Lushomo Mweemba

Lushomo Mweemba
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-04-10) 10 April 2001 (age 23)[1]
Place of birth Zambia
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Green Buffaloes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Nkwazi
2021– Green Buffaloes
International career
2018– Zambia 27[2] (1)
Medal record
Representing  Zambia
Women's Africa Cup of Nations
Third place 2022 Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 June 2023

Lushomo Mweemba (born 10 April 2001) is a Zambian footballer who plays as a defender for Green Buffaloes WFC and the Zambia women's national team.

Career

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Lushomo Mweemba is the first Zambian to score a goal at a world cup (for both men and women's seniors teams - scored in 2023 against Costa Rica) She competed for Zambia at the 2018 and 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations and 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[1][2]

Mweemba was named to the Zambia squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[3]

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 15 September 2018 Wolfson Stadium, Ibhayi, South Africa  Cameroon 1–0 1–0 2018 COSAFA Women's Championship
2. 11 November 2019 Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia  Kenya 1–0 1–0 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
3. 2 May 2021  Botswana 1–1 1–1 Friendly
4. 26 October 2021  Malawi 3–2 3–2 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5. 31 July 2023 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand  Costa Rica 1–0 3–1 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
6. 29 November 2023 Estádio 22 de Junho, Luanda, Angola  Angola 1–0 6–0 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
7. 5 April 2024 Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia  Morocco 1–1 1–2 2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament

Honours

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Zambia

References

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  1. ^ a b "Player Details: Lushomo Mweemba". Total Women's Africa Cup of Nations. Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Zambia - L. Mweemba - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  3. ^ "Bruce Mwape names World Cup final squad". ZamFoot. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Zambia claim maiden Hollywoodbets COSAFA Women's Championship title". COSAFA. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
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