Alec Mudimu (born 8 April 1995) is a Zimbabwean professional

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who plays as a

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. He last played for

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club Olympique de Béja and the Zimbabwe national team.

Early and personal life

Mudimu was born in

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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

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and

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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

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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

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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

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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

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. After spending time in Georgia with

Torpedo Kutaisi FC Torpedo Kutaisi ( Georgian: საფეხბურთო კლუბი ტორპედო ქუთაისი) is a Georgian professional football club based in Kutaisi, Georgia's third largest city. The team competes in the Erovnuli ...

, he returned to England in February 2022 to sign for

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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

club

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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

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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

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qualifiers.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mudimu, Alec 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)