Marshall Munetsi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marshall Nyasha Munetsi | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| 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 | 68 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018– | Zimbabwe | 19 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2022 ‡ 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.
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."[2] 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.[3]
He attended trials with the Orlando Pirates, a team in the Premier Division, in December 2015.[4][5]
Reims
On 11 June 2019, Munetsi signed for French club Stade de Reims on a four-year deal.[6]
International career
Munetsi was called up to the national team ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 6 March 2020[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2018 | 9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10 | 1 | |
| Total | 19 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Munetsi goal.
| 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
- ^ "Marshall Munetsi". Stade de Reims. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ Said, Nick (24 July 2015). "Zimbabwean midfielder Munetsi 'in the mould of a Yaya Toure'". The Times. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ "More twists in the NFD tale". Premier Soccer League. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ "Bucs Give Two African Beasts' Teens A Trial". Soccer Laduma. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ Fakude, Ernest (5 January 2016). "Orlando Pirates undecided on Nyasha 'Marshall' Munetsi". Kickoff. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ Okeleji, Oluwashina (13 June 2019). "Zimbabwe's Marshall Munetsi gets his chance in Europe with Reims". BBC.
- ^ "Zimbabwe name final squad". cafonline.com. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ a b Marshall Munetsi at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Marshall Munetsi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Marshall Munetsi at Soccerpunter
- Marshall Munetsi at Soccerway
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