| Russell Mwafulirwa | |
| Fullname: | Russell Mwafulirwa |
| Height: | 1.860NaN0 |
| Birth Date: | 24 February 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Zomba, Malawi |
| Position: | Striker |
| Years1: | –2000 |
| Years2: | 2000–2002 |
| Years3: | 2002–2006 |
| Years4: | 2006–2008 |
| Years5: | 2008–2011 |
| Years6: | 2012–2015 |
| Years7: | 2016 |
| Clubs1: | Silver Strikers |
| Clubs3: | Jomo Cosmos |
| Clubs5: | IFK Norrköping |
| Clubs6: | IK Sleipner |
| Clubs7: | Mzuzu United |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Caps2: | 36 |
| Caps3: | 49 |
| Caps4: | 50 |
| Caps5: | 57 |
| Caps6: | 2 |
| Caps7: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 17 |
| Goals3: | 9 |
| Goals4: | 10 |
| Goals5: | 18 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2002–2013 |
| Nationalteam1: | Malawi |
| Nationalcaps1: | 42 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 9 |
| Pcupdate: | 25 February 2021 |
| Ntupdate: | 25 February 2021 |
Russell Mwafulirwa (born 24 February 1983, in Zomba) is a Malawian former football player who played for Ajax Cape Town and IFK Norrköping. In 2020 went to Sweden for coaching courses.[1]
Mwafulirwa began his career with Silver Strikers in Malawi. In 2002, he signed for South African Premier Soccer League club Jomo Cosmos. After almost four years with Jomo Cosmos, he joined Ajax Cape Town in January 2006. In June 2008, he transferred to Swedish team IFK Norrköping.
He was part of the Malawi national football team at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations scoring two goals in the group stage against Algeria and Mali.
Scores and results list Malawi's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mwafulirwa goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Civo Stadium, Lilongwe, Malawi | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2004 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | [2] | |||
| 2 | Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2003 COSAFA Cup | [3] | |||
| 3 | Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2003 COSAFA Cup | [4] | |||
| 4 | Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | [5] | |||
| 5 | Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | [6] | |||
| 6 | Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi | 1–3 | 2–3 | Friendly | [7] | |||
| 7 | Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini, Swaziland | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | [8] | |||
| 8 | Estádio 11 de Novembro, Talatona, Angola | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2010 Africa Cup of Nations | [9] | |||
| 9 | Estádio Nacional do Chiazi, Cabinda, Angola | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2010 Africa cup of Nations | [10] |