The Malawian breaks the record as the top goalscorer in the US women's league

Malawi's Temwa Chawinga broke Sam Kerr's record for most goals in a single National Women's Soccer League season with 19 goals.

According to a post received by Fabrizio Romano's X-Handle on Sunday, Chaŵinga, who plays forward for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League and the Malawi national team, broke the record in her first season in the NWSL.

The 26-year-old striker previously played for Swedish club Kvarnsvedens IK and Chinese club Wuhan Jianghan University.

Chawinga's 19 goals come from 24 games, while she averaged a goal every 109 minutes, took 103 shots and recorded a shot conversion rate of 18.63%.

Kerr remains the all-time record holder for NWSL goals, with the Australian having scored 77, 13 more than second-best Lynn Williams (64).

Chawinga's record-breaking goal was enough to give the Current a 1-0 win over Bay FC, sending Kansas City into third place in the NWSL standings.

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