Gabadinho Mhango

Hellings Frank "Gabadinho" Mhango (born 27 September 1992) is a Malawian professional footballer who plays as a striker for South African Premier Division club Moroka Swallows and the Malawi national team.

Gabadinho Mhango
Personal information
Full name Hellings Frank Mhango[1]
Date of birth (1992-09-27) 27 September 1992
Place of birth Chiweta, Malawi
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Moroka Swallows
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)
2022–2023 AmaZulu 16 (4)
2023– Moroka Swallows 6 (1)
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)

Club career

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

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
As of match played 25 January 2022. Malawi score listed first, score column indicates score after each Mhango goal.[3]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 23 March 2013Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia Namibia1–01–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 17 May 2014Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi Chad1–02–02015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3 2–0
4 31 May 2014Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena, Chad1–31–3
5 12 June 2016Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia Angola1–03–02016 COSAFA Cup
6 2–0
7 3–0
8 26 May 2019King Zwelithini Stadium, Umlazi, South Africa Seychelles1–03–02019 COSAFA Cup
9 28 May 2019 Namibia1–12–1
10 2 June 2019Princess Magogo Stadium, KwaMashu, South Africa Zambia1–02–2 (2–4 p)
11 13 November 2019Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi South Sudan1–01–02021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
12 31 December 2021Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Comoros1–02–1Friendly
13 14 January 2022Kouekong Stadium, Bafoussam, Cameroon Zimbabwe1–12–12021 Africa Cup of Nations
14 2–1
15 25 January 2022Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaounde, Cameroon Morocco1–01–22021 Africa Cup of Nations

References
  1. Gomezgani Zakazaka (21 July 2012). "Gabadinho making huge impact for BB". Nation Online. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013.
  2. "Gabadinho Mhango". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  3. Gabadinho Mhango at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  4. "Orlando Pirates signal their intentions with Gabadinho Mhango signing". TimesLIVE.
  5. Vardien, Tashreeq. "AmaZulu sign 10 new players including Gabadinho Mhango and Dumisani Zuma". Sport.
  6. "Mhango Opens Up On AmaZulu Move". 13 June 2022.
  7. Frank Kandu (1 September 2012). "Malawi's hot-shot Gabadini Mhango earns trip to Ghana". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation.
  8. Frank Kandu (7 May 2013). "Exam stops play for Malawi striker Mhango". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation.
  9. "2015 Nations Cup: Malawi begin with victory". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 17 May 2014.
  10. "Gabadinho up against Senegal's Pape Ousmane Sakho and Morocco's Zouhair El Moutaraji for Goal of the Year award - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
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