Kwesele moved from his native Zambia to the United States with his family as a child, settling in Seattle, Washington.
He attended Seattle Preparatory School, where he was a two-time All-Metro and All-District selection, and began his college soccer at Santa Clara University.
[1] Undrafted out of college, Kwesele was unable to secure a professional contract, and signed instead to play with the Portland Timbers U23s in the USL Premier Development League in 2009.
He made his debut for Edmonton on May 4, 2011, in a 1–0 loss to Toronto FC in the 2011 Nutrilite Canadian Championship.
Mutanda is also founder of The Rising Point, a non-profit organization designed to bring quality soccer programs to underserved communities.