Football Query

Player · Malawi · Forward

Richard Mbulu

Goals from 29 Mar 2021 to 5 Sep 2025

Caps
41
Starts
34
Minutes
2,963
Win % when playing
22%
Goals
4
Matches scored in
4
Penalties
0
Hat-tricks
0
For their side
5th of 56
Yellow cards
10
Sent off
0
Longest gap
3.2 yrs
Minutes per goal
741

Goals by year

20212022202320242025

Tallest: 2 · Year

When they scored

By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.

1–15′16–30′31–45′46–60′61–75′76–90′ET

Tallest: 3 · Minute

What the goals did

Winning goal2
Extended lead1
Opening goal1

Malawi with and without them

Malawi's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.

With them4191418254422%
Without them296914244220.7%

Played most alongside10

John Banda32
Stanley Sanudi28
Chembezi Denis25
Frank Mhango22
Gerald Phiri Junior21
Yamikani Chester20
Chimwemwe Idana19
Precious Sambani19
Gomezgani Chirwa17
Peter Cholopi17

Faced most10

Frank AnguissaCameroon4
Karl Toko EkambiCameroon4
Charles HambiraNamibia3
Collins FaiCameroon3
Denis OnyangoUganda3
Dynamo FredericksNamibia3
Emmanuel OkwiUganda3
Issoufou DayoBurkina Faso3
Joseph OchayaUganda3
Joslin KamatukaNamibia3

Against4

Burkina Faso11
Mozambique11
Namibia11
Uganda11

At tournaments4

Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.

FIFA World Cup qualification 202511
African Cup of Nations qualification 202411
FIFA World Cup qualification 202111
African Cup of Nations qualification 202111

Every goal4

5 Sep 2025v Namibia2–15′—Opening goal1–0FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
18 Nov 2024v Burkina Faso3–057′—Extended lead2–0African Cup of Nations qualification 2024
7 Sep 2021v Mozambique1–010′—Winning goal1–0FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
29 Mar 2021v Uganda1–015′—Winning goal1–0African Cup of Nations qualification 2021

Every match on record41

In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.

13 Oct 2025v São Tomé and Príncipe0–1started, off 67′67——FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
8 Sep 2025v Liberia2–2started90——FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
5 Sep 2025v Namibia2–1started, off 87′871YellowFIFA World Cup qualification 2025
24 Mar 2025v Tunisia0–2started90——FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
20 Mar 2025v Namibia0–1started90——FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
18 Nov 2024v Burkina Faso3–0started, off 77′771YellowAfrican Cup of Nations qualification 2024
14 Nov 2024v Burundi0–0started, off 61′61——African Cup of Nations qualification 2024
9 Sep 2023v Guinea2–2started, off 64′64——African Cup of Nations qualification 2023
20 Jun 2023v Ethiopia0–0started, off 59′59——African Cup of Nations qualification 2023
25 Jan 2022v Morocco1–2came on 45′45——African Cup of Nations 2022 · Round of 16
18 Jan 2022v Senegal0–0came on 67′23——African Cup of Nations 2022 · Group stage
14 Jan 2022v Zimbabwe2–1started, off 66′66——African Cup of Nations 2022 · Group stage
10 Jan 2022v Guinea0–1came on 65′25—YellowAfrican Cup of Nations 2022 · Group stage
16 Nov 2021v Mozambique0–1came on 60′30——FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
13 Nov 2021v Cameroon0–4started90——FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
8 Oct 2021v Ivory Coast0–3came on 53′37—YellowFIFA World Cup qualification 2021
7 Sep 2021v Mozambique1–0started, off 61′611—FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
3 Sep 2021v Cameroon0–2started, off 76′76——FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
13 Jun 2021v Tanzania0–2started90—YellowFriendly
29 Mar 2021v Uganda1–0started901—African Cup of Nations qualification 2021
24 Mar 2021v South Sudan1–0started, off 84′84——African Cup of Nations qualification 2021
16 Nov 2020v Burkina Faso0–0started90—YellowAfrican Cup of Nations qualification 2020
12 Nov 2020v Burkina Faso1–3started90——African Cup of Nations qualification 2020
7 Oct 2020v Zambia0–1started90—YellowFriendly
17 Nov 2019v Uganda0–2started90——African Cup of Nations qualification 2019
13 Nov 2019v South Sudan1–0started90——African Cup of Nations qualification 2019
10 Sep 2019v Botswana1–0started90——FIFA World Cup qualification 2019
7 Sep 2019v Botswana0–0started90——FIFA World Cup qualification 2019
7 Jun 2019v South Africa0–0started120——COSAFA Cup 2019
2 Jun 2019v Zambia2–2started, off 78′78——COSAFA Cup 2019
28 May 2019v Namibia2–1started, off 73′73——COSAFA Cup 2019
17 Nov 2018v Comoros1–2started90—YellowAfrican Cup of Nations qualification 2018
16 Oct 2018v Cameroon0–0came on 82′8——African Cup of Nations qualification 2018
12 Oct 2018v Cameroon0–1came on 58′32——African Cup of Nations qualification 2018
11 Sep 2018v Kenya0–1started, off 55′55——Friendly
8 Sep 2018v Morocco0–3started, off 69′69——African Cup of Nations qualification 2018
1 Jun 2018v Angola0–0started90—YellowCOSAFA Cup 2018
30 May 2018v Botswana1–1started90——COSAFA Cup 2018
28 May 2018v Mauritius0–1started90—YellowCOSAFA Cup 2018
27 Mar 2018v Uganda0–0started, off 46′46——Friendly

Caps, goals and cards count what the sources record: line-ups from about 2003 (World Cups from 1970, friendlies from about 2016), and few scorers in older friendlies — so career totals run low.