Lifumpa Mwandwe
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lifumpa Yande Mwandwe[1] | ||
Date of birth | 29 December 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Greenwich, England | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward, winger[2] | ||
Club 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– | Newtown | 17 | (5) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:38, 11 August 2021 (UTC) |
Lifumpa Yande Mwandwe (born 29 December 2000) is an English-Zambian 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.
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.[7]
Personal life[]
Mwandwe was born in Greenwich, London to Zambian parents.[2][7]
Career statistics[]
- As of matches played 12 January 2022
Club | Season | League | Welsh Cup | Welsh League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Shrewsbury Town | 2017–18[8] | League One | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Newtown AFC | 2019-20 | Cymru Premier | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5 |
2020-21 | Cymru Premier | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | |
2021-22 | Cymru Premier | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 21 | 5 | |
Career total | 56 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 15 |
- ^ Appearance in the EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Conference League
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.
- ^ Hillback, Ryan (8 May 2019). "Shrewsbury Town confirm Mat Sadler and Doug Loft departure". Shropshire Live. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Retained List". Shrewsbury Town FC. 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Youngsters Go Out On Loan". Shrewsbury Town FC official site. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Mwandwe enjoys Zambian experience". Shrewsweb. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Lifumpa Mwandwe in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
External links[]
- Lifumpa Mwandwe at Soccerbase
- Lifumpa Mwandwe at Soccerway
- Living people
- Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
- Newtown A.F.C. players
- Association football midfielders
- 2000 births
- English footballers
- Association football forwards
- Footballers from Greater London
- Cymru Premier players
- Cymru Alliance players
- English people of Zambian descent
- Black British sportspeople