Brighton Munthali

Brighton Munthali
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-12-11) 11 December 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Mzuzu, Malawi
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Blue Eagles
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2015 FISD Wizards
2016–2023 Silver Strikers
2023– Blue Eagles
International career
Malawi U20
2015– Malawi 32 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Brighton Munthali (born 11 December 1997) is a Malawian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Blue Eagles and the Malawi national team.

Club career

Munthali signed with Silver Strikers ahead of the 2016 Super League of Malawi season after his team, FISD Wizards, were relegated.[1]

International career

Munthali represented the national under-20 team.[2]

He made his senior international debut on 7 October 2015, at the 2018 World Cup qualifier, in a 2–0 defeat to Tanzania, resulting in an aggregate of 2–1 defeat.

He appeared at two 2022 World Cup qualifiers on 7 September and 10 September 2019, in a 1–0 aggregate victory against Botswana.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Chilapondwa, Andrew Cane (17 January 2016). "Silver Strikers ropes in two Wizards FC players". malawi24. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  2. ^ Kanjere, Peter (10 May 2014). "DRC U20 hold Malawi". SuperSport. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  3. ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Qualifiers - Africa - Matches - Botswana - Malawi". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  4. ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Qualifiers - Africa - Matches - Malawi - Botswana". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2021.


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