Temwa Chawinga

Temwa Chawinga

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-09-20) September 20, 1998
Place of birth	Malawi
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Kansas City Current
Number	6
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017	Blantyre Zero	3	(29)
2017-2019	Kvarnsvedens IK	57	(55)
2020–2023	Wuhan Jianghan	84	(83)
2024–	Kansas City Current	5	(4)
International career‡
2016–	Malawi	14+	(22+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2023

Temwa Chawinga (born September 20, 1998) is a Malawian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Malawi national team. She previously played for Swedish club Kvarnsvedens IK and Chinese club Wuhan Jianghan University.

Early life

Chawinga was born on 20 September 1998, in Rumphi district, Northern Region, Malawi. She is the youngest of five children. She is a Tumbuka by tribe and her name Temwa means "love" in Tumbuka language. Her older sister, Tabitha Chawinga, is also a professional footballer.

Club career

Kvarnsvedens IK, 2017–2019

Chawinga signed with Kvarnsvedens IK in 2017.

Wuhan Jianghan University FC, 2020–2023

In 2020, Chawinga signed a two-year contract with an option for an additional year at Wuhan Jianghan University F.C.. In 2023, she scored a total of 51 goals for the club across all competitions.

Kansas City Current, 2024–

On January 3, 2024, Chawinga signed a two-year contract with the Kansas City Current. She scored her first goal for the Current in a 4–2 win over Angel City FC on March 30, becoming the first Malawian goalscorer in NWSL history. A week after scoring in a 1–1 draw away at NJ/NY Gotham FC, she contributed a brace in a 5–2 home win against Bay FC. In the 77th and 80th minutes of the home game against Houston Dash, Chawinga scored, creating the NWSL's longest unbeaten streak at 17 games. She set the record for most goals by a KC Current player in regular season, with 11, achieving it in only 15 games, and became golden boot leader for the 2024 NWSL season.

Personal life

Chawinga's older sister Tabitha is also a Malawian international footballer.

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Malawi's goal tally first

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	30 December 2016	Nankhaka Stadium, Lilongwe, Malawi, Malawi	Zambia	1–1	2–3	Friendly
2	15 September 2017	Barbourfields Stadium, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe	Madagascar	3–0	6–3	2017 COSAFA Women's Championship
3				4–0
4	17 September 2017	Luveve Stadium, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	1–2	3–3
5	4 April 2019	Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi	Mozambique	2–0	11–1	2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
6				4–0
7				5–0
8				7–0
9				10–0
10	9 April 2019	Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique	Mozambique	1–0	3–0
11	7 November 2020	Wolfson Stadium, Ibhayi, South Africa	Lesotho	3–0	9–0	2020 COSAFA Women's Championship
12	9 November 2020	Wolfson Stadium, Ibhayi, South Africa	Zambia	1–0	1–0
13	12 November 2020	Wolfson Stadium, Ibhayi, South Africa	South Africa	1–1	2–6
14	4 October 2023	Lucas Moripe Stadium, Pretoria	South Africa	2–1	4–3	2023 COSAFA Women's Championship
15				3–1
16				4–1
17	7 October 2023	Lucas Moripe Stadium, Pretoria	Eswatini	5–0	8–0
18				6–0
19				7–0
20				8–0
21	13 October 2023	Lucas Moripe Stadium, Pretoria	Mozambique	1–1	2–1
22				2–1

Honours

Wuhan Jianghan University

• Chinese Women's Super League: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023