Admiral Muskwe

Admiral Muskwe
Personal information
Full name Admiral Dalindlela Muskwe
Date of birth (1998-08-21) 21 August 1998
Place of birth Leicester, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Leicester City
Youth career
2007-2016 Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Leicester City 0 (0)
National team‡
2014 England U17 4 (2)
2017– Zimbabwe 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 December 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 December 2017

Admiral Muskwe (born 21 August 1998) is a footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Leicester City and the Zimbabwe national team.

Club career

Muskwe signed for local team Leicester City at the age of nine in 2007.[2] In May 2016 he was named the club's Academy Player of the Season,[3] and one month later signed his first professional contract to keep him at the club until 2019.[3]

In July 2016 he made his first team debut for the club, coming on as a substitute for Shinji Okazaki in a 1-2 win over Oxford United in a pre-season friendly.[4]

International career

Muskwe represented the England national team at under 17 level, making his debut for the Three Lions in the 2014 U17's Nordic Tournament.[2] He scored 2 goals in 4 appearances in the tournament.[5]

In November 2017 Muskwe made his senior international debut, appearing as a second-half substitute for Zimbabwe in a 1-0 defeat to Lesotho.[6]

International career statistics

As of 25 November 2016.
Zimbabwe
Year Apps Goals
2017 1 0
Total 1 0

Personal life

Muskwe was born in England, but qualifies to play for Zimbabwe due to his Zimbabwean parentage.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Joshua Debayo". ESPNDeportes.
  2. 1 2 3 "Shoot for the Stars: Leicester City's 18-year-old Admiral Muskwe | Shoot". Shoot. 2017-02-18. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  3. 1 2 "Youngsters Muskwe And Barnes Pen Pro Leicester City Deals". Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  4. ↑ "Report: Oxford United 1 Leicester City 2". Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  5. ↑ "Muskwe making waves in England - The Standard". 20 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "Zimbabwe Football Association » Mutekede impressed by debutants". www.zifa.org.zw. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
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