Thomas Emanuel Ulimwengu (born 14 June 1993) is a Tanzanian
footballer
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who plays as a striker for
TP Mazembe
Tout Puissant Mazembe, commonly referred to as TP Mazembe, is a Congolese professional football club based in Lubumbashi.
History
Tout Puissant Mazembe, the first sports club from the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a value of at least $10 ...
and the
Tanzania national football team
The Tanzania national football team ( sw, Timu ya Taifa ya Mpira wa Miguu ya Tanzania) represents Tanzania in men's international football and is controlled by the Tanzania Football Federation, the governing body for football in Tanzania, Tanz ...
.
Career
Youth career
Ulimwengu grew up in
Dodoma
Dodoma ( in Gogo), officially Dodoma City, is the national capital of Tanzania and the capital of the Dodoma Region, with a population of 410,956.
In 1974, the Tanzanian government announced that the capital would be moved to Dodoma for social a ...
, the Tanzanian capital, where he played for local club team Area C. At the age of 14 he was selected for the Dodoma Region U-17 team. Soon after, he was selected through a nationwide talent search to join the first class of the Tanzania Soccer Academy, a joint project between the
Tanzania Football Federation
The Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) ( sw, Shirikisho la Mpira wa Miguu Tanzania), previously the Football Association of Tanzania, is the governing body of football in Tanzania. It oversees operations of the Tanzania national football team, Ta ...
and British investors.
Ulimwengu impressed at the soccer academy and was soon called up to the Tanzania U-17 national team. He was joint top scorer in the
2009 CECAFA U-17 Championship
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, in which Tanzania finished 2nd. After his good performance in the competition, he was regularly called up by coach Marcio Maximo to practice with the senior national team, the Taifa Stars.
Club career
In the 2009–10 Tanzania Premier League season Ulimwengu played on-loan for
Moro United
Moro United F.C. is a Tanzanian football club based in Morogoro.
They last played in the top level of Tanzanian professional football, the Tanzanian Premier League, during the 2011/12 season.
In July 2010 Thomas joined Swedish development outfit
Athletic Football Club
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, with whom he competed in the Gothia Cup and Stockholm Cup.
On 31 August 2011 Ulimwengu joined 4-time African Champions League winners
TP Mazembe
Tout Puissant Mazembe, commonly referred to as TP Mazembe, is a Congolese professional football club based in Lubumbashi.
History
Tout Puissant Mazembe, the first sports club from the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a value of at least $10 ...
. He scored in his debut, a 2–1 victory over
Don Bosco
John Melchior Bosco ( it, Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco; pms, Gioann Melchior Bòsch; 16 August 181531 January 1888), popularly known as Don Bosco , was an Italian Catholic priest, educator, writer and saint of the 19th century.
While working ...
.
International goals
:''Scores and results list Tanzania's goal tally first.''
Sudan Premier League
Sudan Premier League ( ar, الدوري السوداني الممتاز) is the top division of the Sudan Football Association, it was created in 1965. It starts on August 1 and ends May 31.
Sudan Premier League Clubs 2022-23
Championship hist ...
:
2018
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