Tabitha Chaŵinga (born 22 May 1996) is a Malawian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Première Ligue club Lyon and the Malawi national team.
[3] At age 18, Chaŵinga played for Swedish third-division club Krokom/Dvärsätts IF [sv], where she earned the league's golden boot after scoring 39 goals in 18 games.
After successful spells in Sweden, Chaŵinga gained the interest from various top clubs abroad[11] and eventually signed for Chinese side Jiangsu Suning,[12] reportedly for a record-breaking transfer fee in Swedish women's football.
[15] Chaŵinga received the Player of the Year Award in her debut season playing in the Chinese Women's Super League.
[17] After the main sponsor of Jiangsu Suning stopped supporting Chaŵinga, she moved to Wuhan Jiangda where her sister Temwa played.
After her loan spell with Paris Saint Germain, without returning to China, Chaŵinga signed for reigning French champions Lyon.
[23] In the 74th minute against BK Häcken in the first leg of the 2023–24 Champions League quarterfinal, Chaŵinga scored the winning goal making it 2–1.