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Temwa Chaŵinga
Chawinga with the Kansas City Current in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-09-20) September 20, 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Malawi
Position(s) Forward[1]
Team information
Current team
 Kansas City Current
Number 6
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Blantyre Zero 3 (29)
2017–2019 Kvarnsvedens IK 57 (55)
2020–2023 Wuhan Jianghan 84 (83)
2024– Kansas City Current 18 (14)
International career‡
2016– Malawi 14+ (22+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2023

Temwa Chaŵinga (born September 20, 1998) is a Malawian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Malawi national team. She previously played for Swedish club Kvarnsvedens IK and Chinese club Wuhan Jianghan University.

Early life

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Chaŵinga was born on September 20, 1998, in Rumphi district, Northern Region, Malawi. She is the youngest of five children. She is of Tumbuka ethnicity and her name Temwa means "love" in Tumbuka language.[2] Her older sister, Tabitha Chawinga, is also a professional footballer.[3]

Club career

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Kvarnsvedens IK, 2017–2019

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Chaŵinga signed with Kvarnsvedens IK in 2017.[4]

Wuhan Jianghan University FC, 2020–2023

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In 2020, Chaŵinga signed a two-year contract with an option for an additional year at Wuhan Jianghan University F.C.. In 2023, she scored a total of 51 goals for the club across all competitions.[5]

Kansas City Current, 2024–

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On January 3, 2024, Chaŵinga signed a two-year contract with the Kansas City Current.[4] She scored her first goal for the Current in a 4–2 win over Angel City FC on March 30, becoming the first Malawian goalscorer in NWSL history.[6] She scored four goals in her first five games, including a brace against Bay FC, and was named to the NWSL Team of the Month for March/April.[7][8] She scored six goals in four games in June and was named the NWSL Player of the Month.[9] She scored a brace against the Houston Dash on June 28, helping the Current win their then-record 17th undefeated regular-season game in a row; in that game, she also passed the Orlando Pride's Barbra Banda for the lead in the NWSL Golden Boot race, broke the Current club record for goals in a season (11 in only 15 games), and became the first player to kick a ball out of CPKC Stadium into the Missouri River.[10] During a three-month span starting on June 9, she scored in every regular-season game for Current—eight games in a row, an NWSL record.[11][12]

Personal life

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Chaŵinga's older sister Tabitha is also a Malawian international footballer.[2]

Career statistics

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International goals

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Scores and results list Malawi's goal tally first

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 30 December 2016 Nankhaka Stadium, Lilongwe, Malawi, Malawi  Zambia 1–1 2–3 Friendly
2 15 September 2017 Barbourfields Stadium, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe  Madagascar 3–0 6–3 2017 COSAFA Women's Championship
3 4–0
4 17 September 2017 Luveve Stadium, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe  Zimbabwe 1–2 3–3
5 4 April 2019 Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi  Mozambique 2–0 11–1 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
6 4–0
7 5–0
8 7–0
9 10–0
10 9 April 2019 Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique  Mozambique 1–0 3–0
11 7 November 2020 Wolfson Stadium, Ibhayi, South Africa  Lesotho 3–0 9–0 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship
12 9 November 2020 Wolfson Stadium, Ibhayi, South Africa  Zambia 1–0 1–0
13 12 November 2020 Wolfson Stadium, Ibhayi, South Africa  South Africa 1–1 2–6
14 4 October 2023 Lucas Moripe Stadium, Pretoria  South Africa 2–1 4–3 2023 COSAFA Women's Championship
15 3–1
16 4–1
17 7 October 2023 Lucas Moripe Stadium, Pretoria  Eswatini 5–0 8–0
18 6–0
19 7–0
20 8–0
21 13 October 2023 Lucas Moripe Stadium, Pretoria  Mozambique 1–1 2–1
22 2–1

Honours

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Wuhan Jianghan University

References

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  1. ^ Temwa Chawinga at Soccerway
  2. ^ a b Ahmadu, Samuel (March 6, 2021). "Chawinga: Tabitha joins Malawian sister Temwa at Wuhan". Goal.com. Goal. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "Idrottonline". www.rf.se (in Swedish). Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Kansas City Current sign Malawi international forward - Kansas City Current". www.kansascitycurrent.com. January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  5. ^ Burhan, Asif. "Malawi's Temwa Chawinga Ends 2023 As The World's Leading Goalscorer". Forbes. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  6. ^ Hartley, Maddie (March 30, 2024). "KC Current stays unbeaten as Temwa Chawinga makes history in victory over Angel City". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  7. ^ Sperry, Daniel (April 20, 2024). "KC Current blasts Bay FC at CPKC Stadium. Temwa Chawinga & Bia provided the fireworks". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  8. ^ "NWSL Announces March/April Best XI of the Month, Presented by Amazon Prime" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. May 7, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  9. ^ "Current's Temwa Chawinga named NWSL Player of the Month, presented by EA Sports" (Press release). Kansas City Current. July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  10. ^ Sperry, Daniel (June 28, 2024). "Temwa Chawinga shot a ball into the river. Then she set the KC Current goals record". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  11. ^ Sperry, Daniel (September 1, 2024). "Temwa Chawinga scores again, but KC Current falls to NC Courage on late NWSL goal". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  12. ^ Temwa Chawinga at FBref.com Edit this at Wikidata
  13. ^ "Kansas City Current sign a decorated Malawian international player". Yahoo Sports. January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
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