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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | December 11, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Lusaka, Zambia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Free State Stars | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| State House | |||
| Lusaka Celtics | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | Lusaka Dynamos | 27 | (0) |
| 2005 | Kitwe United | 30 | (0) |
| 2005– | Free State Stars | 142 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004– | Zambia | 67 | (67) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:48, 14 February 2012 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:48, 14 February 2012 (UTC) | |||
Kennedy Mweene (born December 11, 1984) is a Zambian footballer who plays for South African Premier Soccer League club Free State Stars as a goalkeeper. He is the current captain of his club and has been on many occasions captain of his country.
Club career
Mweene is arguably one of the best goalkeepers in the South African PSL having won the Premier soccer leagues Best Goalkeeper of the Year award in the 2009/ 2010 season. The player has been in big demand with all of the top SA Big spending clubs but has remained loyal to his club Free State Stars. He is currently contracted until 30 June 2014. The player is represented by his business manager Ryan Hartslief of Bigtime Sports management in South Africa.
International career
He has been the first-choice goalkeeper for Zambia since making his debut in 2004 and was a participant at the 2006 African Nations Cup, 2008 African Nations Cup, 2010 African Nations Cup and the 2012 African Nations Cup. On 12 February 2012, Mweene kept a clean sheet during the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Final and saved one penalty kick (as well as successfully converted his own) in the shootout to decide the game, which was eventually won by Zambia. He was chosen as the goalkeeper of the tournament.
Honours
External links
- Kennedy Mweene at National-Football-Teams.com
- http://www.kickoff.com/news/21396/stars-aim-to-blunt-bucs-wing-attack.php
- http://thezambian.com/sports-recreation/b/football/archive/2008/06/26/kakonje-i-ve-a-healthy-relationship-with-kennedy-mweene.aspx
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from Lusaka
- Zambian footballers
- Zambia international footballers
- Zambian expatriate footballers
- Zambian expatriates in South Africa
- Association football goalkeepers
- Free State Stars F.C. players
- 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Expatriate association footballers in South Africa
- Zambian football biography stubs