Lushomo Mweemba
Appearance
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Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | [1] | 10 April 2001|||||||||||||
Place of birth | Zambia | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Green Buffaloes | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
2018–2020 | Nkwazi | |||||||||||||
2021– | Green Buffaloes | |||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
2018– | Zambia | 27[2] | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 June 2023 |
Lushomo Mweemba (born 10 April 2001) is a Zambian footballer who plays as a defender for Green Buffaloes WFC and the Zambia women's national team.
Career
[edit]Lushomo Mweemba is the first Zambian to score a goal at a world cup (for both men and women's seniors teams - scored in 2023 against Costa Rica) She competed for Zambia at the 2018 and 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations and 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[1][2]
Mweemba was named to the Zambia squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[3]
International goals
[edit]No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 15 September 2018 | Wolfson Stadium, Ibhayi, South Africa | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 COSAFA Women's Championship |
2. | 11 November 2019 | Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
3. | 2 May 2021 | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly | |
4. | 26 October 2021 | ![]() |
3–2 | 3–2 | 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |
5. | 31 July 2023 | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–1 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup |
6. | 29 November 2023 | Estádio 22 de Junho, Luanda, Angola | ![]() |
1–0 | 6–0 | 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
7. | 5 April 2024 | Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–2 | 2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament |
Honours
[edit]Zambia
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Player Details: Lushomo Mweemba". Total Women's Africa Cup of Nations. Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Zambia - L. Mweemba - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- ^ "Bruce Mwape names World Cup final squad". ZamFoot. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Zambia claim maiden Hollywoodbets COSAFA Women's Championship title". COSAFA. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- Lushomo Mweemba at Soccerway.com
- Lushomo Mweemba at FBref.com
- Lushomo Mweemba at Olympics.com
- Lushomo Mweemba at Olympedia
- Lushomo Mweemba at Global Sports Archive
- Lushomo Mweemba at FootballDatabase.eu
Categories:
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Zambian women's footballers
- Women's association football midfielders
- Nkwazi F.C. players
- Zambia women's international footballers
- Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for Zambia
- 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Zambian women's football biography stubs