Lushomo Mweemba

Lushomo Mweemba
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-04-10) 10 April 2001[1]
Place of birth Zambia
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Hakkarigücü
Number 23
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Nkwazi
2021– Green Buffaloes
2024- Hakkarigücü 13 (2)
International career‡
2018– Zambia 27[2] (1)
Medal record
Representing  Zambia
Women's Africa Cup of Nations
2022 Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 June 2023

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.

Club career

In September 2024, she moved to Turkey, and signed with Hakkarigücü to play in the Super League.[3]

International career

Mweemba was called up to the Zambia squad for the 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.[4]

On 2 July 2021, Mweemba was called up to the 23-player Zambia squad for the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]

Mweemba was called up to the Zambia squad for the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations, where they finished in third place.[6]

Mweemba was named to the Zambia squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[7]

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.[8]

International goals

Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
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[9]

References

  1. ^ "Player Details: Lushomo Mweemba". Total Women's Africa Cup of Nations. Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Zambia - L. Mweemba - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  3. ^ "Lushomo Mweemba" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  4. ^ Ahmadu, Samuel (6 November 2018). "Zambia announce final squad for Africa Women's Cup of Nations". goal.com. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Mwape Unveils Tokyo Bound Copper Queens Squad". Football Association of Zambia. 2 July 2021. Archived from the original on 2 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  6. ^ Gyamera-Antwi, Evans. "Zambia name squad for 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations". goal.com. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Bruce Mwape names World Cup final squad". ZamFoot. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  8. ^ Zambia WNT [@Copper_Queens] (3 July 2024). "COPPER QUEENS FINAL SQUAD FOR OLYMPICS" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 July 2024 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ "Zambia claim maiden Hollywoodbets COSAFA Women's Championship title". COSAFA. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
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