Marshall_Munetsi
Marshall Munetsi
Zimbabwean footballer (born 1996)
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.
|
Munetsi in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marshall Nyasha Munetsi | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-06-22) 22 June 1996 (age 27) | ||
| 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 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:55, 13 February 2023 (UTC) | |||
_16.jpg){kind=link}
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 in 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 |
Munetsi was called up to the national team in 2018, ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.[6]
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 September 2019 | National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe |  Somalia | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Zimbabwe
- "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.
- Marshall Munetsi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Marshall Munetsi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Marshall Munetsi at Soccerpunter
- Marshall Munetsi at Soccerway
  | This biographical article related to Zimbabwean association football is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |