Marshall Munetsi
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 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 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

career stats
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 in 2018, ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.[6]

Career statistics

As of 6 March 2020[7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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.
List of international goals scored by Marshall Munetsi[7]
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

Honours

Zimbabwe

References

  1. ^ "Marshall Munetsi". Stade de Reims. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  2. ^ Said, Nick (24 July 2015). "Zimbabwean midfielder Munetsi 'in the mould of a Yaya Toure'". The Times. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  3. ^ "More twists in the NFD tale". Premier Soccer League. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Bucs Give Two African Beasts' Teens A Trial". Soccer Laduma. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  5. ^ Fakude, Ernest (5 January 2016). "Orlando Pirates undecided on Nyasha 'Marshall' Munetsi". Kickoff. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Zimbabwe name final squad". cafonline.com. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  7. ^ a b Marshall Munetsi at National-Football-Teams.com

External links


Stade de Reims – current squad
Zimbabwe squad – 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
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