Nchimunya Mweetwa

Nchimunya Mweetwa

Personal information
Date of birth	March 22, 1984 (1984-03-22) (age 27)
Place of birth	Zambia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004	Ndola United	?	(1)
2005-2006	Kitwe United	?	(6)
2006-2007	Zesco United	?	(?)
2007-2010	RoPS	73	(34)
National team
2006-	Zambia	6	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 October 2010. † Appearances (Goals).

Nchimunya Mweetwa (born March 22, 1984) is a Zambian football Striker who is currently a free agent. He formerly played for Ndola United, Kitwe United and Zesco United in his home country before moving Finland.

He made immediate impact at RoPS after scoring 17 goals at his first season. Mweetwa also scored at least 1 goal in twelve consecutive games during the 2007 season. He holds the record with Asko Mäkilä who has also scored at least 1 goal in twelve consecutive games during season. Skillful, athletic and versatile forward, Mweetwa can dictate the team's attacking play by holding the ball and distributing it to team members going forward.

During the 2008 Veikkausliiga season Mweetwa suffered a serious knee injury, requiring surgery, which practically ended his first Finnish top league season. He scored three goals and provided one assist in total of nine games. In the 2009 season he still struggled with his form, out of shape, scoring only one goal in 17 games.

In the 2010 Ykkönen season Mweetwa made dramatic come-back with total of 13 goals in 23 games, of which in 13 he was in the starting line-up. He was the top scorer for RoPS and according to local newspaper Lapin Kansa, he has received three offers from foreign clubs outside Finland.^[1]

Mweetwa and eight other RoPS players got sacked in the spring of 2011 due to match fixing scandal.^[2]

Career statistics

As of 18 October 2010

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rovaniemen Palloseura
	2007	24	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	17
	2008	9	3	0	0	5	0	0	0	14	3
	2009	17	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	1
	2010	23	13	1	1	0	0	0	0	24	14
Career total		73	34	2	1	5	0	0	0	80	35

References

1. ^ http://www.rops.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2026:mweetwa-valjasti-ropsille-pitkaet-nousujuhlat-liigaan&catid=38:edustusjoukkue&Itemid=188 {fi}
2. ^ http://rops.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2176:keskiviikko-paeivistae-synkin&catid=38:edustusjoukkue&Itemid=188

External links

• (Finnish) at rops.fi
• (Finnish) at veikkausliiga.com
• (German) at transfermarkt.de

Sporting positions
Preceded by Zeddy Saileti Antti Peura	RoPS Topscorer 17 Goals 2007	Succeeded by Chileshe Chibwe Zeddy Saileti Titi Essomba

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Name	Mweetwa, Nchimunya
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Date of birth	1984-03-22
Place of birth	Zambia
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