Leticia Chinyamula
Malawian footballer (born 2006)
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Leticia Chinyamula (born 12 June 2006) is a Malawian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ascent Academy and the Malawi national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 June 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Malawi | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ascent Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Ascent Academy | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Malawi U17 | 4 | (3) |
| 2023– | Malawi | 7 | (7) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 October 2024 | |||
Club career
Chinyamula has been playing for Ascent Academy. and participated with them in the 2024 COSAFA Women'Champions League.[2]
International career
Chinyamula is a Malawian youth and senior international. She was named to Malawi's maiden under-17 team to represent the nation on the international stage at the 2022 COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship, played on home soil.[3] In April 2024, she was nominated for the COSAFA Women's Most Promising Player Award, which she went on to win in May 2024.[4][5]
In September 2023, she received her first call-up to the senior team for the 2023 COSAFA Women's Championship.[6] On 25 September 2023 she scored her debut international goals, a brace in a historic 17–0 victory against Seychelles.[7] She and the team went on to secure the championship, marking Malawi's first women's trophy.[8] in the 2024 edition She was named in the group stage best 11.[9]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 28 October 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | |
| Total | 7 | 7 | |
- Scores and results list Malawi's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Chinyamula goal.
| No. | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 September 2023 | Blantyre, Malawi |  Seychelles |
10–0 | 17–0 | International Friendly | |
| 2 | 16–0 | ||||||
| 3 | 4 October 2023 | Pretoria, South Africa |  South Africa |
1–0 | 4–3 | 2023 COSAFA Women's Championship | |
| 4 | 12 October 2023 | Johannesburg, South Africa |  Madagascar |
2–0 | 3–1 | 2023 COSAFA Women's Championship | |
| 5 | 28 October 2024 | Gqeberha, South Africa |  Mauritius |
1–0 | 9–0 | 2024 COSAFA Women's Championship | |
| 6 | 4–0 | ||||||
| 7 | 6–0 |
