount of time," Williams said. "His impact both on and off the field, through player development, attention to detail, and most importantly his investment in our student-athletes as people, has elevated our program across the board.
Peter is an elite teacher of the game, a tireless recruiter, and a trusted leader among our staff and student-athletes. His promotion to associate head coach is thoroughly deserved, and I am confident he will continue to play an integral role in leading and elevating the Houston Soccer program into the future."
Mulamba spent the 2025 season with the Cougars as an assistant coach where he helped the program to its first winning season since 2021 with a 7-4-7 record. He helped Houston to its first undefeated non-conference finish in program history including a 4-1 rout of Texas, marking the first victory over the Longhorns since 2000.
The Cougars allowed just one goal during non-conference action and 14 on the season, marking the lowest total ever allowed in non-conference action and the lowest season total since 2010.
Houston opened Big 12 Conference play with a 3-1 victory over Cincinnati, marking the most goals scored in a single Big 12 match in program history as well as the first time opening conference play victorious.
Mulamba helped Houston to two wins and five ties — Houston's best mark since joining the league — while tallying its most conference points in league play (11).
The Cougars earned three Big 12 weekly awards as Lexi Gonzalez earned the program's first award as Goalkeeper of the Week. Samira Minor earned the Big 12's Offensive Player and Freshman of the week after she recorded a brace against Cincinnati, marking the first time since 2021 a Big 12 soccer player had won multiple awards in the same week..
Minor was named to the All-Big 12 Second Team and All-Freshman teams which was the first time a Houston Soccer player earned a spot on the Big 12 First or Second Team in program history. Minor was the second Cougars to earn a spot on the Big 12 All-Freshman Team (Aryanna Jimison, 2023).
Mulamba came to Houston following the 2024 season at SFA where he helped the Ladyjacks to a Southland Conference regular season and tournament title, a berth to the NCAA Tournament and the largest single-season turnaround in Division I with 14 wins.
Mulamba notably helped coach the Southland Conference's Midfielder, Defender, Freshman and Student-Athlete of the Year as well as the Tournament MVP. Eight players earned All-Conference honors during his lone season in the Piney Woods. SFA's regular season conference championship was its first since 2020, and its conference tournament title was the Ladyjacks first since 2012. The program's 14 victories marked the most since 2014.
With Mulamba's primary focus being on the offensive side of the ball, SFA ranked fourth nationally with 3.0 goals per game, scoring a total of 60 goals on the season. The Ladyjacks also ranked seventh nationally with 13 shutouts.
Mulamba joins Williams on staff at a third different school in three years as the pair also spent time together in 2023. As assistant coaches at UTSA, the pair led the Roadrunners to a 7-7-4 record in their first year in the American Athletic Conference, setting the program record for the fewest goals conceded (13).
Prior to joining the UTSA staff, Mulamba spent five years as the head coach at Alamo City Soccer Club of the United Premier Soccer League (UPSL). Leading Alamo City men's semi-professional team for seven split-calendar seasons, Mulamba racked up a 53-11-11 record as head coach – a 78 percent winning percentage. Alamo City was ranked No. 8 in the UPSL in 2023 and won their fifth Central Conference Texas South Division Championship under his leadership that Summer – marking their seventh playoff appearance and fourth trip to the national round of 32 – this had him voted as a top five finalist for UPSL Coach of the Year.
Continually working to develop new players since his playing days, Mulamba also spent time coaching with the Players Academy of Soccer Skills (P.A.S.S.) private soccer training since 2018, and his family has operated FalseNin9 Soccer Development out of Austin and San Antonio since 2020, providing technical training to players of all levels.
Mulamba started his playing career at Brescia University in Kentucky, where he was the team's Freshman and Newcomer of the Year before transferring to UTRGV. Unfortunately, an injury ended his collegiate career just five games into his time with the Vaqueros, prompting him to transfer to UTSA where he earned his degree in Kinesiology with an Athletic Medicine concentration.
Mulamba returned to action once more as a player before shifting his focus fully to coaching, playing semi-professionally for the San Antonio Runners Soccer Club. He helped the Runners to an 11-0-3 record, a Fall 2018 UPSL Central Conference Heart Division Championship and a Spring 2019 appearance in the 2019 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.
His soccer playing journey began as a prep star at Laredo St. Augustine Catholic, where was a three-time TAPPS All-State honoree named to the TAPPS All-Tournament Team after leading his team to the first final four in school and city history during his senior year.
A native of Johannesburg, South Africa, Mulamba comes from a soccer family, with his three brothers, Teddy, Greg and Oliver, all of whom competed at the NCAA Division I and II levels, as well as professionally and semi-professionally at the USL Championship, and PDL. In addition, another brother Patrick who played professional rugby in England, and South Africa.
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Fans can receive updates by following @UHCougarSoccer on X, formerly known as Twitter, and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at UHCougarSoccer or on the team's Instagram page at @uhcougarsoccer.
"Peter has been instrumental in the growth of our program in a very short amount of time," Williams said. "His impact both on and off the field, through player development, attention to detail, and most importantly his investment in our student-athletes as people, has elevated our program across the board.
Peter is an elite teacher of the game, a tireless recruiter, and a trusted leader among our staff and student-athletes. His promotion to associate head coach is thoroughly deserved, and I am confident he will continue to play an integral role in leading and elevating the Houston Soccer program into the future."
Mulamba spent the 2025 season with the Cougars as an assistant coach where he helped the program to its first winning season since 2021 with a 7-4-7 record. He helped Houston to its first undefeated non-conference finish in program history including a 4-1 rout of Texas, marking the first victory over the Longhorns since 2000.
The Cougars allowed just one goal during non-conference action and 14 on the season, marking the lowest total ever allowed in non-conference action and the lowest season total since 2010.
Houston opened Big 12 Conference play with a 3-1 victory over Cincinnati, marking the most goals scored in a single Big 12 match in program history as well as the first time opening conference play victorious.
Mulamba helped Houston to two wins and five ties — Houston's best mark since joining the league — while tallying its most conference points in league play (11).
The Cougars earned three Big 12 weekly awards as Lexi Gonzalez earned the program's first award as Goalkeeper of the Week. Samira Minor earned the Big 12's Offensive Player and Freshman of the week after she recorded a brace against Cincinnati, marking the first time since 2021 a Big 12 soccer player had won multiple awards in the same week..
Minor was named to the All-Big 12 Second Team and All-Freshman teams which was the first time a Houston Soccer player earned a spot on the Big 12 First or Second Team in program history. Minor was the second Cougars to earn a spot on the Big 12 All-Freshman Team (Aryanna Jimison, 2023).
Mulamba came to Houston following the 2024 season at SFA where he helped the Ladyjacks to a Southland Conference regular season and tournament title, a berth to the NCAA Tournament and the largest single-season turnaround in Division I with 14 wins.
Mulamba notably helped coach the Southland Conference's Midfielder, Defender, Freshman and Student-Athlete of the Year as well as the Tournament MVP. Eight players earned All-Conference honors during his lone season in the Piney Woods. SFA's regular season conference championship was its first since 2020, and its conference tournament title was the Ladyjacks first since 2012. The program's 14 victories marked the most since 2014.
With Mulamba's primary focus being on the offensive side of the ball, SFA ranked fourth nationally with 3.0 goals per game, scoring a total of 60 goals on the season. The Ladyjacks also ranked seventh nationally with 13 shutouts.
Mulamba joins Williams on staff at a third different school in three years as the pair also spent time together in 2023. As assistant coaches at UTSA, the pair led the Roadrunners to a 7-7-4 record in their first year in the American Athletic Conference, setting the program record for the fewest goals conceded (13).
Prior to joining the UTSA staff, Mulamba spent five years as the head coach at Alamo City Soccer Club of the United Premier Soccer League (UPSL). Leading Alamo City men's semi-professional team for seven split-calendar seasons, Mulamba racked up a 53-11-11 record as head coach – a 78 percent winning percentage. Alamo City was ranked No. 8 in the UPSL in 2023 and won their fifth Central Conference Texas South Division Championship under his leadership that Summer – marking their seventh playoff appearance and fourth trip to the national round of 32 – this had him voted as a top five finalist for UPSL Coach of the Year.
Continually working to develop new players since his playing days, Mulamba also spent time coaching with the Players Academy of Soccer Skills (P.A.S.S.) private soccer training since 2018, and his family has operated FalseNin9 Soccer Development out of Austin and San Antonio since 2020, providing technical training to players of all levels.
Mulamba started his playing career at Brescia University in Kentucky, where he was the team's Freshman and Newcomer of the Year before transferring to UTRGV. Unfortunately, an injury ended his collegiate career just five games into his time with the Vaqueros, prompting him to transfer to UTSA where he earned his degree in Kinesiology with an Athletic Medicine concentration.
Mulamba returned to action once more as a player before shifting his focus fully to coaching, playing semi-professionally for the San Antonio Runners Soccer Club. He helped the Runners to an 11-0-3 record, a Fall 2018 UPSL Central Conference Heart Division Championship and a Spring 2019 appearance in the 2019 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.
His soccer playing journey began as a prep star at Laredo St. Augustine Catholic, where was a three-time TAPPS All-State honoree named to the TAPPS All-Tournament Team after leading his team to the first final four in school and city history during his senior year.
A native of Johannesburg, South Africa, Mulamba comes from a soccer family, with his three brothers, Teddy, Greg and Oliver, all of whom competed at the NCAA Division I and II levels, as well as professionally and semi-professionally at the USL Championship, and PDL. In addition, another brother Patrick who played professional rugby in England, and South Africa.
SUPPORT YOUR COOGS
Fans can make a direct impact on the success of Houston Soccer by providing NIL opportunities and by joining the Cougar Reserves which provides financial support directly to Houston Soccer for needs beyond its operating budget.
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can receive updates by following @UHCougarSoccer on X, formerly known as Twitter, and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at UHCougarSoccer or on the team's Instagram page at @uhcougarsoccer.
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