Enock Mwepu

2022 - 10 - 10

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Brighton's Enock Mwepu retires due to heart condition (ESPN)

Brighton midfielder Enock Mwepu has been forced to end his playing career aged 24 after being diagnosed with a hereditary heart condition.

This is however not to end my involvement with football, I plan to stay involved in some capacity." Mwepu fell ill during the recent international break while on a flight to join up with the Zambian team which he captains. [he said](https://twitter.com/EnockMwepu45/status/1579397214124011520?): "A boy from a small Zambian town called Chambishi has some news to share.

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Heart issue forces Brighton player Enock Mwepu to retire (The Washington Post)

Brighton midfielder Enock Mwepu has retired from soccer at the age of 24 because of a hereditary heart condition.

He won four Austrian league titles with Salzburg and played in the Champions League on a team with Erling Haaland. He joined Brighton last year. “We are all absolutely devastated for Enock,” Brighton chairman Tony Bloom said.

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Enock Mwepu and a career cruelly cut short by a hereditary heart ... (The Athletic)

Brighton midfielder Enock Mwepu has been forced to retire at the age of 24 as a result of the diagnosis of a hereditary heart condition.

He is a fantastic person and whatever he does, he will succeed in his life. It’s been put into perspective by the shock and the sadness of Mwepu being forced to retire at the age of 24 with a hereditary heart condition. I think he has been lucky in as much as he is alive and well.

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Enock Mwepu: Chelsea Boss Graham Potter Sends Encouraging ... (Sports Brief)

SportsBrief.com News ☆ Brighton's former boss Graham Potter has sent a message to Enock Mwepu, who was forced to cut short his career after being diagnosed ...

[midfielder](https://sportsbrief.com/facts/top-listicles/12329-top-10-midfielders-world-2022-global-ranking/) was diagnosed with a hereditary heart condition and, upon considering the advice of medical personnel, decided to hang up his boots. This season, he featured 6 times in the Premier League, getting one assist along the way as Brighton swapped Potter for Roberto De Zerbi. I tried to call him today and left a message.

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Enock Mwepu: Tribute to former Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder ... (Goal.com)

GOAL brings you everything you need to know about former Zambia and Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder Enock Mwepu, who retired on Monday.

His first goal arrived on October 27 when he scored to make it 2-2 against Leicester City in the EFL Cup. He grabbed his first assist in the second round of the EFL Cup against Cardiff City where Albion won 2-0. He prefers to shoot with his right foot and his work rates are High/High. Mwepu's height is 184 cm and his weight is estimated at 76 kg. In 2017, his door to Europe opened and he signed for Red Bull Salzburg, who later loaned him out to Salzburg's feeder club Liefering. Mwepu started his journey with the national team from the U17 level and moved to U20 where he played at the 2017 U20 Africa Cup of Nations in Zambia.

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Enock Mwepu could have reached Yaya Toure's level - Ex-Orlando ... (Goal.com)

Uganda coach Milutin Sredojevic is devastated with the retirement of Brighton's Enock Mwepu.

THE BIGGER PICTURE: Mwepu started his career at Napsa Stars before joining Kafue Celtic. You know his nickname is Computer and I was always telling him to go there on the field, and 'you are an original pure Zambian computer'. His situation was realised just days ago after pulling out of international duty for Chipolopolo.

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Zambian skipper Enock Mwepu retires at age 24 due to heart ... (Africanews English)

The condition, which can worsen over time, would put Enock at an extremely high risk of suffering a potentially fatal cardiac event, if he were to continue ...

He stood strong to follow his dream of playing football at the highest level, and by the grace of God he lived his dream by reaching the Premier League. “A boy from a small Zambian township called Chambishi has some news to share. Tony Bloom, chairman of Brighton, said: “We are all absolutely devastated for Enock.

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Brighton midfielder Enock Mwepu forced to retire due to heart ... (CGTN)

Brighton & Hove Albion's Zambian midfielder Enock Mwepu has retired from professional football following the diagnosis of a hereditary heart condition, ...

Before I arrived I looked at all the squad, and he was a player I was so excited and looking forward to working with. "We are all absolutely devastated for Enock. FILE: Enock Mwepu of Brighton and Hove Albion reacts during the Premier League match between Burnley and Brighton & Hove Albion at Turf Moor on August 14, 2021 in Burnley, England.

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