Brighton Munthali (born 11 December 1997) is a Malawian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Blue Eagles and the Malawi national team.

Brighton Munthali
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-12-11) 11 December 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Mzuzu, Malawi
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Blue Eagles
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2015 FISD Wizards
2016–2023 Silver Strikers
2023– Blue Eagles
International career
Malawi U20
2015– Malawi 32 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Munthali signed with Silver Strikers ahead of the 2016 Super League of Malawi season after his team, FISD Wizards, were relegated.[1]

International career

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Munthali represented the national under-20 team.[2]

He made his senior international debut on 7 October 2015, at the 2018 World Cup qualifier, in a 2–0 defeat to Tanzania, resulting in an aggregate of 2–1 defeat.

He appeared at two 2022 World Cup qualifiers on 7 September and 10 September 2019, in a 1–0 aggregate victory against Botswana.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Chilapondwa, Andrew Cane (17 January 2016). "Silver Strikers ropes in two Wizards FC players". malawi24. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  2. ^ Kanjere, Peter (10 May 2014). "DRC U20 hold Malawi". SuperSport. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  3. ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Qualifiers - Africa - Matches - Botswana - Malawi". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  4. ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Qualifiers - Africa - Matches - Malawi - Botswana". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
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