Lawrence Majawa

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Lawrence Majawa
Personal information
Full name Lawrence Tico Majawa
Date of birth (1980-03-13) 13 March 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Blantyre
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Mighty Wanderers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2008 Mighty Wanderers
2008-2017 Township Rollers
2017-2019 Mochudi Centre Chiefs
2019- Mighty Wanderers
International career‡
2010- Malawi [1] 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 August 2009
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 October 2019

Lawrence Tico Majawa (born 13 March 1980) is a Malawian footballer playing for Mighty Wanderers in the Malawi Premier Division [2] and the Malawi national football team.

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Career

Majawa began his professional football career in his native Malawi with Mighty Wanderers. Spending eight years with the Blantyre club, he would carve his name into the club history books by leading them to the FISD Challenge Cup (Malawi's FA Cup) and then the Premier Division title in back to back seasons. In 2008 he jumped ship to the Botswana Premier League with Township Rollers and became an instant success, winning seven trophies in nine years with the club before leaving the club after refusing to take a pay cut. [3] Majawa then spent two seasons at fierce rivals Mochudi Centre Chiefs before returning to Mighty Wanderers in 2019. [4]

Honours

Club

Mighty Wanderers
2006
2005
Township Rollers
2009-10, 2010-11, 2013-14, 2015-16, 2016-17
2010
2011-12

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Lawrence Majawa - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.
  2. ↑ "Lawrence Majawa returns to Wanderers". February 15, 2019.
  3. ↑ Sangala, Tom (July 2, 2017). "Keep your change —Lawrence Majawa".
  4. ↑ "Wanderers commence training: Baba in, Tico-Tico back". Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi. February 12, 2019.
  5. ↑ Club, Township Rollers Football. "Lawrence Majawa wins the "Player of the Month" award, nominated by TSG | The Official Township Rollers Football Club Website | Latest News | Transfers | Announcements | Merchandise | Membership".
  6. ↑ Beaard, Raymond. "Mambo bags top award in Botswana". FIFPro World Players' Union.


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