Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 25 September 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Mponela, Malawi | ||
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Full-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Nyasa Big Bullets | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2018 | Civil Service United | ||
2019– | Nyasa Big Bullets | ||
International career‡ | |||
2017– | Malawi | 18 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:13, 30 December 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:23, 22 February 2022 (UTC) |
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