Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 13 October 1996||
Place of birth | Ndazwa, Zimbabwe | ||
Position(s) | Defender [1] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Blue Swallows | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Blue Swallows | |||
International career‡ | |||
2021– | Zimbabwe | 3+ | (0+) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 October 2021. [2] |
Edline Mutumbami (born 13 October 1996) is a Zimbabwean footballer who plays as a defender for Blue Swallows FC and the Zimbabwe women's national team.
Mutumbami was born and raised in the village of Ndazwa, Chipinge, and was discovered by Sailas Chawira, who ran a football academy. [3]
Mutumbami has played for Blue Swallows in Zimbabwe.
Mutumbami capped for Zimbabwe at senior level during the 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship. [2]
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