Kudakwashe Mahachi
Personal information
Full name Kudakwashe Mahachi
Date of birth (1993-09-29) 29 September 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder[2]
Youth career
Highlanders
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Bantu Rovers
2012–2014 Chicken Inn
2014 Highlanders
2014–2016 Mamelodi Sundowns 13 (1)
2015–2016 → Golden Arrows (loan) 21 (3)
2016–2018 Golden Arrows 46 (7)
2018–2019 Orlando Pirates 11 (3)
2019–2022 SuperSport United 62 (6)
International career‡
2013– Zimbabwe 44 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 January 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2023

Kudakwashe Mahachi (born 29 September 1993) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer, who played as a midfielder for South African clubs and the Zimbabwe national team.[3][4]

Career

Club

Mahachi spent the end of his youth career with Highlanders, before moving into senior football with Bantu Rovers. His spell with Bantu was short as he left soon after joining when he agreed to join Chicken Inn. He remained a Chicken Inn player for two years before departing in 2014 when Mahachi rejoined Highlanders.[1] After another short stint, his next move saw him leave Zimbabwe for the first time as he joined Premier Soccer League side Mamelodi Sundowns in South Africa. 14 appearances and 1 goal followed in his debut season with the Sundowns, in his second campaign he was loaned out to fellow PSL club Golden Arrows. He scored four goals in twenty-five appearances in all competitions for Golden Arrows before returning to the Sundowns.[5][6] He missed Golden Arrows' league match versus Jomo Cosmos on 11 May 2016 due to the passing of his daughter.[7] Kudakwashe Mahachi currently plays for Ghananian top flight league team Medeama SC. .[8]

International

In January 2014, coach Ian Gorowa, invited Mahachi to be a part of the Zimbabwe squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship. He helped the team to a fourth-place finish after being defeated by Nigeria by a goal to nil.[9][10] Mahachi scored his first goal for his nation in the aforementioned 2014 African Nations Championship and his second in a friendly versus Malawi.[1][11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 June 2016.[1]
Statistics
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental[c] Other[d] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mamelodi Sundowns 2014–15[1] Premier Soccer League 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1
2015–16[1] Premier Soccer League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1
Golden Arrows (loan) 2015–16[1] Premier Soccer League 21 3 2 1 2 0 — 0 0 25 4
Total 21 3 2 1 2 0 — 0 0 25 4
Career total 34 4 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 39 5

  1. ^ Includes the Nedbank Cup
  2. ^ Includes the Telkom Knockout
  3. ^ Includes the CAF Champions League
  4. ^ Includes the MTN 8

International

As of match played 18 January 2022.[1][11]
National team Year Apps Goals
Zimbabwe 2013 2 0
2014 9 2
2015 2 0
2016 4 0
2017 7 1
2018 1 0
2019 6 0
2020 2 0
2021 8 1
2022 3 1
Total 44 5

International goals

As of match played 18 January 2022. Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first.[1][11]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 25 January 2014 Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa  Mali 2–0 2–1 2014 African Nations Championship
2 5 March 2014 Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi  Malawi 2–1 4–1 Friendly
3 15 January 2017 Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon  Algeria 1–1 2–2 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
4 14 November 2021 National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe  Ethiopia 1–0 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 18 January 2022 Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon  Guinea 2–0 2–1 2021 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

Chicken Inn

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Kudakwashe Mahachi at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Zimbabwe's Ian names CHAN squad". kawowo.com. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Zimbabwe Warriors leave for Chan tournament". newsday.co.zw. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Zimbabwe name final squad for CHAN tournament". cosafa.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Kuda Mahachi: Mamelodi Sundowns never gave me a chance". New Zimbabwe. 18 February 2016. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Mahachi set for Arrows exit". Sport24. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Warriors star Kudakwashe Mahachi loses his daughter". New Zimbabawe. 11 May 2016. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Warriors star Kudakwashe Mahachi joins Ghananian Club".[dead link]
  9. ^ "CHAN 2014: awards and team of the CHAN". en.starafrica.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  10. ^ "Articles tagged 'warriors'". dailynews.co.zw. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  11. ^ a b c "Kudakwashe Mahachi profile". WorldFootball.net. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.


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