Tabitha Chawinga

Tabitha

Chawinga

May 22, 1996

#22 - Forward

Tabitha Chawinga is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Paris Saint-Germain, on loan from Wuhan Jianghan University. She's also the captain of the Malawi national team.

Did You Know?

She is a Tumbuka by tribe

Her sister Temwa is also a professional footballer

She was the first women's footballer from Malawi to play for a European club

She began playing football at age 5 and played with boys until age 13 when she began playing for a girls' club. She was forced to undress because "Her opponents did not believe she was female because of her physical appearance and how well she played."

She was the first African woman to be the highest-scoring player in Serie A

She joined Jiangsu Suning for a reportedly record-breaking transfer fee in Swedish women's football

She's been the top scorer in every country she's played: Malawi, Sweden, China, Italy and France.

Best Actions

Skills

Club Achievements

Elitettan (Swedish second league)	1×
Chinese Women's Super League	2×
Chinese National Women's Football Championship	1×
Chinese Women's FA Cup:	1×
Chinese Women's Super Cup	1×
Coupe de France	1×

Awards

Elitettan top scorer

1×

Damallsvenskan top scorer

1×

Sweden Forward of the Year

1×

IFFHS CAF Women's Team of the Decade

1×

IFFHS All-time Africa Women's Dream Team

1×

Chinese Women's Super League top scorer

3×

Chinese Women's Super League Player of the Year

2×

Serie A Female Footballer of the Year

1×

Serie A Women's Team of the Year

1×

UNFP Division 1 Féminine Player of the Year

1×

Trophées FFF D1 Féminine Best Player

1×

UNFP Division 1 Féminine Team of the Year

1×

Trophées FFF D1 Féminine Team of the Season

1×

Division 1 Féminine Player of the Month

2×

Stats

Year	Club	AP	GL
2023 - present	Paris Saint-Germain (loan)	19	18
2022 - 2023	Inter Milan (loan)	23	23
2021 - present	Wuhan Jianghan University	8	1
2018 - 2020	Jiangsu Suning	78	62
2015 - 2017	Kvarnsvedens IK	70	84
2014 - 2014	Krokom/Dvärsätts IF	17	39
2009 - 2014	DD Sunshine	24	83
International Stats
2011 - present	Malawi	9	25