Lifumpa Mwandwe

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

Lifumpa Mwandwe
Personal information
Full name Lifumpa Yande Mwandwe[1]
Date of birth (2000-12-29) 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)

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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shrewsbury Town 2017–18[8] League One 00N/AN/AN/AN/A1[lower-alpha 1]010
Newtown AFC 2019-20 Cymru Premier 223302200275
2020-21 Cymru Premier 175000000175
2021-22 Cymru Premier 17410211[lower-alpha 2]0215
Career total 56124043206615
  1. Appearance in the EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance in UEFA Conference League

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  2. "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. "Mwandwe enjoys Zambian experience". Shrewsweb. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  8. "Games played by Lifumpa Mwandwe in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2017.


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