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Zimbabwean footballer (born 1995)

Alec Mudimu
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-04-08) 8 April 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Harare, Zimbabwe
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Sheffield Wednesday
2011–2012 Stalybridge Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Stalybridge Celtic 42 (5)
2015 → Radcliffe Borough (loan)
2016–2017 Northwich Victoria
2017 Stockport Town
2017–2020 Cefn Druids 64 (12)
2020–2021 Sheriff Tiraspol 6 (1)
2021 Ankaraspor 15 (0)
2021–2022 Torpedo Kutaisi 12 (0)
2022 Altrincham 2 (0)
2022 Saburtalo Tbilisi
2022–2023 Caernarfon Town 5 (0)
2023 Flint Town United 5 (0)
2023 Olympique de Béja 0 (0)
International career
2018– Zimbabwe 24 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:09, 9 January 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:39, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

Alec Mudimu (born 8 April 1995) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He last played for Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club Olympique de Béja and the Zimbabwe national team.

Early and personal life

Mudimu was born in Harare, Zimbabwe, and moved to England at the age of five or six, living in Hertfordshire and London.

Club career

Mudimu played youth football for Sheffield Wednesday and Stalybridge Celtic, joining the latter club in 2011. He made his senior debut in the 2012–13 season. He moved on loan to Radcliffe Borough in January 2015.

He later played for Northwich Victoria and Stockport Town before joining Welsh Premier League side Cefn Druids in July 2017. He made his league debut for the club on 8 September 2017 in a 4–0 away defeat to TNS. He scored his first league goal for the club on 30 September 2017 in a 2–1 away victory over Llandudno, scoring in the 18th minute. He went on trial with English Football League club Fleetwood Town in December 2017. He also spent time on trial with Rochdale.

On 11 December 2019, Moldovan club Sheriff Tiraspol announced the signing of Mudimu from 20 January 2020.

In January 2021 he signed for Turkish club Ankaraspor.

After spending time in Georgia with Torpedo Kutaisi, he returned to England in February 2022 to sign for Altrincham. On 27 February 2022, Mudimu left Altrincham after making just two league appearances for the club.

On 23 August 2022, Saburtalo Tbilisi announced the signing of Mudimu.

On 9 March 2023, he signed for Flint Town United after being released by Caernarfon Town.

On 16 August 2023, he signed for Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club Olympique Béja following his departure from Flint Town United. He was released in December 2023 after making only two appearances.

International career

Mudimu was called up by the Zimbabwe national team for the first time in March 2018. He made his debut in the semi-final of the 2018 Four Nations Tournament, during a penalty shootout defeat against hosts Zambia on 21 March 2018.

Mudimu was later called up to Zimbabwe's squad for the 2018 COSAFA Cup. Zimbabwe went on to win the tournament, beating Zambia in the final.

In October 2018, he was selected as part of Zimbabwe's squad for Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

References

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  11. "Добро пожаловать, Алек". fc-sheriff.com/ (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  12. Williams, Dion (13 January 2021). "Former Cefn Druids man Alec Mudimu joins Turkish outfit Ankaraspor".
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  14. "Mudimu moves on after brief Alty stay". Altrincham FC. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  15. "Welcome Alec Mudimu". fcsaburtalo.ge (in Georgian). FC Saburtalo Tbilisi. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
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  21. "Zimbabwe kings of 2018 Cosafa Cup". SABC News – Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader. 9 June 2018.
  22. "Cefn Druids ace Alec Mudimu ready for Zimbabwe's Africa Cup of Nations double header with DR Congo". The Leader.
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