Butholezwe Ncube (born 24 April 1992) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who played as a midfielder for South African Premier Division club AmaZulu and the Zimbabwe national team.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 24 April 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Zimbabwe | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | AmaZulu | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | Tsholotsho FC | ||
2016–2021 | AmaZulu | 102 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2018–2021 | Zimbabwe | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 April 2024 |
Career
editAmaZulu
editNcube joined South African club AmaZulu in 2016,[2] making his debut for the club on the opening day of the season against Black Leopards.[3] In September 2018, Ncube signed a three-year contract extension with the club.[4][5]
International
editNcube made his senior international debut on 24 March 2018 in a 4–2 penalty defeat to Angola, following a 2–2 draw in regulation time.[6]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 5 June 2021[1]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
AmaZulu | 2016–17 | National First Division | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 |
2017–18 | South African Premier Division | 21 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | |
2018–19 | 20 | 2 | 1[b] | 0 | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||
2019–20 | 20 | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||
2020–21 | 16 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
Career total | 102 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 108 | 3 |
- ^ Includes 2 appearances in the Nedbank Cup and 1 in the Telkom Knockout
- ^ a b Includes appearance(s) in the Telkom Knockout
- ^ Includes appearance(s) in the Nedbank Cup
International
edit- As of matches played 29 March 2021.[7]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Zimbabwe | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | 3 | 0 | |
2021 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 6 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ a b Butholezwe Ncube at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Butholezwe Ncube – AmaZulu FC". amazulufc.net. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "AmaZulu vs. Black Leopards – 28 August 2016 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Ncube signs contract extension with Amazulu". thestandard.co.zw. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ Variava, Yusuf (1 October 2018). "AmaZulu midfielder Butholezwe Ncube commits future to the club". goal.com. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Zimbabwe vs. Angola (2:2) [2:4]". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Butholezwe Ncube". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 April 2024.