Admiral Muskwe

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

Admiral Muskwe
Personal information
Full name Admiral Dalindlela Muskwe[1]
Date of birth (1998-08-21) 21 August 1998
Place of birth Harare, Zimbabwe[2]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Leicester City
Number 36
Youth career
2007–2016 Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Leicester City 0 (0)
2020 → Swindon Town (loan) 1 (0)
National team‡
2014 England U17 4 (2)
2017– Zimbabwe 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:23, 1 February 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2019

Life

Muskwe and his twin sister Adelaide were born in 1998 at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe.[4] They moved to the United Kingdom when he was three.[2]

Club career

Muskwe signed for local team Leicester City at the age of nine in 2007.[5] In May 2016 he was named the club's Academy Player of the Season,[6] and one month later signed his first professional contract to keep him at the club until 2019.[6]

On 28 January 2020, Muskwe joined Swindon Town on loan for the rest of the season.[7]

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.[5] He scored 2 goals in 4 appearances in the tournament.[8]

In November 2017 Muskwe made his senior international debut, appearing as a second-half substitute for Zimbabwe in a 1–0 defeat to Lesotho.[9]

International career statistics
As of 10 September 2019.
Zimbabwe
Year Apps Goals
2017 1 0
2019 3 1
Total 4 1

Personal life

One source says that Muskwe was born and raised in England,[5] and another says that he and his twin sister did not live in the UK until they were three.[4]

Honors

Zimbabwe

References
  1. "Professional Retain List 2018/19" (PDF). Premier League. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. "Heart-broken Zim looks to netball for salvation…Muskwe tipped to shine". NewZimbabwe.com. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  3. "Joshua Debayo". ESPNDeportes.
  4. Gwaze, Veronica. "Muskwe finds home in Gems camp". The Sunday Mail. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  5. "Shoot for the Stars: Leicester City's 18-year-old Admiral Muskwe | Shoot". Shoot. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  6. "Youngsters Muskwe And Barnes Pen Pro Leicester City Deals". Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  7. "Admiral Muskwe joins Swindon Town on Loan". Leicester City F.C. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  8. "Muskwe making waves in England - The Standard". 20 September 2017.
  9. "Zimbabwe Football Association » Mutekede impressed by debutants". www.zifa.org.zw. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  10. https://www.flashscore.com/match/SMMoj8XA/#lineups;1
  11. http://www.cosafa.com/zimbabwe-take-bronze-south-africa-seal-the-plate-at-cosafa-cup/
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