Marshall Munetsi

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Marshall Munetsi
Personal information
Full name Marshall Nyasha Munetsi
Date of birth (1996-06-22) 22 June 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Bulawayo, Zimbabwe [1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Reims
Number 15
Youth career
Friendly Academy
Blue Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Ubuntu Cape Town 22 (1)
2016–2017 Baroka 26 (2)
2017–2019 Orlando Pirates 28 (0)
2019– Reims 48 (2)
National team‡
2018– Zimbabwe 19 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 August 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:15, 6 May 2020 (UTC)

Marshall Nyasha Munetsi (born 22 June 1996) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French club Reims and the Zimbabwe national team.[2]

Club career[]

Early South Africa[]

Munetsi was signed by South African National First Division side F.C. Cape Town in July 2015. The team released a statement saying that he was "...in the mould of a typical Yaya Touré. Big‚ strong‚ mobile and a good passer of the ball."[3] He made his professional debut on 26 September 2015 during a 3–1 loss to Black Leopards, and scored his first goal in a derby match against Milano United on 16 April 2016, where it ended up being the winning goal in a 1–0 game.[4]

He attended trials with the Orlando Pirates, a team in the Premier Division, in December 2015.[5][6]

Reims[]

On 11 June 2019, Munetsi signed for French club Stade de Reims on a four-year deal.[7]

International career[]

Munetsi was called up to the national team ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.[8]

Career statistics[]

International[]

As of 6 March 2020[1]
Zimbabwe
Year Apps Goals
2018 9 0
2019 10 1
Total 19 1

International goals[]

Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first.[1]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 10 September 2019 National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe  Somalia 1–0 3–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours[]

Zimbabwe

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Marshall Munetsi at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ "Zimbabwe - M. Munetsi - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  3. ^ Said, Nick (24 July 2015). "Zimbabwean midfielder Munetsi 'in the mould of a Yaya Toure'". The Times. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  4. ^ "More twists in the NFD tale". Premier Soccer League. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Bucs Give Two African Beasts' Teens A Trial". Soccer Laduma. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  6. ^ Fakude, Ernest (5 January 2016). "Orlando Pirates undecided on Nyasha 'Marshall' Munetsi". Kickoff. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  7. ^ Okeleji, Oluwashina (13 June 2019). "Zimbabwe's Marshall Munetsi gets his chance in Europe with Reims". BBC.
  8. ^ "Zimbabwe name final squad". cafonline.com. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.

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