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| clubs1 = [[Ndola United]] | clubs2 = [[Kitwe United]] | clubs3 = [[Zesco United]] | clubs4 =[[Rovaniemen Palloseura|RoPS]] |
| clubs1 = [[Ndola United]] | clubs2 = [[Kitwe United]] | clubs3 = [[Zesco United]] | clubs4 =[[Rovaniemen Palloseura|RoPS]] | clubs5 = [[Napsa Stars]] | clubs6 = [[SC Villa]] | clubs7 = [[Nico United]] |
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'''Nchimunya Mweetwa''' (born March 22, 1984) is a [[Zambia]]n [[association football|football]] [[Striker (association football)|Striker]] who |
'''Nchimunya Mweetwa''' (born March 22, 1984) is a former [[Zambia]]n [[association football|football]] [[Striker (association football)|Striker]] who played last for [[Nico United]]. He formerly played for [[Ndola United]], [[Kitwe United]] and [[Zesco United]] in his home country before moving [[Finland]]. |
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He made immediate impact at RoPS after scoring 17 goals at his first season. Mweetwa also scored at least 1 goal in twelve consecutive games during the 2007 season. He holds the record with [[Asko Mäkilä]] who has also scored at least 1 goal in twelve consecutive games during season. Skillful, athletic and versatile forward, Mweetwa can dictate the team's attacking play by holding the ball and distributing it to team members going forward. |
He made immediate impact at RoPS after scoring 17 goals at his first season. Mweetwa also scored at least 1 goal in twelve consecutive games during the 2007 season. He holds the record with [[Asko Mäkilä]] who has also scored at least 1 goal in twelve consecutive games during season. Skillful, athletic and versatile forward, Mweetwa can dictate the team's attacking play by holding the ball and distributing it to team members going forward. |
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In the 2010 [[Ykkönen]] season Mweetwa made dramatic come-back with total of 13 goals in 23 games, of which in 13 he was in the starting line-up. He was the top scorer for RoPS and according to local newspaper Lapin Kansa, he has received three offers from foreign clubs outside Finland.<ref>http://www.rops.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2026:mweetwa-valjasti-ropsille-pitkaet-nousujuhlat-liigaan&catid=38:edustusjoukkue&Itemid=188 {fi}</ref> |
In the 2010 [[Ykkönen]] season Mweetwa made dramatic come-back with total of 13 goals in 23 games, of which in 13 he was in the starting line-up. He was the top scorer for RoPS and according to local newspaper Lapin Kansa, he has received three offers from foreign clubs outside Finland.<ref>http://www.rops.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2026:mweetwa-valjasti-ropsille-pitkaet-nousujuhlat-liigaan&catid=38:edustusjoukkue&Itemid=188 {fi}</ref> |
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Mweetwa and eight other RoPS players got sacked in the spring of 2011 due to match fixing scandal.<ref>http://rops.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2176:keskiviikko-paeivistae-synkin&catid=38:edustusjoukkue&Itemid=188</ref> |
Mweetwa and eight other RoPS players got sacked in the spring of 2011 due to match fixing scandal.<ref>http://rops.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2176:keskiviikko-paeivistae-synkin&catid=38:edustusjoukkue&Itemid=188</ref> On April 11 he got a two-year ban in Finland for match fixing. |
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In 2012 he was signed by [[Napsa Stars]]. His ban was extended by [[FIFA]] into worldwide. He could start playing for his team since 5 April 2013. <ref>https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/four-zambian-players-cleared-of-match-fixing {com}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 01:38, 21 February 2018
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | March 22, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Zambia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | Ndola United | ? | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Kitwe United | ? | (6) |
| 2006–2007 | Zesco United | ? | (?) |
| 2007–2011 | RoPS | 73 | (34) |
| 2012–2014 | Napsa Stars | ? | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | SC Villa | ? | (?) |
| 2015–2016 | Nico United | 4 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2006– | Zambia | 6 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 October 2010 | |||
Nchimunya Mweetwa (born March 22, 1984) is a former Zambian football Striker who played last for Nico United. He formerly played for Ndola United, Kitwe United and Zesco United in his home country before moving Finland.
He made immediate impact at RoPS after scoring 17 goals at his first season. Mweetwa also scored at least 1 goal in twelve consecutive games during the 2007 season. He holds the record with Asko Mäkilä who has also scored at least 1 goal in twelve consecutive games during season. Skillful, athletic and versatile forward, Mweetwa can dictate the team's attacking play by holding the ball and distributing it to team members going forward.
During the 2008 Veikkausliiga season Mweetwa suffered a serious knee injury, requiring surgery, which practically ended his first Finnish top league season. He scored three goals and provided one assist in total of nine games. In the 2009 season he still struggled with his form, out of shape, scoring only one goal in 17 games.
In the 2010 Ykkönen season Mweetwa made dramatic come-back with total of 13 goals in 23 games, of which in 13 he was in the starting line-up. He was the top scorer for RoPS and according to local newspaper Lapin Kansa, he has received three offers from foreign clubs outside Finland.[1]
Mweetwa and eight other RoPS players got sacked in the spring of 2011 due to match fixing scandal.[2] On April 11 he got a two-year ban in Finland for match fixing.
In 2012 he was signed by Napsa Stars. His ban was extended by FIFA into worldwide. He could start playing for his team since 5 April 2013. [3]
References
- ^ http://www.rops.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2026:mweetwa-valjasti-ropsille-pitkaet-nousujuhlat-liigaan&catid=38:edustusjoukkue&Itemid=188 {fi}
- ^ http://rops.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2176:keskiviikko-paeivistae-synkin&catid=38:edustusjoukkue&Itemid=188
- ^ https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/four-zambian-players-cleared-of-match-fixing {com}
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