Tawanda Chirewa

Tawanda Blessing Chirewa is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Tawanda Chirewa
Personal information
Full name Tawanda Blessing Chirewa[1]
Date of birth (2003-10-12) 12 October 2003
Place of birth Chelmsford, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Wolvehampton Wanderers
Number 49
Youth career
0000–2019 Ipswich Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Ipswich Town 0 (0)
2023– Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:55, 16 November 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Ipswich Town

Chirewa made his debut for Ipswich Town on 12 November 2019, appearing as a second-half substitute in a 0–1 away loss to Colchester United in an EFL Trophy group stage match, he became the second youngest player to make his first-team debut for the club, after Connor Wickham, at 16 years and 31 days old.[2] On 14 July 2020 it was announced that Chirewa had signed a two-year scholarship with Ipswich.[3]

He signed his first professional contract with Ipswich on 2 November 2020, signing a deal until 2022, with the option of an additional year extension.[4]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

On 18 September 2023, Chirewa signed for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers, joining the club's Under-21s side.[5]

Career statistics
As of match played 27 November 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ipswich Town 2019–20[6] League One 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
2022–23[7] League One 0010001[lower-alpha 1]020
Career total 0010002030
  1. Appearance in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "SQUAD LIST 2021/22 & U21 REGISTERED CONTRACT PLAYERS" (PDF). 9 September 2021. p. 68. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  2. Warren, Andy (12 November 2019). "Ratings: How the Ipswich Town players performed in their 1-0 EFL Trophy defeat at Colchester United". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  3. "Seven Earn Academy Scholarship". Ipswich Town F.C. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  4. "Tawanda Pens Pro Deal". Ipswich Town F.C. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  5. "Chirewa signs for under-21s". www.wolves.co.uk. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  6. "Games played by Tawanda Chirewa in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  7. "Games played by Tawanda Chirewa in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
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