Tamika Mkandawire

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Tamika Mkandawire
Personal information
Date of birth	28 May 1983
Place of birth	Unknown, Malawi
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.78m)
Nickname	Tammy
Position	Centre Back
Club information
Current club	Hereford United
Number	5
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1999-2004 2003-2004 2004-	West Bromwich Albion Hereford United (loan) Hereford United	0 (0) 14 (1) 89 (11)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 22, 2006.

Tamika Mkandawire (born 28 May 1983) is a Malawi-born footballer who currently plays for Hereford United as a central defender. He holds dual Malawian and English citizenship and has played for the England National Game XI. Due to his dual citizenship he is currently ineligible to play for Malawi at full international level.

Tamika was a trainee at West Brom for five seasons but did not make an appearance for the first team due to the lack of opportunities at the club at the time. He had two loan spells with Hereford United in the 2003-04 season before signing permanently for the 2004-05 season. Prior to this he had a trial in the United States with New England Revolution.

He was a first team regular at centre-back in the 2004-05 season making the most appearances of all the central defenders in the squad. He also chipped in with 6 goals, more than any other defender that season. This consistency continued into the 2005-06 season where he missed only 4 matches, and scored 9 goals. When club captain Tony James was injured, Tamika took the captain's armband and led Hereford to the playoff final, scoring in the crucial semi-final against Morecambe. He lifted the trophy after a 3-2 win over Halifax and was subsequently named Player of the Year by supporters.

He has since signed a one year contract with the club and will be the team captain for the new season.

Statistics for Hereford United
Competition	Starts	Subs	Goals
League / Conference	99	4	12
FA Cup	10	1	0
League Cup	2	0	0
League Trophy	11	0	2
FA Trophy	8	0	1
Playoffs	5	0	1
Total	135	5	16

Hereford United F.C. - Current Squad
1 Brown | 2 Travis | 3 MacKenzie | 4 Rose | 5 Mkandawire | 6 Purdie | 7 Wallis | 8 Ferrell | 9 Sills | 10 Fleetwood | 11 Sheldon | 12 Connell | 14 Thompson | 15 Gwynne | 16 Williams | 17 Giles | 18 McClenahan | 19 Palmer | 20 Jeannin | 21 Webb | 22 Fitzpatrick | 23 Gulliver | 28 Beckwith | 31 Eustace | Manager: Turner