Gabadinho Mhango

Gabadinho Mhango
Personal information
Full name Hellings Frank Mhango[1]
Date of birth (1992-09-27) 27 September 1992
Place of birth Chiweta, Malawi
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Bidvest Wits
Youth career
Brave Warriors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Big Bullets
2013–2015 Bloemfontein Celtic 46 (15)
2015–2016 Lamontville Golden Arrows 13 (5)
2016– Bidvest Wits 12 (3)
National team‡
2012– Malawi 27 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:25, 12 June 2016 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:59, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

Hellings Frank "Gabadinho" Mhango (born 27 September 1992) is a Malawian international footballer who plays for South African club Bidvest Wits, as a striker.

Club career

Mhango has played club football for Brave Warriors, Big Bullets, Bloemfontein Celtic, Lamontville Golden Arrows and Bidvest Wits.[1][2][3]

International career

He made his international debut for Malawi in 2012.[2] In September 2012, Mhango was called to the Malawi squad for the forthcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Ghana.[4] In May 2013, it was announced that he would be unavailable for two forthcoming World Cup qualifying matches due to his school exams.[5] Mhango scored twice in Malawi's first 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Chad on 17 May 2014.[6]

International goals

As of match played 12 June 2016. Malawi score listed first, score column indicates score after each Mhango goal.[3]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 23 March 2013Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia6 Namibia1–01–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 17 May 2014Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi10 Chad1–02–02015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3 2–0
4 31 May 2014Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena, Chad12 Chad1–31–32015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5 12 June 2016Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia24 Angola1–03–02016 COSAFA Cup
6 2–0
7 3–0

References

  1. 1 2 Gomezgani Zakazaka (21 July 2012). "Gabadinho making huge impact for BB". Nation Online.
  2. 1 2 "Gabadinho Mhango". National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  3. 1 2 Gabadinho Mhango at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  4. ↑ Frank Kandu (1 September 2012). "Malawi's hot-shot Gabadini Mhango earns trip to Ghana". BBC Sport.
  5. ↑ Frank Kandu (7 May 2013). "Exam stops play for Malawi striker Mhango". BBC Sport.
  6. ↑ "2015 Nations Cup: Malawi begin with victory". BBC Sport. 17 May 2014.


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