Tawanda Chirewa
Zimbabwean footballer (born 2003)
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Tawanda Blessing Chirewa (born 12 October 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger for EFL League One club Barnsley on loan from Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers. Born in England, he represents Zimbabwe internationally.
 Chirewa with Huddersfield Town in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tawanda Blessing Chirewa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 October 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Chelmsford, England | ||
| Position | Right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Barnsley (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Ipswich Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Ipswich Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Derby County (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Barnsley (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Zimbabwe | 11 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:45, 2 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:30, 13 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Ipswich Town
Chirewa made his debut for Ipswich Town on 12 November 2019, appearing as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 away loss to Colchester United in an EFL Trophy group stage match, he became the second youngest player to make his first-team debut for the club, after Connor Wickham, at 16 years and 31 days old.[2] On 14 July 2020, it was announced that Chirewa had signed a two-year scholarship with Ipswich.[3]
He signed his first professional contract with Ipswich on 2 November 2020, signing a deal until 2022, with the option of an additional year extension.[4]
Wolverhampton Wanderers
On 18 September 2023, Chirewa signed for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers, joining the club's Under-21s side.[5]
Chirewa made his debut Wolves First XI appearance, as a second-half substitute, in the FA Cup away to Brentford on 5 January 2024.[6]
Chirewa made his Premier League debut, as a second-half substitute, in a 0–0 draw away to Brighton & Hove Albion on 22 January 2024.[7]
Chirewa made his first appearance in a Black Country derby in the Fourth Round of the F.A. Cup, in a 2–0 victory against West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns on 28 January 2024. His appearance came as a second-half substitute after crowd unrest breaking out in sections of the ground designated for West Brom supporters led the game to be suspended for half an hour.[8]
On 26 August 2024, Chirewa signed on loan with Derby County until the end of the season.[9] Chirewa made his debut a day later in the EFL Cup at Barrow.[10] A concussion sustained on international duty would rule him of two games in September.[11] Chirewa made his first start for Derby County at Sunderland on 1 October 2024.[12] After this match, he sustained a "freak" quad injury which is expected to rule him out of action for four to eight weeks.[13] After making only six appearances for Derby, Chirewa's loan was ended early after Derby activated an option to end the loan on 13 January 2025.[14]
On 3 February 2025, Chirewa signed with League One club Huddersfield Town on loan until the end of the season.[15]
On 30 January 2026, Chirewa returned to League One on loan, this time joining Barnsley until the end of the season.[16]
International career
In March 2024, Chirewa was called up by the Zimbabwe national team.[17]
Chirewa made his debut for Zimbabwe on 7 June 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Lesotho at the Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa. He started the game and played 68 minutes, as Lesotho won the game 2–0.[18] He scored his first international goal in the next game four days later, a 3–1 loss to South Africa.[19]
On 11 December 2025, Chirewa was called up to the Zimbabwe squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[20]
Personal life
Born in England, Chirewa is of Zimbabwean descent.[21]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 1 February 2026
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ipswich Town | 2019–20[22] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020–21[23] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[24] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[25] | League One | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2023–24[26] | Premier League | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| 2024–25[27] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025–26[28] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Derby County (loan) | 2024–25[27] | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Huddersfield Town (loan) | 2024–25[27] | League One | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
- Appearance in EFL Trophy
International
- As of match played 13 November 2025[29]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2024 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | |
| Total | 11 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 June 2024 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa |  South Africa | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 25 March 2025 | Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Nigeria |  Nigeria | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 13 November 2025 | Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |  Algeria | 1–3 | 1–3 | Friendly |