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'''Lifumpa Yande Mwandwe''' (born 29 December 2000) is an English professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] or [[Midfielder#Winger|winger]] for [[Canadian Premier League]] club [[HFX Wanderers]].
'''Lifumpa Yande Mwandwe''' (born 29 December 2000) is an English [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] or [[Midfielder#Winger|winger]] for [[Cymru Premier]] club [[Newtown A.F.C.|Newtown]].


==Club career==
==Club career==

Revision as of 21:49, 3 January 2023

Lifumpa Mwandwe
Lifumpa Mwandwe in uniform holding a folder paper sign
Mwandwe with HFX Wanderers FC
Personal information
Full name Lifumpa Yande Mwandwe[1]
Date of birth (2000-12-29) 29 December 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Greenwich, England
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward, winger[2]
Team information
Current team
 Newtown
Youth career
2014–2017 Shrewsbury Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Shrewsbury Town 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Newtown (loan) 22 (3)
2021–2022 Newtown 47 (12)
2022 HFX Wanderers 12 (0)
2022– Newtown 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2022

Lifumpa Yande Mwandwe (born 29 December 2000) is an English footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Cymru Premier club Newtown.

Club career

Shrewsbury Town

Mwandwe joined the Shrewsbury Town youth system in 2014,[2] making his professional debut whilst still a first-year scholar at the age of sixteen, as a last-minute substitute for Carlton Morris in a 3–0 victory against West Bromwich Albion U21s in an EFL Trophy group-stage match on 3 October 2017.[3]

He was given a first professional contract by Shrewsbury in May 2019.[4]

He was released by Shrewsbury on 11 June 2020.[5]

Newtown (loan)

On 1 August 2019, Mwandwe joined Cymru Premier side Newtown on loan until January 2020.[6]

Return to Newtown

On 1 February 2021, Mwandwe returned to Newtown on a permanent deal follow his release from Shrewsbury.

On 13 July 2022, Mwandwe agreed a deal to join Canadian Premier League club HFX Wanderers for an undisclosed fee on a two-year deal, with the move set to be completed following Newtown's UEFA Europa Conference League match the following day.[7] In his final game for the club, with his exit already publicly announced, Mwandwae scored in normal time in a 2–2 aggregate draw against Havnar Bóltfelag - then going on to score the winning penalty in the penalty shootout to send Newtown through to the next round.[8]

HFX Wanderers

Signing midway through the 2022 season, Mwandwe made his debut for the Wanderers on 23 July 2022, in a match against FC Edmonton. Coming in as a substitute he made an immediate impact, creating chances and drawing a penalty which allowed Halifax to tie the match.[9]

International career

In July 2018, he trained with the Zambia national under-20 team, his first experience of his parents' homeland in over a decade.[10]

Personal life

Mwandwe was born in Greenwich, London to Zambian parents.[2][10]

Career statistics

As of matches played 9 October 2022
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shrewsbury Town 2017–18[11] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2018–19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Newtown (loan) 2019–20 Cymru Premier 22 3 3 0 2 2 0 0 27 5
Newtown 2020–21 17 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 5
2021–22 30 7 1 0 2 1 1[b] 0 34 8
2022–23 0 0 0 0 0 0 2[b] 1 2 1
Total 69 15 4 0 4 3 3 1 81 19
HFX Wanderers 2022 Canadian Premier League 12 0 0 0 — — 12 0
Career total 81 15 4 0 4 3 2 0 93 19
  1. ^ Appearance in the EFL Trophy
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

References

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Lifumpa Mwandwe player profile". Shrewsweb. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Town 3 West Brom U21s 0". Shrewsweb. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  4. ^ Hillback, Ryan (8 May 2019). "Shrewsbury Town confirm Mat Sadler and Doug Loft departure". Shropshire Live. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Retained List". Shrewsbury Town FC. 11 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Youngsters Go Out On Loan". Shrewsbury Town FC official site. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Newtown coup fee for Lifumpa Mwandwe as winger set for Canada". clwbpeldroed.org. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  8. ^ Jones, Jordan (14 July 2022). "Mwandwe bids fairytale goodbye with winning pen for Newtown". Y Clwb Pêl-droed. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  9. ^ "HIGHLIGHTS: Warschewski, Salter score penalties as HFX Wanderers and FC Edmonton draw 1-1". Canadian Premier League. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Mwandwe enjoys Zambian experience". Shrewsweb. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Games played by Lifumpa Mwandwe in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
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