Lincoln Zvasiya

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Lincoln Zvasiya
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-02-25) 25 February 1991 (age 30)
Place of birth Harare, Zimbabwe
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 CAPS United
Youth career
Aces Youth Soccer Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–2011 Monomotapa United
2011 FC Platinum
2011–2014 Kaizer Chiefs 25 (1)
2013–2014 → OFI Crete (loan) 8 (0)
2015 Harare City
2016 ZPC Kariba
2017 Dynamos Harare
2018 Yadah Stars
2019– CAPS United
National team‡
2011– Zimbabwe 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:07, 2 July 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:07, 2 July 2016 (UTC)

Lincoln Zvasiya (born 25 February 1991) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer, who plays as a defender for CAPS United and the Zimbabwe national team.

Career[]

Club[]

Born in Harare, Zvasiya began his career with the . After leaving Aces Youth he joined his first senior club when he signed for 2008 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League winners Monomotapa United.[1] After a year with Monomotapa, Zvasiya had a short stint with Platinum before leaving them in the middle of 2013 to join South African club Kaizer Chiefs.[2]

With Kaizer Chiefs he won the 2012–13 Premier Soccer League and the 2012–13 Nedbank Cup before departing on loan to join Greek side OFI Crete in July 2013.[3][4] He returned to Kaizer Chiefs in December 2013 but was released nine months later.[5] After spending September to December 2014 without a club, Zvasiya agreed to join Harare City in 2015 but was released a few months later.[1][6] In 2016, Zvasiya joined ZPC Kariba.[7][8]

International[]

Zvasiya has won six caps and scored one goal for the Zimbabwe national team, with his debut coming in a friendly against Zambia in 2011.[2] Three more appearances went past before he scored his first goal for his nation in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying defeat to Egypt.[2]

In October 2012, Zvasiya was cleared of match fixing charges that came about from Asiagate.[9]

Career statistics[]

International[]

As of 2 July 2016.[2]
National team Year Apps Goals
Zimbabwe 2011 3 0
2012 0 0
2013 3 1
2014 0 0
2015 0 0
2016 0 0
Total 6 1

International goals[]

As of 2 July 2016. Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first.[2]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 9 June 2013 National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe  Egypt 2–3 2–4 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours[]

Club[]

Kaizer Chiefs

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Lincoln Zvasiya joins Harare City". Kick Off. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Lincoln Zvasiya profile". Soccerway. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "South Africa 2012/13". RSSSF. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Kaizer Chiefs loan Lincoln Zvasiya to Greek club OFI Crete FC". Kick Off. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Kaizer Chiefs finally release Lincoln Zvasiya". Goal. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Zimbabwe: Harare City Offload Zvasiya". All Africa. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Silva remorseful". Herald. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  8. ^ https://www.dailynews.co.zw/articles/2017/06/11/the-rise-fall-rise-of-zvasiya
  9. ^ "Zimbabwe's Sadomba among seven cleared of match fixing". BBC. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2016.

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