Enock Mwepu, a Zambian former professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Premier League side Brighton and Hove Albion was earning an estimated weekly salary of £43,000 which translates into 751,679.31 Zambian Kwacha.
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Born in Lusaka, Zambia Mwepu began his football career at Kafue Celtic in Lusaka before being identified with the 2013 Airtel Rising Stars.
During the 2015–16 season, Mwepu had little game time with Power Dynamos football club of Copperbelt, culminating in a move to NAPSA Stars at the end of the 2016 season.
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The following season, Mwepu joined Red Bull Salzburg and was loaned out to Salzburg’s feeder club Liefering who play in Austrian Football First League and made his debut in the UEFA Champions League during a 4–3 loss to Liverpool at Anfield.
On 18 December 2019, Mwepu extended his contract with Salzburg until summer 2024.
However, barely two years after extending his contract, thus on 6 July 2021, he joined Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion on a four-year contract, for an undisclosed fee.
Sadly, in Oct. 2022, Mwepu was forced to retire aftert doctors discovered that he had a hereditary heart condition.
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