Simba Sithole (footballer, born 1989)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Simba Nhivi Sithole | ||
Date of birth | 10 January 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Masvingo, Zimbabwe | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Karoi United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007 | How Mine | ||
2008 | Monomotapa United | ||
2009 | |||
2010 | |||
2011–2014 | How Mine | ||
2014 | Ajax Cape Town | 7 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Highlanders | ||
2015 | Bulawayo City | ||
2016 | |||
2017 | |||
2018 | Yadah Stars | ||
2019– | Karoi United | ||
National team‡ | |||
2014 | Zimbabwe | 5 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 November 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2020 |
Simba Nhivi Sithole (born 10 January 1991 in Masvingo) is a Zimbabwean footballer. He plays for the Zimbabwe national team.
Career[]
Club[]
Sithole began his career in Zimbabwe with How Mine, before subsequently joining Monomotapa United, and . After spells with the aforementioned three clubs, Sithole rejoined How Mine. His return to How Mine led to a move to South African football. Firstly, a trial with AmaZulu in 2013 and then a permanent transfer to Ajax Cape Town in January 2014.[1][2] Eight months later he left Ajax to return to Zimbabwe to play for Highlanders, however he left the Bulawayo-based club soon after.[3][4] A short stint with Bulawayo City followed.[5][6]
International[]
Sithole scored his first international goal for the Zimbabwe national team in a 2014 African Nations Championship qualifier against Mauritius.[7] He appeared for Zimbabwe against Gabon on 6 January 2014,[8] and he scored his second goal for his country on 25 January 2014 against Mali.[9] He was named in the Zimbabwe squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship alongside his then namesake Simba Sithole.[10]
Career statistics[]
International[]
Zimbabwe | |||
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Year | Apps | Goals | |
2014 | 5 | 1 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 1 February 2014.[8]
International goals[]
- Updated to match played 25 January 2014. Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first.[8]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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2 | 25 January 2014 | Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2014 African Nations Championship |
Honours[]
Club[]
- Monomotapa United
References[]
- ^ Mbele, Fortune (27 August 2013). "Sithole awaits feedback from AmaZulu". southerneye.co.zw. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ "Ajax Cape Town hire How Mine's Simba Sithole". Newsday.co.zw. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ "Simba Sithole settling in at Highlanders". New Zimbabwe. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "Simba on Bosso return". B-Metro. 14 February 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "Bulawayo City get ZPSL promotion". Soccer24. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "Bulawayo City not going anywhere". Sunday News. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "Warriors brush aside Mauritius". Southern Eye. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ a b c "Simbarashe Sithole". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ "Mali - Zimbabwe" (PDF). www.cafonline.com. CAF. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ "Class of 2014-Where are they now?". Press Reader. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "Zimbabwe 2008". RSSSF. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Association football forwards
- Sportspeople from Masvingo
- Zimbabwean footballers
- Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
- Expatriate soccer players in South Africa
- How Mine F.C. players
- Monomotapa United F.C. players
- Highlanders F.C. players
- Cape Town Spurs F.C. players
- Bulawayo City F.C. players
- Shooting Stars F.C. (Zimbabwe) players
- Zimbabwe international footballers
- Yadah Stars F.C. players