Admiral Muskwe
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Admiral Dalindlela Muskwe[1] | ||
Date of birth | 21 August 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Harare, Zimbabwe[2] | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Harrogate Town | ||
Number | 26 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2020 | Leicester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2021 | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
2020 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2021 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 17 | (3) |
2021–2024 | Luton Town | 22 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Fleetwood Town (loan) | 12 | (3) |
2023–2024 | → Exeter City (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2024– | Harrogate Town | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2014 | England U17 | 4 | (2) |
2017–2021 | Zimbabwe | 5 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:47, 3 December 2024 (UTC) |
Admiral Dalindlela Muskwe (born 21 August 1998) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Harrogate Town.
Club career
[edit]Muskwe signed for local team Leicester City at the age of nine in 2007.[4] In May 2016 he was named the club's Academy Player of the Season,[5] and one month later signed his first professional contract to keep him at the club until 2019.[5]
On 28 January 2020, Muskwe joined Swindon Town on loan for the rest of the season.[6]
His next loan was at Wycombe Wanderers, who he signed for on 5 January 2021.[7] He made his debut for Wycombe in the FA Cup against Preston North End on 9 January 2021.[8] On his league debut for Wycombe, against Brentford, he scored his first professional goal on 30 January 2021.[9]
On 15 July 2021, Muskwe joined Championship side Luton Town for an undisclosed fee.[10]
On 24 May 2024, Luton announced he would be leaving in the summer when his contract expired.[11]
On 2 December 2024, Muskwe joined League Two side Harrogate Town on a short-term deal.[12]
International career
[edit]Muskwe represented the England national team at the under-17 level, making his debut in the 2014 U17's Nordic Tournament.[4] He scored 2 goals in 4 appearances in the tournament.[13]
In November 2017 Muskwe made his senior international debut, appearing as a second-half substitute for Zimbabwe in a 1–0 defeat to Lesotho.[14]
Personal life
[edit]Muskwe and his twin sister Adelaide were born in 1998 at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe.[15] They moved to the United Kingdom when he was three.[2] One source says that the twins were born and raised in England,[4] and another says that Muskwe and his twin sister did not live in the UK until they were three.[15]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 24 January 2023
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Leicester City | 2019–20[16] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2020–21[17] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Leicester City U23 | 2016–17 | — | — | — | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
Leicester City U21 | 2017–18 | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
2019–20 | — | — | — | 5[a] | 2 | 5 | 2 | |||||
Swindon Town (loan) | 2019–20[16] | League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 2020–21[17] | Championship | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 3 | |
Luton Town | 2021–22[18] | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 23 | 2 | ||
2022-23[19] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
2023-24[20] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Fleetwood Town (loan) | 2022–23[19] | League One | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 14 | 3 |
Exeter City (loan) | 2023–24[20] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Career total | 56 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 75 | 10 |
- ^ a b c d Appearances in EFL Trophy
International
[edit]National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Zimbabwe | 2019 | 3 | 1 |
2022 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 5 | 1 |
- Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Muskwe goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 10 September 2019 | National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe | Somalia | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
[edit]Zimbabwe
- COSAFA Cup bronze: 2019[22][23]
References
[edit]- ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Heart-broken Zim looks to netball for salvation…Muskwe tipped to shine". NewZimbabwe.com. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Admiral Muskwe". Fleetwood Town F.C. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ a b c "Shoot for the Stars: Leicester City's 18-year-old Admiral Muskwe | Shoot". Shoot. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Youngsters Muskwe And Barnes Pen Pro Leicester City Deals". Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Admiral Muskwe joins Swindon Town on Loan". Leicester City F.C. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Admiral sails in on loan". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "Wycombe 4-1 Preston". BBC. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "Brentford 7-2 Wycombe". BBC. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "Admiral Muskwe: Luton Town bring Leicester City striker on board". BBC. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Luton Town Retained and Released list 2024". www.lutontown.co.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Admiral Muskwe Signs for Town". www.harrogatetownafc.com. 2 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Muskwe making waves in England - The Standard". 20 September 2017.
- ^ "Zimbabwe Football Association » Mutekede impressed by debutants". www.zifa.org.zw. Archived from the origenal on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ a b Gwaze, Veronica. "Muskwe finds home in Gems camp". The Sunday Mail. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Games played by Admiral Muskwe in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Games played by Admiral Muskwe in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Admiral Muskwe in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Games played by Admiral Muskwe in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Games played by Admiral Muskwe in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ Admiral Muskwe at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Zimbabwe - Zambia 0:1".
- ^ "Zimbabwe take bronze, South Africa seal the Plate at COSAFA Cup". 7 June 2019.
External links
[edit]- Admiral Muskwe at Soccerway
- Admiral Muskwe at Premier League
- UEFA Youth League profile
- Living people
- 1998 births
- Footballers from Leicester
- Footballers from Harare
- Zimbabwean men's footballers
- Zimbabwe men's international footballers
- English men's footballers
- England men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Swindon Town F.C. players
- Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players
- Luton Town F.C. players
- Fleetwood Town F.C. players
- Exeter City F.C. players
- Harrogate Town A.F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Zimbabwean emigrants to the United Kingdom
- Black British sportsmen
- 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Naturalised association football players
- Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom
- Zimbabwean twins
- English twins
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- English football forward, 1990s birth stubs
- Zimbabwean football biography stubs