Gabadinho Mhango – Wikipedia
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Malawian footballer
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hellings Frank Mhango[1] | ||
Date of birth | 27 September 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Chiweta, Malawi | ||
Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
AmaZulu | ||
Number | 11 | ||
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) |
2016–2019 | Bidvest Wits | 52 | (14) |
2019–2022 | Orlando Pirates | 55 | (21) |
2022– | AmaZulu | 7 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2012– | Malawi | 58 | (15) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:30, 21 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:28, 25 January 2022 (UTC) |
Hellings Frank “Gabadinho” Mhango (born 27 September 1992) is a Malawian professional footballer who plays for South African club AmaZulu and the Malawi national team, as a striker.
Club career[edit]
Mhango has played club football for Brave Warriors, Big Bullets, Bloemfontein Celtic, Lamontville Golden Arrows and Bidvest Wits.[1][2][3]
In June 2019, he signed for Orlando Pirates.[4]
He moved to AmaZulu in June 2022.[5][6]
International career[edit]
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.[7] In May 2013, it was announced that he would be unavailable for two forthcoming World Cup qualifying matches due to his school exams.[8] Mhango scored twice in Malawi’s first 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Chad on 17 May 2014.[9]
Mhango’s goal during the 2021 African Cup of Nations against Morocco made it to the top three of CAF Awards for the goal of the tournament.[10]
International goals[edit]
- As of match played 25 January 2022. Malawi score listed first, score column indicates score after each Mhango goal.[3]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 23 March 2013 | Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia | Namibia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 17 May 2014 | Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi | Chad | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
3 | 2–0 | |||||
4 | 31 May 2014 | Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N’Djamena, Chad | 1–3 | 1–3 | ||
5 | 12 June 2016 | Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia | Angola | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2016 COSAFA Cup |
6 | 2–0 | |||||
7 | 3–0 | |||||
8 | 26 May 2019 | King Zwelithini Stadium, Umlazi, South Africa | Seychelles | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2019 COSAFA Cup |
9 | 28 May 2019 | Namibia | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||
10 | 2 June 2019 | Princess Magogo Stadium, KwaMashu, South Africa | Zambia | 1–0 | 2–2 (2–4 p) | |
11 | 13 November 2019 | Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi | South Sudan | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
12 | 31 December 2021 | Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | Comoros | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
13 | 14 January 2022 | Kouekong Stadium, Bafoussam, Cameroon | Zimbabwe | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations |
14 | 2–1 | |||||
15 | 25 January 2022 | Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaounde, Cameroon | Morocco | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations |
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