Henry Joseph Shindika
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henry Joseph Shindika | ||
| Date of birth | 3 November 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Mwanza, Tanzania | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Mtibwa Sugar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Simba | ||
| 2009–2013 | Kongsvinger | 91 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | Simba | ||
| 2014– | Mtibwa Sugar | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2013 | Tanzania | 46 | (2) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 March 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2016 | |||
Henry Joseph Shindika (born 3 November 1985 in Mwanza) is a Tanzanian footballer who currently plays for Mtibwa Sugar.
Career[]
Shindika started playing his competitive football at Simba SC in the Tanzanian Premier League. For a long time he has been the captain of the club which has its headquarters along Msimbazi Street, in Dar es Salaam.[1] In February 2009, Shindika signed his first professional contract with Kongsvinger of Norway.[2]
International career[]
Shindika has also been a member of the Tanzania's national team since 2006. He has played 46 games and scored two goals for Taifa Stars, and in addition has 6 non-FIFA caps.[3]
Career statistics[]
International[]
| Tanzania national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 |
| 2007 | 10 | 0 |
| 2008 | 8 | 1 |
| 2009 | 10 | 0 |
| 2010 | 7 | 1 |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 46 | 2 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 7 September 2013[3]
International goals[]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 20 August 2008 | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |  Ghana |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | |||||
| 2. | 30 November 2010 | Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |  Somalia |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2010 CECAFA Cup | |||||
| Correct as of 16 February 2013[4][5] | |||||||||||
References[]
- ^ Bongo Five - Home
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-09-11. Retrieved 2009-08-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ a b Henry Joseph Shindika at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Soccer-Goalkeeper scores late equaliser in Ghana friendly at uk.reuters.com
- ^ Tanzania (Tanganyika) - List of International Matches at rsssf.com
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- 1985 births
- Living people
- People from Mwanza Region
- Tanzanian footballers
- Tanzania international footballers
- Tanzanian expatriate footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Expatriate footballers in Norway
- Tanzanian expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball players
- Norwegian First Division players
- Eliteserien players
- Simba S.C. players
- Mtibwa Sugar F.C. players
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