Tabitha Chawinga is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for OL Lyonnes. She's also the captain of the Malawi national team.
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.
| 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× |
| Year | Club | AP | GL |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2024
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present
|
OL Lyonnes | 15 | 7 |
|
2023
-
|
Paris Saint-Germain (loan) | 19 | 18 |
|
2022
-
2023
|
Inter Milan (loan) | 23 | 23 |
|
2021
-
2024
|
Wuhan Jianghan University | 8 | 1 |
|
2018
-
2020
|
Jiangsu Suning | 78 | 62 |
|
2015
-
2017
|
Kvarnsvedens IK | 70 | 84 |
|
2014
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2014
|
Krokom/Dvärsätts IF | 17 | 39 |
|
2009
-
2014
|
DD Sunshine | 24 | 83 |
| International Stats | |||
|
2011
-
present
|
Malawi | 11 | 25 |
