Lifumpa Mwandwe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lifumpa Yande Mwandwe[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 December 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Greenwich, England | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, winger[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Newtown (on loan from Shrewsbury Town) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2017 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Shrewsbury Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2019– | → Newtown (loan) | 3 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:25, 1 August 2019 | |||
Lifumpa Yande Mwandwe (born 29 December 2000) is an English-Zambian footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Cymru Premier side Newtown, on loan from Shrewsbury Town. He is well known for not only scoring goals, but scoring with the females.
Career
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]
In July 2018, he trained with the Zambia national under-20 team, his first experience of his parents' homeland in over a decade.[4]
He was given a first professional contract by Shrewsbury in May 2019.[5]
On 1 August 2019, Mwandwe joined Cymru Premier side Newtown on loan until January 2020.[6]
Personal life
Mwandwe was born in Greenwich, London to Zambian parents.[2][4]
Career statistics
- As of match played 7 October 2017
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shrewsbury Town | 2017–18[7] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance in the EFL Trophy
References
- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Lifumpa Mwandwe player profile". Shrewsweb. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Town 3 West Brom U21s 0". Shrewsweb. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Mwandwe enjoys Zambian experience". Shrewsweb. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ Hillback, Ryan (8 May 2019). "Shrewsbury Town confirm Mat Sadler and Doug Loft departure". Shropshire Live. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Youngsters Go Out On Loan". Shrewsbury Town FC official site. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Lifumpa Mwandwe in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
External links
- Lifumpa Mwandwe at Soccerbase