Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Kilipota Thole | ||
Date of birth | 2 October 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Malawi | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Mighty Wanderers | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | Mighty Tigers | ||
2018– | Mighty Wanderers | 89 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2020– | Malawi | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:47, 23 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:47, 23 December 2021 (UTC) |
William Kilipota Thole (born 2 October 1998) is a Malawian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Malawian club Mighty Wanderers, and the Malawi national team.
Thole made his international debut with the Malawi national team in a 1–0 friendly loss to Zambia on 12 March 2020. [1] He was part of the Malawi squad the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. [2]
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