Lushomo Mweemba

Lushomo Mweemba
Personal information
Date of birth	10 April 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Zambia
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Green Buffaloes
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2020	Nkwazi
2021–	Green Buffaloes
International career‡
2018–	Zambia
Medal record
Representing Zambia
Women's Africa Cup of Nations
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 June 2023

Lushomo Mweemba (born 10 April 2001) is a Zambian footballer who plays as a defender for Green Buffaloes WFC and the Zambia women's national team.

Career

Lushomo Mweemba is the first Zambian to score a goal at a world cup (for both men and women's seniors teams - scored in 2023 against Costa Rica) She competed for Zambia at the 2018 and 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations and 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[1]^[2]

Mweemba was named to the Zambia squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[3]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	15 September 2018	Wolfson Stadium, Ibhayi, South Africa	Cameroon	1–0	1–0	2018 COSAFA Women's Championship
2.	11 November 2019	Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia	Kenya	1–0	1–0	2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
3.	2 May 2021		Botswana	1–1	1–1	Friendly
4.	26 October 2021		Malawi	3–2	3–2	2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5.	31 July 2023	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand	Costa Rica	1–0	3–1	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
6.	29 November 2023	Estádio 22 de Junho, Luanda, Angola	Angola	1–0	6–0	2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
7.	5 April 2024	Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia	Morocco	1–1	1–2	2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament