Leticia Chinyamula

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Leticia Chinyamula
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-06-12) 12 June 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Malawi
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Ascent Academy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Ascent Academy
International career
2022 Malawi U17 4 (3)
2023– Malawi 7 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 October 2024

Leticia Chinyamula (born 12 June 2006) is a Malawian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ascent Academy and the Malawi national team. [1]

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Club career

Chinyamula has been playing for Ascent Academy. and participated with them in the 2024 COSAFA Women'Champions League. [2]

International career

Chinyamula is a Malawian youth and senior international. She was named to Malawi's maiden under-17 team to represent the nation on the international stage at the 2022 COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship, played on home soil. [3] In April 2024, she was nominated for the COSAFA Women's Most Promising Player Award, which she went on to win in May 2024. [4] [5]

In September 2023, she received her first call-up to the senior team for the 2023 COSAFA Women's Championship. [6] On September 25, 2023, she scored her debut international goals, a brace in a historic 17–0 victory against Seychelles. [7] She and the team went on to secure the championship, marking Malawi's first women's trophy. [8]

Career statistics

International

As of match played October 28, 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Malawi 202344
202433
Total77
Scores and results list Malawi's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Chinyamula goal.
List of international goals scored by Leticia Chinyamula
No.DateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
1September 25, 2023 Blantyre, MalawiFlag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 10–017–0 International Friendly
216–0
3October 4, 2023 Pretoria, South AfricaFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1–04–3 2023 COSAFA Women's Championship
4October 12, 2023 Johannesburg, South AfricaFlag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 2–03–1 2023 COSAFA Women's Championship
5October 28, 2024 Gqeberha, South AfricaFlag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 1–09–0 2024 COSAFA Women's Championship
64–0
76–0

Honors

Malawi

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References

  1. "Malawian women's football star, 17-yr-old Leticia Chinyamula, wins COSAFA award". nyasatimes.com. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  2. "Ascent Academy seek to reach new heights in 'home' qualifiers". cosafa.com. COSAFA. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024. That includes 18-year-old Leticia Chinyamula, who was the recent recipient of the Most Promising Women's Player at the 2023 COSAFA Awards
  3. "Malawi to debut at COSAFA Women's Under-17 Championship". cosafa.com. COSAFA. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  4. "Trio up for COSAFA Women's Most Promising Player Award had a stellar year". cosafa.com. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  5. "17-year-old Scorchers star in COSAFA's best upcoming women's player". times.mw. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  6. "Malawi Coach names squad for Cosafa Cup". malawi24.com. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2024. Fazili has included five players from the Under 17 squad that took part in the 2022 Cosafa U17 Girls' Championship which Malawi hosted in December last year namely Leticia Chinyamula (Ascent Academy)
  7. "Unfriendly Scorchers baptise Seychelles". times.mw. 26 September 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024. Leticia Chinyamula were on target twice each
  8. "Ascent Soccer standout named Southern Africa's most promising women's player". ascentsoccer.org. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.