Takudzwa Chimwemwe

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

Takudza Chimwemwe

Personal information
Full name	Gilroy Takudzwa Chimwemwe[1]
Date of birth	(1992-10-26) 26 October 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Harare, Zimbabwe
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	Nkana
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013	Twalumba		(18)
2014–2019	Harare City
2020–2021	Buildcon
2021–2023	Nkana
2023–	TP Mazembe	7	(0)
International career‡
2014	Zimbabwe U23
2020–	Zimbabwe	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:06, 4 January 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:06, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Harare,^[1] Chimwemwe grew up in Dsivaresekwa before earning a scholarship to Pamushana High School in Masvingo Province.^[2] He started his career at Twalumba, where he scored 18 goals in the 2013 ZIFA Northern Region Division One.^[2]

Subsequently, he signed for Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League club Harare City in February 2014.^[3] 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.^[2]

He moved to Zambia Super League club Buildcon in January 2020.^[4] He transferred to fellow Zambian club Nkana on 30 January 2021, alongside fellow Zimbabwean player Kelvin Moyo.^[5]

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.^[6]

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.^[7][8] He played in two matches of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, from which Zimbabwe qualified.^[1] He was named in Zimbabwe's squad for the tournament, which will be held in January and February 2022.^[9]

References

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

External links

• Takudzwa Chimwemwe at Soccerway
• Takudzwa Chimwemwe at WorldFootball.net