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]

Butholezwe Ncube
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-04-24) 24 April 1992 (age 32)
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

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AmaZulu

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Ncube 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

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Ncube 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

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Club

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As of match played 5 June 2021[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
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
  1. ^ Includes 2 appearances in the Nedbank Cup and 1 in the Telkom Knockout
  2. ^ a b Includes appearance(s) in the Telkom Knockout
  3. ^ Includes appearance(s) in the Nedbank Cup

International

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As of matches played 29 March 2021.[7]
National team Year Apps Goals
Zimbabwe 2018 1 0
2019 3 0
2021 2 0
Total 6 0

References

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  1. ^ a b Butholezwe Ncube at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Butholezwe Ncube – AmaZulu FC". amazulufc.net. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. ^ "AmaZulu vs. Black Leopards – 28 August 2016 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Ncube signs contract extension with Amazulu". thestandard.co.zw. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  5. ^ Variava, Yusuf (1 October 2018). "AmaZulu midfielder Butholezwe Ncube commits future to the club". goal.com. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Zimbabwe vs. Angola (2:2) [2:4]". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Butholezwe Ncube". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 April 2024.