Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tawanda Blessing Chirewa[1] | ||
Date of birth | 11 October 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Chelmsford, England | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Wolvehampton Wanderers | ||
Number | 62 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2019 | Ipswich Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2023 | Ipswich Town | 0 | (0) |
2023– | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:55, 16 November 2019 (UTC) |
Tawanda Blessing Chirewa (born 11 October 2003) is an Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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]
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]
In March 2024, Chirewa was called up by the Zimbabwe national team.[9]
Born in England, Chirewa is of Zimbabwean descent.[10]
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Ipswich Town | 2019–20[11] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2020–21[12] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2021–22[13] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2022–23[14] | League One | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2023–24[15] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
Career total | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |