Thomas Ulimwengu

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Thomas Ulimwengu
Personal information
Full name Thomas Emmanuel Ulimwengu [1]
Date of birth (1993-06-14) 14 June 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Tanga, Tanzania
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 TP Mazembe
Youth career
2008 Tanzania Soccer Academy
2009–2010 Moro United (loan)
2010–2011 Athletic FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2016 TP Mazembe 122 (33)
2017 AFC Eskilstuna 1 (0)
2017–2018 Sloboda Tuzla
2018 Al-Hilal Club
2019 JS Saoura 8 (1)
2020–2023 TP Mazembe 32 (15)
2023- Singida Big Stars
International career‡
2008–2009 Tanzania U17 5 (3)
2009–2013 Tanzania U20 11 (13)
2009–2016 Tanzania U23 5 (6)
2009– Tanzania 49 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:49, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

Thomas Emanuel Ulimwengu (born 14 June 1993) is a Tanzanian footballer who plays as a striker for TP Mazembe and the Tanzania national football team. [2]

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Career

Youth career

Ulimwengu grew up in Dodoma, the Tanzanian capital, where he played for local club team Area C. At the age of 14 he was selected for the Dodoma Region U-17 team. Soon after, he was selected through a nationwide talent search to join the first class of the Tanzania Soccer Academy, a joint project between the Tanzania Football Federation and British investors.

Ulimwengu impressed at the soccer academy and was soon called up to the Tanzania U-17 national team. He was joint top scorer in the 2009 CECAFA U-17 Championship, in which Tanzania finished 2nd. After his good performance in the competition, he was regularly called up by coach Marcio Maximo to practice with the senior national team, the Taifa Stars.

Club career

In the 2009–10 Tanzania Premier League season Ulimwengu played on-loan for Moro United. The following summer, he represented Tanzania in the 2010 Copa Coca-Cola African Championship in South Africa, [3] where he scored nine goals in five matches. [2]

In July 2010 Thomas joined Swedish development outfit Athletic Football Club, with whom he competed in the Gothia Cup and Stockholm Cup. [2]

On 31 August 2011 Ulimwengu joined 4-time African Champions League winners TP Mazembe. He scored in his debut, a 2–1 victory over Don Bosco. [4]

International goals

Scores and results list Tanzania's goal tally first.
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.29 November 2011 National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaFlag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 1–03–0 2011 CECAFA Cup
2.24 March 2013National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1–03–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.16 June 2013National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 2–22–42014 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.1 June 2014 National Sports Stadium, Harare, ZimbabweFlag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 2–12–2 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5.12 October 2014National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaFlag of Benin.svg  Benin 3–04–1 Friendly
6.16 November 2014 Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba, SwazilandFlag of Eswatini.svg  Swaziland 1–11–1Friendly
7.7 October 2015National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaFlag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 2–02–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Sudan Premier League: 2018

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References

  1. ↑ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2015. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Thomas Ulimwengu".
  3. ↑ "Tanzania Daily News" . Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Thomas Ulimwengu, buteur ambitieux" . Retrieved 1 April 2021.
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