Marshall Nyasha Munetsi (born 22 June 1996) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers 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."[3] 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.[4] He attended trials with the Orlando Pirates, a team in the Premier Division, in December 2015.[5][6]

Reims

On 11 June 2019, Munetsi signed for Ligue 1 club Reims on a four-year deal.[7] A year later, on 23 December, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 away win over Bordeaux.[8]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

On 3 February 2025, Munetsi joined Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers by signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.[9]

International career

Munetsi was called up to the national team in 2018, ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Baroka 2016–17 South African Premiership 26 2 1 0 — 5[b] 0 21 0
Orlando Pirates 2017–18 South African Premiership 12 0 2 0 — — 14 0
2018–19 16 0 0 0 4[c] 0 3[d] 0 23 0
Total 28 0 2 0 4 0 3 0 37 0
Reims 2019–20 Ligue 1 17 0 1 0 — 3[e] 0 21 0
2020–21 27 1 1 0 2[f] 0 — 30 1
2021–22 24 5 0 0 — — 24 5
2022–23 34 7 2 0 — — 36 7
2023–24 27 4 0 0 — — 27 4
2024–25 19 4 2 0 — — 21 4
Total 148 21 6 0 2 0 3 0 159 21
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2024–25 Premier League 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Career Total 202 23 9 0 6 0 11 0 217 21
  1. ^ Includes Nedbank Cup and Coupe de France
  2. ^ Two appearances in Carling Knockout Cup, and three appearances in PSL playoffs
  3. ^ Appearances in CAF Champions League
  4. ^ Appearances in Carling Knockout Cup
  5. ^ Appearances in Coupe de la Ligue
  6. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of 6 March 2020[11]
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[11]
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. ^ "2024/25 Updated Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Marshall Munetsi". Stade de Reims. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  3. ^ Said, Nick (24 July 2015). "Zimbabwean midfielder Munetsi 'in the mould of a Yaya Toure'". The Times. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  4. ^ "More twists in the NFD tale". Premier Soccer League. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Bucs Give Two African Beasts' Teens A Trial". Soccer Laduma. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  6. ^ Fakude, Ernest (5 January 2016). "Orlando Pirates undecided on Nyasha 'Marshall' Munetsi". Kickoff. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Zimbabwe midfielder Munetsi signs for France's Reims". theScore.com. 11 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Girondins Bordeaux 1–3 Stade Reims" (in German). Kicker. 23 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Munetsi signing completes deadline day". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 4 February 2025.
  10. ^ "Zimbabwe name final squad". cafonline.com. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  11. ^ a b Marshall Munetsi at National-Football-Teams.com
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Munetsi
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