| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cyprian Thobias Kachwele [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 February 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Shinyanga, Tanzania | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Whitecaps FC 2 | ||
| Number | 55 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2023 | Azam | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | Azam | 3 | (3) |
| 2023– | Whitecaps FC 2 | 39 | (11) |
| 2024 | → Vancouver Whitecaps FC (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Tanzania U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | Tanzania | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 October 2024 | |||
Cyprian Thobias Kachwele (born 15 February 2005) is a Tanzanian professional footballer who plays for Whitecaps FC 2 in MLS Next Pro and the Tanzania national team.
Kachwele played youth football with Azam. [2] In 2022, he helped the U17 team win their league, while finishing as the league's leading scorer, [3] while also winning the Golden Boot as top scorer in the 2022 U20 Cambiasso Rainbow Cup as Azam finished in second place behind only KCCA FC of Uganda. [4]
In 2023, Kachwele joined the Azam first team, toward the end of the season, scoring three goals in three matches. [5] He also scored at least two goals for the club in the 2022–23 Tanzania FA Cup. [6]
In August 2023, he signed with Whitecaps FC 2 in MLS Next Pro, despite interest from clubs in Europe. [7] [8] He arrived at the club in December 2023, following visa issues. [9] [10] Kachwele was an invitee to the Whitecaps first team for training camp in preparation for the 2024 Major League Soccer season. [11] On 7 May 2024, he joined the first team on a short-term loan ahead of their 2024 Canadian Championship match against Cavalry FC, [12] making his first team debut in the match. [13] He signed another three short-term loans that season [14] [15] [16] and made his Major League Soccer debut on 15 May against the Colorado Rapids. [17] In December 2024, he re-signed with the team for the 2025 season. [18]
In January 2024, Kachwele was called up to the Tanzania national team for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (held in 2024). [19] He was then called up for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers in September 2024. [20] [21] He debuted on 10 September 2024 in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Guinea.[ citation needed ]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Whitecaps FC 2 | 2024 | MLS Next Pro | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 4 | ||
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC (loan) | 2024 | Major League Soccer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 23 | 0 | |