| Charles Sibanda | |
| Fullname: | Charles Sibanda |
| Birth Date: | 30 March 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Bulawayo, zimbabwe |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Bulawayo Chiefs |
| Years1: | 2008–2009 |
| Clubs1: | Hwange |
| Years2: | 2009–2011 |
| Clubs2: | Motor Action |
| Years3: | 2011–2014 |
| Clubs3: | Platinum |
| Years4: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs4: | Highlanders |
| Years5: | 2015–2019 |
| Clubs5: | How Mine |
| Years6: | 2020– |
| Clubs6: | Bulawayo Chiefs |
| Nationalyears1: | 2010– |
| Nationalteam1: | Zimbabwe |
| Nationalcaps1: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 27 June 2016 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 27 June 2016 |
Charles Sibanda (born 30 March 1985) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer, who plays as a forward for Bulawayo Chiefs and the Zimbabwe national team.[1] [2]
Hwange were Sibanda's first club, he stayed with the club for one year before departing to join Motor Action.[3] With Motor Action, Sibanda won the 2010 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League title and subsequently won the 2010 Soccer Star of the Year award.[4] [5] Platinum became his third club in 2011 when he agreed to join the Zvishavane-based club, he remained there for three years. Moves to Highlanders and How Mine have since followed.[3] In 2015, Sibanda was involved in a serious car accident, he sustained injuries to his right shoulder, his right collar bone and one of his lungs. He has since made a full recovery.[6] [7]
In January 2014, coach Ian Gorowa, invited him 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.[8] [9] Overall, Sibanda has played 11 times and scored 2 goals for Zimbabwe.[10] [11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2010 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11 | 2 | ||
. Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first.[10] [11]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 July 2012 | align=center | 5–3 | align=center | 5–3 | Three Nations Tournament | ||
| 2 | 24 August 2013 | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–0 | 2014 African Nations Championship qualification | ||