Nyasha Mushekwi

Nyasha Mushekwi
Personal information
Full name Nyasha Liberty Mushekwi
Date of birth (1987-08-21) August 21, 1987
Place of birth Harare, Zimbabwe
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Striker
Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Dalian Yifang
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 CAPS United 68 (22)
2010–2015 Mamelodi Sundowns 80 (28)
2013–2014K.V. Oostende (loan) 20 (2)
2015Djurgårdens IF (loan) 21 (12)
2016– Dalian Yifang 0 (0)
National team
2009– Zimbabwe 10 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 November 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of August 11, 2013

Nyasha Mushekwi (born August 21, 1987 in Harare) is a Zimbabwean football player who currently plays for China League One club Dalian Yifang.

Career

Mushekwi started out playing for CAPS United in his homeland Zimbabwe. In 2010 he made the move to South African club Mamelodi Sundowns where he found immediate success when he became the second best goalscorer of the 2010–11 Premier Soccer League season.[1] In April 2013, as his contract was nearing its end, Mamelodi Sundowns extended the deal with another year plus an option for an additional second year.[2]

For the 2013–14 season Mushekwi was sent on loan to Belgian club K.V. Oostende but halfway through the season in February 2014 he suffered an injury which he did not recover from until November that same year. Since his South African club had already used all their foreign player slots for the season he could not be registered to play for them once he had recovered from injury.[3]

In an effort to find a new place to play in 2015 Mushekwi trialed with Danish club Hobro IK who wanted to sign him, but instead Swedish club Djurgårdens IF contacted him while in Denmark and brought him over for a trial which resulted in a 6-month loan deal.[4][5]

On 22 December 2015, Mushekwi transferred to China League One side Dalian Yifang.[6]

International career

Mushekwi is a member of the Zimbabwe national football team.[7] He was involved in the Asiagate scandal but avoided a lifetime ban from international football after volunteering information in the investigation.[8]

Personal life

Mushekwi attended Churchill High School where his main sport was basketball. He was voted the most valuable player of the Mashonaland Basketball Association League and represented Zimbabwe at under-19 and senior national team level in the sport.[9][10]

Career statistics

As of 29 August 2015[11][12]
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Zimbabwe League Cup of Zimbabwe Africa Total
2007 CAPS United Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League 162162
2008 187187
2009 218218
2010 135135
South Africa League MTN 8 Africa Total
2010–11 Mamelodi Sundowns South African Premier Division 2714212915
2011–12 28930319
2012–13 24521266
Belgium League Belgian Cup Europe Total
2013–14 K.V. Oostende (loan) Belgian Pro League 20251253
Sweden League Svenska Cupen Europe Total
2015 Djurgårdens IF (loan) Allsvenskan 2112002112
Career total 1876212319965

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