Takudzwa Chimwemwe Explained

Takudza Chimwemwe
Full Name:Gilroy Takudzwa Chimwemwe
Birth Date:26 October 1992
Birth Place:Harare, Zimbabwe
Height:1.60 m
Position:Right back
Currentclub:Nkana
Years1:2013
Clubs1:Twalumba
Goals1:18
Years2:2014–2019
Clubs2:Harare City
Years3:2020–2021
Clubs3:Buildcon
Years4:2021–
Clubs4:Nkana
Nationalyears1:2014
Nationalteam1:Zimbabwe U23
Nationalyears2:2020–
Nationalteam2:Zimbabwe
Nationalcaps2:7
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:11:06, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:11:06, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

Gilroy Takudzwa Chimwemwe (born 26 October 1992) is a Zimbabwean footballer who plays as a right back for Nkana and the Zimbabwe national team.

Club career

Born in Harare, Chimwemwe grew up in Dsivaresekwa before earning a scholarship to Pamushana High School in Masvingo Province.[1] He started his career at Twalumba, where he scored 18 goals in the 2013 ZIFA Northern Region Division One.

Subsequently, he signed for Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League club Harare City in February 2014.[2] He was signed as a central midfielder but made his full debut for the club at right back due to an injury crisis at the club, which led to Chimwemwe adopting the right back role permanently.

He moved to Zambia Super League club Buildcon in January 2020.[3] He transferred to fellow Zambian club Nkana on 30 January 2021, alongside fellow Zimbabwean player Kelvin Moyo.[4]

International career

Chimwemwe was called up to the Zimbabwe national under-23 team for the first time in November 2014 for a fixture against Morocco, which he played in.[5]

He was also called up to the Zimbabwe national team for a fixture against Malawi in October 2020, which was drawn 0–0 with Chimwemwe playing the full 90 minutes.[6] [7] He played in two matches of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, from which Zimbabwe qualified. He was named in Zimbabwe's squad for the tournament, which will be held in January and February 2022.[8]

Notes and References

  1. News: Manyepo . Tadious . 6 April 2021 . Role switch works wonders for Chimwemwe . en . . 4 January 2022.
  2. News: Zvasiya . Lincoln . 22 February 2014 . Zvasiya to join City . en . The Herald . 4 January 2022.
  3. News: Gusta . Jotham . 20 May 2020 . Chimwemwe settles well in Ndola . en . . 4 January 2022.
  4. News: Madyauta . Terry . 31 January 2021 . Kelvin Moyo finally finds new home . en . NewsDay . 4 January 2022.
  5. News: Chitziga . Takudzwa . 14 November 2014 . Young Warriors leave for Morocco . en-GB . The Herald . 4 January 2022.
  6. Web site: Ntali . Elia . 9 October 2020 . Zimbabwe/Malawi: Warriors Coach Names Team for Malawi Friendly . 4 January 2022 . . en.
  7. News: 12 October 2020 . Half-a-loaf better than nothing . en-GB . The Herald . 4 January 2022.
  8. Web site: 29 December 2021 . Afcon 2021: A Zimbabwe squad is named despite threat of a Fifa ban . 4 January 2022 . . en-GB.