Temwa Chawinga
)
){kind=small}
Kansas City Current
MalawiTemwa Chawinga was born on September 20, 1998, in Rumphi District, Malawi, and plays as a forward for Kansas City Current and the Malawi national team. At club level, she won four Chinese Women's Super League titles with Wuhan Jianghan University (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023), the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup (2024), and the NWSL Shield (2025). Her individual honors include two NWSL MVP awards (2024, 2025), two NWSL Golden Boots (2024, 2025), two Chinese Super League Golden Boots (2022, 2023), and the 2023 IFFHS World's Best Top Goal Scorer award.
Her 2025-2026 season:
Dynamic attacking movement: Demonstrates exceptional off-the-ball movement and pace, frequently breaking through defensive lines to create high-probability scoring opportunities in transition.
Clinical finishing ability: Operates as an elite forward in central attacking sequences, showing composure to finish consistently across multiple domestic and international competitions.
Single-season goal record: Set the all-time NWSL single-season scoring record by netting 20 goals during the 2024 regular season.
Global goalscoring tally: Crowned the IFFHS World's Best Top Goal Scorer in 2023 after scoring a world-leading 63 goals across all club and international competitions.
Regular season efficiency: Became the fastest player in NWSL history to reach both 25 regular season goals (34 games) and 30 regular season goals (40 games).
)