Memory Phiri Explained

Memory Phiri
Birth Date:12 May 1998
Birth Place:Chilubi, Zambia
Position:Attacking midfielder
Collegeyears1:2015–2016
College1:Northern Oklahoma Mavericks
Collegecaps1:39
Collegegoals1:31
Collegeyears2:2017–2018
College2:Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs
Years1:2013–2014
Clubs1:Green Buffaloes Women's Football Club
Caps1:30
Goals1:42
Nationalyears1:2013–2014
Nationalteam1:Zambia U17
Nationalcaps1:7
Nationalgoals1:5
Nationalyears2:2015–
Nationalteam2:Zambia U20
Nationalcaps2:2
Nationalgoals2:2
Club-Update:23 November 2017
Ntupdate:23 November 2017

Memory Phiri (born 12 May 1998) is a Zambian association football forward who plays for Southwestern Oklahoma State University in the United States of America.[1]

Club career

After playing for the high school in Lusaka, she joined the Green Buffaloes Women’s Football Team from 2013 to 2014 where she scored 42 goals in 30 appearances. In 2015, she was offered a scholarship to study medicine at Northern Oklahoma College in the United States of America.[2] [3] She played for the college from 2015 to 2016 where she scored 31 goals in 31 appearances.

Southwest Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) named Memory Phiri the Great American Conference Offensive Player of the Week (i.e. week two of October 2018) making it twice in 2018 season.[4]

International

She was invited for the trials for Zambia's inaugural women's Under-17 side and was later selected for a tournament in Sweden where she scored a bicycle kick.[5] From that impressive performance, she received a call-up for the Under-17 World Cup qualifiers. She represented Zambia at the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica, turning out in all three games as Zambia won one game on its tournament debut.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Memory Phiri - Player Profile - Football. Eurosport. 22 November 2017.
  2. Web site: U-20 striker gets USA scholarship – Zambia Daily Mail . 2017-11-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201034502/https://www.daily-mail.co.zm/u-20-striker-gets-usa-scholarship/ . 1 December 2017 . dmy-all .
  3. Web site: Zambia : U-20 female player gets US college sponsorship. 30 June 2015. Lusakatimes.com. 23 November 2017.
  4. Web site: Memory Phiri Earns Second GAC Offensive Player of the Week Honor.
  5. Web site: How some lesser-known African footballers are making a career around the world. 15 November 2017. 23 November 2017. Bbc.com.
  6. Web site: FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - Memory PHIRI. https://web.archive.org/web/20151001050416/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=377955/index.html. dead. 1 October 2015. FIFA.com. en-GB. 22 November 2017.
  7. Web site: FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - Memory PHIRI. https://web.archive.org/web/20151001050416/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=377955/index.html. dead. 1 October 2015. FIFA.com. 23 November 2017.