Thomas Ulimwengu

Thomas Emanuel Ulimwengu (born 14 June 1993) is a Tanzanian footballer who plays as a striker for TP Mazembe and the Tanzania national football team.

Career

Youth career Ulimwengu grew up in Dodoma, 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 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, 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. The following summer, he represented Tanzania in the 2010 Copa Coca-Cola African Championship in South Africa, where he scored nine goals in five matches.

International goals Scores and results list Tanzania's goal tally first. No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 29 November 2011 National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 1–0 3–0 2011 CECAFA Cup 2. 24 March 2013 National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 1–0 3–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 3. 16 June 2013 National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 2–2 2–4 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 4. 1 June 2014 National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe 2–1 2–2 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification 5. 12 October 2014 National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 3–0 4–1 Friendly 6. 16 November 2014 Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba, Swaziland 1–1 1–1 Friendly 7. 7 October 2015 National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 2–0 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours Al-Hilal Club Sudan Premier League: 2018