Admiral Muskwe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Admiral Dalindlela Muskwe[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 August 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Harare, Zimbabwe[2] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leicester City | ||
| Number | 36 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2016 | Leicester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | England U17 | 4 | (2) |
| 2017– | Zimbabwe | 4 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:23, 1 February 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2019 | |||
Admiral Dalindlela Muskwe (born 21 August 1998) is a footballer who plays as a forward for 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]
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.[8]
In November 2017 Muskwe made his senior international debut, appearing as a second-half substitute for Zimbabwe in a 1–0 defeat to Lesotho.[9]
International career statistics
- As of 10 September 2019.
| Zimbabwe | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 1 |
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
- COSAFA Cup bronze:2019[10][11]
References
- ^ "Professional Retain List 2018/19" (PDF). Premier League. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Heart-broken Zim looks to netball for salvation…Muskwe tipped to shine". NewZimbabwe.com. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Joshua Debayo". ESPNDeportes.
- ^ a b Gwaze, Veronica. "Muskwe finds home in Gems camp". The Sunday Mail. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ a b c "Shoot for the Stars: Leicester City's 18-year-old Admiral Muskwe | Shoot". Shoot. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Youngsters Muskwe And Barnes Pen Pro Leicester City Deals". Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Admiral Muskwe joins Swindon Town on Loan". Leicester City F.C. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Muskwe making waves in England - The Standard". 20 September 2017.
- ^ "Zimbabwe Football Association » Mutekede impressed by debutants". www.zifa.org.zw. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ https://www.flashscore.com/match/SMMoj8XA/#lineups;1
- ^ http://www.cosafa.com/zimbabwe-take-bronze-south-africa-seal-the-plate-at-cosafa-cup/
External links
- Living people
- 1998 births
- Sportspeople from Leicester
- Association football forwards
- Zimbabwean footballers
- Zimbabwe international footballers
- English footballers
- England youth international footballers
- Zimbabwean emigrants to the United Kingdom
- Black English sportspeople
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Swindon Town F.C. players