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Thomas Ulimwengu
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Emmanuel Ulimwengu
Date of birth	14 June 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Tanga, Tanzania
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	TP Mazembe
Youth career
2008	Tanzania Soccer Academy
2009–2010	Moro United (loan)
2010–2011	Athletic FC
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2016	TP Mazembe
2017	AFC Eskilstuna
2017–2018	Sloboda Tuzla
2018	Al-Hilal Club
2019	JS Saoura
2020–2023	TP Mazembe
2023-	Singida Big Stars
International career‡
2008–2009	Tanzania U17
2009–2013	Tanzania U20
2009–2016	Tanzania U23
2009–	Tanzania
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 November 2022; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:49, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

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.^[2]

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,^[3] where he scored nine goals in five matches.^[2]

In July 2010 Thomas joined Swedish development outfit Athletic Football Club, with whom he competed in the Gothia Cup and Stockholm Cup.^[2]

On 31 August 2011 Ulimwengu joined 4-time African Champions League winners TP Mazembe. He scored in his debut, a 2–1 victory over Don Bosco.^[4]

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	Djibouti	1–0	3–0	2011 CECAFA Cup
2.	24 March 2013	National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	Morocco	1–0	3–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.	16 June 2013	National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	Ivory Coast	2–2	2–4	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.	1 June 2014	National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	2–1	2–2	2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5.	12 October 2014	National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	Benin	3–0	4–1	Friendly
6.	16 November 2014	Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba, Swaziland	Swaziland	1–1	1–1	Friendly
7.	7 October 2015	National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	Malawi	2–0	2–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification