Leon Chiwome
English footballer (born 2006)
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Leon Chiwome (born 10 January 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Colchester United, on loan from EFL Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Leon Chiwome[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 January 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Brighton, England | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Colchester United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hassocks | |||
| Plumpton Athletic | |||
| Alfold | |||
| 2022 | AFC Wimbledon | ||
| 2022–2023 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Colchester United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | England U17 | 7 | (3) |
| 2024– | England U18 | 2 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:53, 28 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:32, 26 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early life
From Ditchling in Sussex, Chiwome played as a youngster for Hassocks F.C. in West Sussex and aged 14 years-old, Plumpton Athletic Football Club. He then played for Alfold F.C. in Surrey, and for Sussex Schools, when he was scouted by English Football League side AFC Wimbledon.[2]
Club career
Chiwome was in the academy at AFC Wimbledon before moving to Wolverhampton Wanderers as a 16-year-old in July 2022.[3] He made his debut for Wolves U21 in Premier League 2 against Liverpool U21 in September 2022. He signed his first professional contract with Wolves in February 2023.[4] He missed a large chunk of 2023 with injury, but returned to playing in the autumn of 2023.[5][6]
On 16 March 2024, Chiwome made his professional debut for Wolves coming on as a second-half substitute in an FA Cup quarter-final defeat against Coventry City.[7]
On 31 March 2024, Chiwome made his first Premier League start in a 2–0 loss to Aston Villa.
International career
On 14 January 2023, four days after his 17th birthday, Chiwome scored a 48-minute hat trick for England U17 in a 6–0 win over Germany U17.[8] He featured for England at the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Hungary.[9]
In November 2023, Chiwome was called up by Baltemar Brito to the senior Zimbabwe national football team for FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifying matches against Rwanda and Nigeria.[10][11] However, he did not feature in the finalised squad for the matches.[12]
On 22 March 2024, Chiwome made his England U18 debut during a 2–1 victory over Czech Republic in the U18 Super Cup at Pinatar Arena.[13]
Style of play
Wolves' academy manager Jonathan Hunter-Barrett has praised Chiwome's ability as a centre forward describing him as "big, strong and quick". He also described him as "very keen to learn and get on the ball, and he knows where the back of the net is." He was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best first year scholars in the Premier League in September 2022.[14]
Personal life
Honours
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 16 March 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | 2022–23[17] | — | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2023–24[18] | — | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2023–24[18] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
- Appearances in EFL Trophy