Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marshall Nyasha Munetsi | ||
Date of birth | 22 June 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Harare, Zimbabwe | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team 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 | 102 | (13) |
International career‡ | |||
2018– | Zimbabwe | 23 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 July 2203 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:55, 13 February 2023 (UTC) |
Marshall Nyasha Munetsi (born 22 June 1996) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Reims and the Zimbabwe national team.
Club career
Early career
Munetsi was signed by South African National First Division side 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 Ligue 1 club Reims on a four-year deal.
Appearances and goals for Ligue 1
season | division | apps | goals | assists |
---|---|---|---|---|
2019-20 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 0 | 2 |
2020-21 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 1 | 0 |
2021-22 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 5 | 1 |
2022-23 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 7 | 3 |
2023-24 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 2 | 3 |
International career
Munetsi was called up to the national team ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 6 March 2020[7]
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 |
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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.
- ↑ "Zimbabwe name final squad". cafonline.com. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- 1 2 Marshall Munetsi at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Marshall Munetsi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Marshall Munetsi at Soccerpunter
- Marshall Munetsi at Soccerway