Charles Sibanda

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Charles Sibanda
Personal information
Full name Charles Sibanda
Date of birth (1985-03-30) 30 March 1985 (age 36)
Place of birth Zimbabwe
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Bulawayo Chiefs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Hwange
2009–2011 Motor Action
2011–2014 Platinum
2014–2015 Highlanders
2015–2019 How Mine
2020– Bulawayo Chiefs
National team‡
2010– Zimbabwe 11 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 June 2016
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 June 2016

Charles Sibanda (born 30 March 1985) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer, who plays as a forward for Bulawayo Chiefs and the Zimbabwe national team.[1][2]

Career[]

Club[]

Hwange were Sibanda's first club, he stayed with the club for one year before departing to join Motor Action.[3] With Motor Action, Sibanda won the title and subsequently won the 2010 Soccer Star of the Year award.[4][5] Platinum became his third club in 2011 when he agreed to join the Zvishavane-based club, he remained there for three years. Moves to Highlanders and How Mine have since followed.[3] In 2015, Sibanda was involved in a serious car accident, he sustained injuries to his right shoulder, his right collar bone and one of his lungs. He has since made a full recovery.[6][7]

International[]

In January 2014, coach Ian Gorowa, invited him to be a part of the Zimbabwe squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship. He helped the team to a fourth-place finish after being defeated by Nigeria by a goal to nil.[8][9] Overall, Sibanda has played 11 times and scored 2 goals for Zimbabwe.[10][11]

Career statistics[]

International[]

As of 27 June 2016.[10][11]
National team Year Apps Goals
Zimbabwe 2010 1 0
2011 3 0
2012 1 1
2013 2 1
2014 4 0
2015 0 0
2016 0 0
Total 11 2

International goals[]

As of 27 June 2016. Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first.[10][11]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 17 July 2012 , Molepolole, Botswana  Lesotho 5–3 5–3 Three Nations Tournament
2 24 August 2013 Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia  Zambia 1–0 1–0 2014 African Nations Championship qualification

Honours[]

Club[]

Motor Action
Platinum

Individual[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Zimbabwe Warriors leave for Chan tournament". newsday.co.zw. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Zimbabwe name final squad for CHAN tournament". cosafa.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Charles Sibanda profile". Pindula. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Zimbabwe 2010". RSSSF. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Charles Sibanda named Soccer Star of the Year". New Zimbabwe. 28 January 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Sibanda involved in accident". Herald. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Charlie survives car crash". Chronicle. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  8. ^ "CHAN 2014: awards and team of the CHAN". en.starafrica.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  9. ^ "Articles tagged 'warriors'". dailynews.co.zw. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  10. ^ a b c "Charles Sibanda profile". Soccerway. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  11. ^ a b c "Charles Sibanda profile". World Football. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  12. ^ "Zimbabwe 2012". RSSSF. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  13. ^ a b "Zimbabwe 2014". RSSSF. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.


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