Lushomo Mweemba
Zambian footballer (born 2001)
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Lushomo Mweemba (born 10 April 2001) is a Zambian professional women's football defender who plays for Hakkarigücü in the Turkish Super League, and the Zambia women's national team.[3]
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| Date of birth | 10 April 2001[1] | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Zambia | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | |||||||||||||
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Current team | Hakkarigücü | |||||||||||||
| Number | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Nkwazi | |||||||||||||
| 2021– | Green Buffaloes | |||||||||||||
| 2024– | Hakkarigücü | 25 | (2) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Zambia | 27[2] | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 October 025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 June 2023 | ||||||||||||||
Club career
In September 2024, she moved to Turkey, and signed with Hakkarigücü to play in the Super League,[4] alongside fellow Zambian Martha Tembo.[5]
International career
Mweemba was called up to the Zambia squad for the 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.[6]
On 2 July 2021, Mweemba was called up to the 23-player Zambia squad for the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics.[7]
Mweemba was called up to the Zambia squad for the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations, where they finished in third place.[8]
Mweemba was named to the Zambia squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[9]
Lushomo Mweemba is the first Zambian to score a goal at a world cup (for both men's and women's seniors teams - scored in 2023 against Costa Rica).
On 3 July 2024, Mweemba was called up to the Zambia squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[10]
International goals
- Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 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
- Zambia
- COSAFA Women's Championship
- Champions (1): 2022[11]
