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Admiral Muskwe
Personal information
Full name Admiral Dalindlela Muskwe[1]
Date of birth (1998-08-21) 21 August 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Harare, Zimbabwe[2]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Wycombe Wanderers
(on loan from Leicester City)
Number 15
Youth career
2007–2020 Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Leicester City 0 (0)
2020 → Swindon Town (loan) 5 (0)
2021– → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 1 (1)
International career‡
2014 England U17 4 (2)
2017– Zimbabwe 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:18, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2019

Admiral Dalindlela Muskwe (born 21 August 1998) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Wycombe Wanderers of the Championship on loan from Premier League club Leicester City and the Zimbabwe national team.

Life

Muskwe and his twin sister Adelaide were born in 1998 at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe.[4] They moved to the United Kingdom when he was three.[2]

Club career

Muskwe signed for local team Leicester City at the age of nine in 2007.[5] In May 2016 he was named the club's Academy Player of the Season,[6] and one month later signed his first professional contract to keep him at the club until 2019.[6]

On 28 January 2020, Muskwe joined Swindon Town on loan for the rest of the season.[7]

His next loan was at Wycombe Wanderers, who he signed for on 5 January 2021.[8] He made his debut for Wycombe in the FA Cup against Preston North End on 9 January 2021.[9] On his league debut for Wycombe, against Brentford, he scored his first professional goal on 30 January 2021.[10]

International career

Muskwe represented the England national team at under 17 level, making his debut for the Three Lions in the 2014 U17's Nordic Tournament.[5] He scored 2 goals in 4 appearances in the tournament.[11]

In November 2017 Muskwe made his senior international debut, appearing as a second-half substitute for Zimbabwe in a 1–0 defeat to Lesotho.[12]

Career statistics

International

Source:[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Zimbabwe 2017 1 0
2019 3 1
Total 4 1

International goals

Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Admiral Muskwe
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 10 September 2019 National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe  Somalia 2–1 3–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Personal life

One source says that Muskwe was born and raised in England,[5] and another says that he and his twin sister did not live in the UK until they were three.[4]

Honors

Zimbabwe

References

  1. ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Heart-broken Zim looks to netball for salvation…Muskwe tipped to shine". NewZimbabwe.com. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Joshua Debayo". ESPNDeportes.
  4. ^ a b Gwaze, Veronica. "Muskwe finds home in Gems camp". The Sunday Mail. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "Shoot for the Stars: Leicester City's 18-year-old Admiral Muskwe | Shoot". Shoot. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Youngsters Muskwe And Barnes Pen Pro Leicester City Deals". Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Admiral Muskwe joins Swindon Town on Loan". Leicester City F.C. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Admiral sails in on loan". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Wycombe 4-1 Preston". BBC. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Brentford 7-2 Wycombe". BBC. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Muskwe making waves in England - The Standard". 20 September 2017.
  12. ^ "Zimbabwe Football Association » Mutekede impressed by debutants". www.zifa.org.zw. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  13. ^ Admiral Muskwe at National-Football-Teams.com
  14. ^ https://www.flashscore.com/match/SMMoj8XA/#lineups;1
  15. ^ http://www.cosafa.com/zimbabwe-take-bronze-south-africa-seal-the-plate-at-cosafa-cup/
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