Marshall Munetsi

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.[2]

Marshall Munetsi
Personal information
Full name Marshall Nyasha Munetsi
Date of birth (1996-06-22) 22 June 1996
Place of birth Bulawayo, Zimbabwe [1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
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 17 (0)
National team‡
2018– Zimbabwe 19 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 August 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:15, 6 May 2020 (UTC)

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."[3] 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.[4]

He attended trials with the Orlando Pirates, a team in the Premier Division, in December 2015.[5][6]

Reims

On 11 June 2019, Munetsi signed for French club Stade de Reims on a four-year deal.[7]

International career

Munetsi was called up to the national team ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.[8]

Career statistics

International
As of 6 March 2020[1]
Zimbabwe
YearAppsGoals
201890
2019101
Total191

International goals
Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first.[1]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 September 2019National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe Somalia1–03–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Zimbabwe

References
  1. Marshall Munetsi at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. "Zimbabwe - M. Munetsi - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  3. Said, Nick (24 July 2015). "Zimbabwean midfielder Munetsi 'in the mould of a Yaya Toure'". The Times. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  4. "More twists in the NFD tale". Premier Soccer League. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  5. "Bucs Give Two African Beasts' Teens A Trial". Soccer Laduma. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  6. Fakude, Ernest (5 January 2016). "Orlando Pirates undecided on Nyasha 'Marshall' Munetsi". Kickoff. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  7. Okeleji, Oluwashina (13 June 2019). "Zimbabwe's Marshall Munetsi gets his chance in Europe with Reims". BBC.
  8. "Zimbabwe name final squad". cafonline.com. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
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