Robin Ngalande
Malawian footballer
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Robin Ngalande Junior (born 2 November 1992) is a Malawian footballer who plays as a striker for Mighty Wanderers.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robin Ngalande Junior[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 November 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Dedza, Malawi | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mighty Wanderers | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Civo United | |||
| 2009–2010 | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Atlético Madrid C | ||
| 2012–2016 | Bidvest Wits | 14 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | → Ajax Cape Town (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Platinum Stars (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Masters Security | ||
| 2017–2018 | Baroka | 21 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Zira | 11 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Saint George | 10 | (1) |
| 2022– | Mighty Wanderers | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Malawi U17 | |||
| 2012– | Malawi | 44 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:27, 24 September 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:25, 24 September 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Dedza,[1] Ngalande began his career with Civo United.[1] He later joined the youth team of Spanish club Atlético Madrid in September 2010, joining from the youth ranks of South African club Mamelodi Sundowns.[3][4] Ngalande had been offered contracts by sixteen other European clubs.[5]
Ngalande returned to South Africa in 2012 signing a two-year contract with Bidvest Wits.[6]
On 10 July 2014, Ngalande signed a season-long loan deal with Ajax Cape Town.[7] In July 2015 he moved on loan again, this time to Platinum Stars.[8] In December 2015 his performances for the club were criticised.[9] After returning from his loan at the end of the season, he was said to be considering his options.[10]
Ngalande was released by Bidvest in September 2016.[11] After a spell with Masters Security,[12] he signed for Baroka in July 2017,[13] but terminated his contract with them in May 2018.[14]
In January 2019 Ngalande signed for Azerbaijani club Zira.[15][16]
On 10 June 2019, Ngalande signed a new two-year contract with Zira.[17] On 27 January 2020, Ngalande was released by Zira.[18]
He signed for Ethiopian club Saint George for the 2020–21 season.[19][20] After his two-year contract expired, he returned to Malawi, signing for Mighty Wanderers in September 2022.[21]
International career
He made his senior international debut for Malawi in 2012.[12] At the youth level he played in the 2009 African U-17 Championship,[3] scoring a brace in their 5–0 win over Zimbabwe national under-17 football team.[22]