Tawanda Chirewa

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Tawanda Chirewa
Personal information
Full name Tawanda Blessing Chirewa [1]
Date of birth (2003-10-11) 11 October 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Chelmsford, England
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right winger
Team information
Current team
 Derby County (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Number 28
Youth career
0000–2019 Ipswich Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2023 Ipswich Town 0 (0)
2023– Wolverhampton Wanderers 8 (0)
2024– → Derby County (loan) 2 (0)
International career‡
2024– Zimbabwe 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024

Tawanda Blessing Chirewa (born 11 October 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger for EFL Championship club Derby County on loan from Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers. Born in England, he represents Zimbabwe internationally.

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Club career

Ipswich Town

Chirewa made his debut for Ipswich Town on 12 November 2019, appearing as a second-half substitute in a 0–1 away loss to Colchester United in an EFL Trophy group stage match, he became the second youngest player to make his first-team debut for the club, after Connor Wickham, at 16 years and 31 days old. [2] On 14 July 2020 it was announced that Chirewa had signed a two-year scholarship with Ipswich. [3]

He signed his first professional contract with Ipswich on 2 November 2020, signing a deal until 2022, with the option of an additional year extension. [4]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

On 18 September 2023, Chirewa signed for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers, joining the club's Under-21s side. [5]

Chirewa made his debut Wolves First XI appearance, as a second-half substitute, in the FA Cup away to Brentford on 5 January 2024. [6]

Chirewa made his Premier League debut, as a second-half substitute, in a 0–0 draw away to Brighton & Hove Albion on 22 January 2024. [7]

Chirewa made his first appearance in a Black Country derby in the Fourth Round of the F.A. Cup, in a 2–0 victory against West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns on 28 January 2024. His appearance came as a second-half substitute after crowd unrest breaking out in sections of the ground designated for West Brom supporters led the game to be suspended for half an hour. [8]

On 26 August 2024, Chirewa signed on loan with Derby County until the end of the season. [9] Chirewa made his debut a day later in the EFL Cup at Barrow. [10] A concussion sustained on international duty would rule him of two games in September. [11] Chirewa made his first start for Derby County at Sunderland on 1 October 2024. [12] After this match, he sustained a "freak" quad injury which is expected to rule him out of action for four to eight weeks. [13]

International career

In March 2024, Chirewa was called up by the Zimbabwe national team. [14]

Chirewa made his debut for Zimbabwe on 7 June 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Lesotho at the Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa. He started the game and played 68 minutes, as Lesotho won the game 2–0. [15] He scored his first international goal in the next game 4 days later, a 1–3 loss to South Africa. [16]

Personal life

Born in England, Chirewa is of Zimbabwean descent. [17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonDivisionLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ipswich Town 2019–20 [18] League One 0000001 [a] 010
2020–21 [19] League One0000000000
2021–22 [20] League One0000000000
2022–23 [21] League One0010001 [a] 020
Total0010002030
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2023–24 [22] Premier League 802000—100
2024–25 [23] Premier League000000—00
Total80200000100
Derby County (loan) 2024–25 [23] Championship 200010—30
Career total100301020160
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

International

As of match played 11 September 2024 [24]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Zimbabwe 202441
Total41
Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 June 2024 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South AfricaFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1–11–3 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

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  11. ↑ "Paul Warne issues Derby County update as summer signing injured on international duty". Derby Telegraph. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  12. ↑ "Paul Warne springs quartet of surprises as he names Derby County team to face Sunderland". Derby Telegraph. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  13. ↑ "Derby County 'freak' injury blow confirmed but Paul Warne given triple boost". Derby Telegraph. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  14. ↑ "EPL honours Tawanda Chirewa as youngster receives first Warriors call-up".
  15. ↑ "Zimbabwe v Lesotho game report". ESPN. 6 June 2024.
  16. ↑ "South Africa v Zimbabwe game report". ESPN. 11 June 2024.
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