Lawrence Mhlanga (born 20 December 1993), is a Zimbabwean footballer who plays for Platinum Zvishavane of the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League and the Zimbabwe national football team as a defender.
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| Date of birth | 20 December 1993 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Chicken Inn | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 25 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Bantu Rovers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Monomotapa United | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Chicken Inn | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Platinum Zvishavane | ||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014– | Zimbabwe | 10 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:51, 18 July 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:51, 18 July 2018 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editMhlanga started his career with Bantu Rovers before moving to Monomotapa United in 2013.[1][2] He joined Chicken Inn in 2014, and rejected a move to Zambian side Power Dynamos in early 2017, just before the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[3]
International career
editMhlanga was called up to the Zimbabwe national football team by head coach Callisto Pasuwa for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[4]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of matches played 11 April 2017.[5]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 2 | |
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first.[5]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 15 June 2016 | Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia |  Seychelles |
3–0 | 5–0 | 2016 COSAFA Cup |
| 2. | 5–0 |
References
edit- ^ "Monomotapa FC upbeat ahead of Sup8r Cup clash". Southern Eye. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Hwange head to Monomotapa". NewsDay. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Chicken Inn defender turns down Zambia move". Chronicle Zimbabwe. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "CAN 2017 : Billiat parmi les 23 du Zimbabwe". Afrik Foot (in French). 5 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ a b Lawrence Mhlanga at National-Football-Teams.com
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