Tawanda Chirewa
Personal information
Full name Tawanda Blessing Chirewa[1]
Date of birth (2003-10-12) 12 October 2003
Place of birth Chelmsford, England
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right winger
Team information
Current team
 Wolvehampton Wanderers
Number 62
Youth career
0000–2019 Ipswich Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Ipswich Town 0 (0)
2023– Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:55, 16 November 2019 (UTC)

Tawanda Blessing Chirewa is an English professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Club career

Ipswich Town

Chirewa made his debut for Ipswich Town on 12 November 2019, appearing as a second-half substitute in a 0–1 away loss to Colchester United in an EFL Trophy group stage match, he became the second youngest player to make his first-team debut for the club, after Connor Wickham, at 16 years and 31 days old.[2] On 14 July 2020 it was announced that Chirewa had signed a two-year scholarship with Ipswich.[3]

He signed his first professional contract with Ipswich on 2 November 2020, signing a deal until 2022, with the option of an additional year extension.[4]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

On 18 September 2023, Chirewa signed for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers, joining the club's Under-21s side.[5]

Chirewa made his debut Wolves First XI appearance, as a second-half substitute, in the F.A. Cup away to Brentford on 5 January 2024.[6] Despite playing for over 80 minutes with 10 men, Wolves drew the match 1–1, assuring a replay.

Personal life

Born in England, Chirewa is of Zimbabwean descent.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ipswich Town 2019–20[8] League One 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
2022–23[9] League One 0010001[lower-alpha 1]020
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2023–24[10] Premier League 001000—10
Career total 0020002040
  1. 1 2 Appearance in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "SQUAD LIST 2021/22 & U21 REGISTERED CONTRACT PLAYERS" (PDF). 9 September 2021. p. 68. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  2. ↑ Warren, Andy (12 November 2019). "Ratings: How the Ipswich Town players performed in their 1-0 EFL Trophy defeat at Colchester United". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "Seven Earn Academy Scholarship". Ipswich Town F.C. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "Tawanda Pens Pro Deal". Ipswich Town F.C. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Chirewa signs for under-21s". www.wolves.co.uk. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  6. ↑ Smith, Emma (5 January 2024). "Brentford 1–1 Wolves: Tommy Doyle thunderbolt earns replay after Joao Gomes' early red". BBC Sport.
  7. ↑ Reporter, Staff (19 September 2023). "Zim teenager Tawanda Chirewa turns down Ipswich deal, signs for Wolves".
  8. ↑ "Games played by Tawanda Chirewa in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Tawanda Chirewa in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Tawanda Chirewa in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
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