| Marshall Munetsi | |
| Fullname: | Marshall Nyasha Munetsi |
| Birth Date: | 22 June 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Height: | 1.88 m[1] |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Reims |
| Clubnumber: | 15 |
| Youthclubs1: | Friendly Academy |
| Youthclubs2: | Blue Rangers |
| Years1: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Ubuntu Cape Town |
| Caps1: | 22 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs2: | Baroka |
| Caps2: | 26 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs3: | Orlando Pirates |
| Caps3: | 28 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019– |
| Clubs4: | Reims |
| Caps4: | 129 |
| Goals4: | 17 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018– |
| Nationalteam1: | Zimbabwe |
| Nationalcaps1: | 23 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 3 July 2023 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 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 club Reims and the Zimbabwe national team.
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]
On 11 June 2019, Munetsi signed for Ligue 1 club Reims on a four-year deal.
Appearances and goals for Ligue 1
| 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 |
Munetsi was called up to the national team in 2018, ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.[6]
| 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.
Zimbabwe