Kennedy Mweene
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Full name | Kennedy Mweene[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 11 December 1984 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Lusaka, Zambia | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
State House | |||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2003 | Lusaka Celtic | ||||||||||||||||
2004 | Lusaka Dynamos | 27 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2005 | Kitwe United | 30 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2005–2013 | Free State Stars | 191 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
2013–2023 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 88 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 336 | (11) | |||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2004–2021 | Zambia | 122 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 July 2023 |
Kennedy Mweene (born 11 December 1984) is a retired Zambian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. On club level he spent most of his career in South African Premier Soccer League clubs Free State Stars and Mamelodi Sundowns. For the Zambia national team, he is the most capped player, having represented Zambia more than 120 times.
Club career
Renowned for his penalty-saving and penalty-taking skills, Mweene was arguably one of the best goalkeepers in Africa, winning the PSL Goalkeeper of the Season award (best player in the South African top division) in the 2008–09 season. He played for Free State Stars until the end of the 2012–13 season. On 27 June 2013, he agreed to a three-year deal with Mamelodi Sundowns.[2]
Mweene retired in July 2023.[3]
International career
Since being beaten from the spot by
In 2015, Mweene participated in the sixth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, which was the 30th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations and was hosted by Equatorial Guinea from 17 January to 8 February 2015.
Career statistics
- As of 13 January 2017[5]
- Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mweene goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 25 January 2013 | Nelspruit , South Africa |
Nigeria | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations |
2 | 15 October 2014 | Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia | Niger | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying |
Honours
Free State Stars
- Baymed Cup: 2006
Mamelodi Sundowns
- Premier Soccer League (8): 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022-23
- 2020,2022
- Telkom Knockout: 2015,2019
- CAF Champions league: 2016
- CAF Super Cup: 2017
- MTN 8: 2021
Zambia
See also
References
- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016: List of Players: Memelodi Sundowns" (PDF). FIFA. 14 December 2016. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017.
- ^ "Downs conclude Mweene deal". Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. 27 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
- ^ Mokoena, Kgomotso (11 July 2023). "Legendary Downs shot-stopper Kennedy Mweene retires". Sunday World. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ Hughes, Ian (25 January 2013). "Zambia 1–1 Nigeria". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ Kennedy Mweene - Century of International Appearances
External links
- Kennedy Mweene at National-Football-Teams.com
- Kennedy Mweene at Soccerway
- kickoff.com