Faith Chinzimu
Malawian footballer (born 2007)
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Faith Chinzimu[a] (born 21 February 2007) is a Malawian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Damallsvenskan club BK Häcken FF and the Malawi national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 February 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Lilongwe, Malawi | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | BK Häcken FF | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2025 | Ascent Academy | ||
| 2025– | BK Häcken FF | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2024 | Malawi U17 | 4 | (7) |
| 2025– | Malawi U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Malawi | 10 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 April 2025 | |||
Club career
Chinzimu started playing football with Lilongwe-based Ascent Academy, where she played a key role in securing the club's first domestic title in 2024. She also represented the team in the 2024 COSAFA Women's Champions League, her group stage tally of two goals secured her a place in the Group Stage Best XI.[2] She played a key role in Ascent's title defence the following season, which resulted in a third-place finish.[3]
By the spring of 2025, at the age of 18, Chinzimu underwent professional trials in Europe with Denmark's FC Nordsjælland, Sweden's UEFA Women's Champions League side Häcken, and Italy's AS Roma.[4][5] In late July 2025, she officially joined Gothenburg-based club on a contract valid until 2028.[6][7]
International career
Chinzimu began her international career with Malawi at the under-17 level, featuring in the nation's first-ever team in that category during the 2022 COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship held on home soil. She scored seven goals throughout the tournament, finishing as the competition's second-highest goalscorer.[8] In September 2023, She got her maiden call-up to the senior team for friendly matches against Seychelles. and made her debut on 25 September 2023 as a starter, in a 17–0 win in the first match.[9] On 23 October 2024, She scored her first international goal against Botswana in the 2024 COSAFA Women's Championship opener.[10] Chinzimu made her first appearance for the under-20 side in the second leg of the qualifiers against the Central African Republic.[11]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 8 April 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2023 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 2 | |
:Scores and results list Malawi's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Chinzimu goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 October 2024 | Isaac Wolfson Stadium, iBhayi, South Africa |  Botswana | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2024 COSAFA Women's Championship |
| 2 | 25 February 2025 | REIZ Arena, Lusaka, Zambia |  Zambia | 2–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
Notes
- Also written as Faith Chizimu or Faith Chimzimu
