Brian Mwila

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Brian Mwila
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-06-16) 16 June 1994 (age 29) [1]
Place of birth Samfya, Luapula Province, Zambia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Zanaco F.C.
Youth career
Lime Hotspurs
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 Lime Hotspurs
2014–2015 Kabwe Warriors
2015–2017 Green Buffaloes
2017 Platinum Stars 4 (0)
2018 Buildcon F.C.
2018–2020 Rheindorf Altach 7 (2)
2020 Dudelange 0 (0)
2020– Buildcon F.C.
International career‡
2017– Zambia 20 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 September 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:00, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

Brian Mwila (born 16 June 1994) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Zanaco F.C. and the Zambian national team.

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Mwila's playing career begun in his native Zambia where he turned out for Lime Hotspurs, Kabwe Warriors and Green Buffaloes before moving to South Africa to join Platinum Stars in 2017. He left the club shortly after to return to Zambia where he joined Buildcon and later that year joined Altach.

He made his senior international debut for Zambia earlier in 2017 and helped his nation to a runners-up finish in the COSAFA Cup later that year.

Club career

Early career

Mwila's professional career started in 2013 when he was signed from a provincial academy side by Lime Hotspurs. He enjoyed a successful debut season with the club which earned him a transfer to Kabwe Warriors, before moving again to join Green Buffaloes in 2015. [2]

Platinum Stars

Following an impressive showing with Zambia at the 2017 COSAFA Cup in South Africa, Mwila was courted by PSL sides Baroka and Platinum Stars. An agreement was reached with Baroka in July 2017 but the player later elected to join Platinum Stars on a three-year contract after the club offered him an improved deal. [3] [4] [5]

Having missed the opening months of the season through an injury sustained on international duty, he made his debut for the club on 19 October, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 PSL draw with Orlando Pirates. [6] In December 2017, having made only a handful of appearances for the club, Mwila returned to Zambia for the Christmas holidays but failed to return for the second half of the season. [7]

Buildcon

Following his departure from Platinum Stars, Mwila signed for Buildcon in February 2018. [8] There he spent four months at the club but scored only twice before leaving at the end of the season. [9] In June 2018, Mwila was again involved in a transfer controversy when he was reported to have signed for Egyptian Premier League club Smouha on a three-year contract. [10] It was later revealed that he had never signed a contract with the Egyptian side and he temporarily remained a Buildcon player. [11]

SCR Altach

The following month, Mwila signed for Austrian side SCR Altach on a three-year deal. [12] He scored his first goals for the club on 7 October 2018, netting twice in a 2–0 league win over Austria Wien. [13]

International career

Zambia national football team

Mwila made his debut for Zambia against Gabon on 4 June 2017 and scored his first goal in a friendly match against South Africa nine days later. [14] [15] The following month, he featured at the 2017 COSAFA Cup hosted in South Africa where he scored two goals before Zambia fell to Zimbabwe in the final. [15] [16] He continued his form in 2017 with two goals in two matches against Swaziland before netting a brace in World Cup qualifying against Algeria in September. [17] [18]

Career statistics

International

As of 7 September 2021 [19]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Zambia 201798
201820
201900
202000
202192
Total2010

International goals

As of match played 11 November 2017. Zambia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Mwila goal. [19]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
113 June 2017 Moruleng Stadium, Moruleng, South Africa2Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1–12–1 Friendly
21 July 2017 Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa3Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 1–02–1 2017 COSAFA Cup
35 July 2017Moruleng Stadium, Moruleng, South Africa4Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 1–14–2
416 July 2017 Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba, Swaziland6Flag of Eswatini.svg  Swaziland 2–04–0 2018 African Nations Championship qualification
522 July 2017 National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia72–03–0
62 September 2017National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia8Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1–03–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
72–0
811 November 2017 Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia9Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 2–12–2
911 June 2021 Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman, Sudan15Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 1–22–3Friendly
102–3

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