Alec Mudimu (born 8 April 1995) is a Zimbabwean professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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. He last played for
Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
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club
Olympique de Béja and the
Zimbabwe national team.
Early and personal life
Mudimu was born in
Harare
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, 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
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Formed in 1867 as an off ...
and
Stalybridge Celtic
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, 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
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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
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, 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
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.
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
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.
After spending time in Georgia with
Torpedo Kutaisi
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, he returned to England in February 2022 to sign for
Altrincham
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. 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
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club
Olympique Béja
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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
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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
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qualifiers.
References
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1995 births
Living people
Zimbabwean men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Zimbabwe men's international footballers
2019 Africa Cup of Nations players
2021 Africa Cup of Nations players
National League (English football) players
Cymru Premier players
Moldovan Super Liga players
TFF 1. Lig players
Erovnuli Liga players
Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players
Radcliffe F.C. players
Northwich Victoria F.C. players
Stockport Town F.C. players
Cefn Druids A.F.C. players
FC Sheriff Tiraspol players
Ankaraspor footballers
FC Torpedo Kutaisi players
Altrincham F.C. players
FC Iberia 1999 players
Caernarfon Town F.C. players
Flint Town United F.C. players
Olympique Béja players
Zimbabwean expatriate men's footballers
Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in England
Expatriate men's footballers in England
Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in Wales
Expatriate men's footballers in Wales
Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in Moldova
Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova
Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in Georgia (country)
Expatriate men's footballers in Georgia (country)