# Tawanda Chirewa

Tawanda Blessing Chirewa (born 11 October 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger for EFL League One club Huddersfield Town, on loan from Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers. Born in England, he represents Zimbabwe internationally. He has previously played for Ipswich Town and Derby County on loan from Wolverhampton.

## Club career
### Ipswich Town

Chirewa made his debut for Ipswich Town on 12 November 2019, appearing as a second-half substitute in a 0–1 away loss to Colchester United in an EFL Trophy group stage match, he became the second youngest player to make his first-team debut for the club, after Connor Wickham, at 16 years and 31 days old. On 14 July 2020 it was announced that Chirewa had signed a two-year scholarship with Ipswich.
He signed his first professional contract with Ipswich on 2 November 2020, signing a deal until 2022, with the option of an additional year extension.

### Wolverhampton Wanderers

On 18 September 2023, Chirewa signed for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers, joining the club's Under-21s side.
Chirewa made his debut Wolves First XI appearance, as a second-half substitute, in the FA Cup away to Brentford on 5 January 2024.
Chirewa made his Premier League debut, as a second-half substitute, in a 0–0 draw away to Brighton & Hove Albion on 22 January 2024.
Chirewa made his first appearance in a Black Country derby in the Fourth Round of the F.A. Cup, in a 2–0 victory against West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns on 28 January 2024. His appearance came as a second-half substitute after crowd unrest breaking out in sections of the ground designated for West Brom supporters led the game to be suspended for half an hour.
On 26 August 2024, Chirewa signed on loan with Derby County until the end of the season. Chirewa made his debut a day later in the EFL Cup at Barrow. A concussion sustained on international duty would rule him of two games in September. Chirewa made his first start for Derby County at Sunderland on 1 October 2024. After this match, he sustained a "freak" quad injury which is expected to rule him out of action for four to eight weeks. After making only 6 appearances for Derby, Chirewa's loan was ended early after Derby activated an option to end the loan on 13 January 2025.
On 3 February 2025, Chrewa signed with EFL League One club Huddersfield Town on loan until the end of the season.

## International career

In March 2024, Chirewa was called up by the Zimbabwe national team.
Chirewa made his debut for Zimbabwe on 7 June 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Lesotho at the Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa. He started the game and played 68 minutes, as Lesotho won the game 2–0. He scored his first international goal in the next game 4 days later, a 1–3 loss to South Africa.

## Personal life

Born in England, Chirewa is of Zimbabwean descent.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 4 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | Division | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Ipswich Town | 2019–20 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ipswich Town | 2020–21 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ipswich Town | 2021–22 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ipswich Town | 2022–23 | League One | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ipswich Town | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2023–24 | Premier League | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2024–25 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Total | Total | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Derby County (loan) | 2024–25 | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

### International

    As of match played 11 September 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Zimbabwe | 2024 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 4 | 1 |
    Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 11 June 2024 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa | South Africa | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |