Gerald Phiri Jr.

Gerald Phiri Jr.
Personal information
Full name Gerald Keith Phiri Junior
Date of birth (1993-06-08) 8 June 1993
Place of birth Blantyre, Malawi
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Mighty Wanderers
2013–2015 CAPS United
2015–2018 Bidvest Wits 6 (1)
2015 → Township Rollers (loan)
2016–2017 → Platinum Stars (loan) 16 (2)
2018 → Platinum Stars (loan) 10 (2)
2019 Ajax Cape Town 8 (0)
2019–2021 Baroka 46 (4)
2021–2023 Al-Hilal Club
International career‡
2015– Malawi 51 (11)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 December 2024

Gerald Keith Phiri Jr. is a Malawian professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Sudan Premier League club Al-Hilal Club and the Malawi national team. He is the son of Malawian football manager Gerald Phiri Sr.[1]

He signed for South African clubs Bidvest Wits F.C. in 2015 from Zimbabwean teams CAPS United.[2]

He was named in the Malawi national team for the 2015 COSAFA Cup in South Africa, making his debut against Mozambique national team at the quarter-final stage.

International goals

Scores and results list Malawi's goal tally first.[3]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 22 May 2015 Mogwase Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa  South Africa 1–2 1–2 Friendly
2. 6 September 2015 Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba, Swaziland  Swaziland 1–0 2–2 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3. 25 November 2015 Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia  Djibouti 1–0 3–0 2015 CECAFA Cup
4. 4 September 2016 Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi  Swaziland 1–0 1–0 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5. 10 June 2017 Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe, Malawi  Comoros 1–0 1–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6. 26 May 2019 King Zwelithini Stadium, Umlazi, South Africa  Seychelles 3–0 3–0 2019 COSAFA Cup
7. 28 May 2019 King Zwelithini Stadium, Umlazi, South Africa  Namibia 2–1 2–1
8. 2 June 2019 Princess Magogo Stadium, KwaMashu, South Africa  Zambia 2–0 2–2 (2–4 p)
9. 10 September 2019 Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi  Botswana 1–0 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
10. 12 November 2020 Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  Burkina Faso 1–2 1–3 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
11. 24 March 2021 Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman, Sudan  South Sudan 1–0 1–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References

  1. ^ Nation Online (26 August 2015). "Gerald Phiri Jnr off to Zimbabwe". The Nation Online. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Gerald Phiri Jnr cleared to sign for Bidvest Wits". Kick Off. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Phiri, Gerald Jr". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 April 2017.


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