Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hellings Frank Mhango [1] | ||
Date of birth | 27 September 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Chiweta, Malawi | ||
Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Moroka Swallows | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
Brave Warriors | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2013 | Big Bullets | ||
2013–2015 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 46 | (15) |
2015–2016 | Lamontville Golden Arrows | 13 | (5) |
2016–2019 | Bidvest Wits | 52 | (14) |
2019–2022 | Orlando Pirates | 55 | (21) |
2022–2023 | AmaZulu | 16 | (4) |
2023– | Moroka Swallows | 24 | (7) |
International career‡ | |||
2012– | Malawi | 58 | (15) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:28, 25 January 2022 (UTC) |
Hellings Frank "Gabadinho" Mhango (born 27 September 1992) is a Malawian professional footballer who plays as a striker for South African Premier Division club Moroka Swallows and the Malawi national team.
Mhango has played club football for Brave Warriors, Big Bullets, Bloemfontein Celtic, Lamontville Golden Arrows and Bidvest Wits. [1] [2] [3]
In June 2019, he signed for Orlando Pirates. [4]
He made his international debut for Malawi in 2012. [2] In September 2012, Mhango was called to the Malawi squad for the forthcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Ghana. [7] In May 2013, it was announced that he would be unavailable for two forthcoming World Cup qualifying matches due to his school exams. [8] Mhango scored twice in Malawi's first 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Chad on 17 May 2014. [9]
Mhango's goal during the 2021 African Cup of Nations against Morocco made it to the top three of CAF Awards for the goal of the tournament. [10]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 23 March 2013 | Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia | Namibia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 17 May 2014 | Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi | Chad | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
3 | 2–0 | |||||
4 | 31 May 2014 | Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena, Chad | 1–3 | 1–3 | ||
5 | 12 June 2016 | Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia | Angola | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2016 COSAFA Cup |
6 | 2–0 | |||||
7 | 3–0 | |||||
8 | 26 May 2019 | King Zwelithini Stadium, Umlazi, South Africa | Seychelles | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2019 COSAFA Cup |
9 | 28 May 2019 | Namibia | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||
10 | 2 June 2019 | Princess Magogo Stadium, KwaMashu, South Africa | Zambia | 1–0 | 2–2 (2–4 p) | |
11 | 13 November 2019 | Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi | South Sudan | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
12 | 31 December 2021 | Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | Comoros | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
13 | 14 January 2022 | Kouekong Stadium, Bafoussam, Cameroon | Zimbabwe | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations |
14 | 2–1 | |||||
15 | 25 January 2022 | Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaounde, Cameroon | Morocco | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations |
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