Talent Chawapiwa (born 3 June 1992) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who played as a winger for the Zimbabwe national team.[2][3][4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 June 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Zimbabwe | ||
| Position(s) | Winger[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Harare City | ||
| 2016–2017 | ZPC Kariba | ||
| 2017 | Platinum | ||
| 2017–2019 | Baroka | 42 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | AmaZulu | 51 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Sekhukhune United | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2019 | Zimbabwe | 28 | (4) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 October 2022 | |||
Club career
editChawapiwa's career started in 2013 with capital club Harare City, where he remained until 2016 when he completed a transfer to ZPC Kariba after rejecting a new contract from Harare.[5][6] In early 2017, Chawapiwa joined Platinum.[7] Seven months into the year, Chawapiwa left Zimbabwean football for the first time to join South African Premier Division side Baroka.[8] He made his debut on 19 August in a league game against Polokwane City.[2] Chawapiwa scored his first professional goal on 29 October in a tie against Cape Town City in the 2017 Telkom Knockout.[2] AmaZulu signed Chawapiwa in January 2019.[9] He scored in March versus Free State Stars.[2]
International career
editDuring his career, Chawapiwa has made twenty-six appearances and scored five goals for the Zimbabwe national team.[10][11] He was selected by Sunday Chidzambwa for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.[12]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 16 June 2019.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Baroka | 2017–18 | Premier Division | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 50 | 1 | |||
| AmaZulu | 2018–19 | Premier Division | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 50 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 58 | 2 | |||
International
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2015 | 3 | 1 |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 5 | |
International goals
editScores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first.[10][11]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 19 May 2015 | Moruleng Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa |  Seychelles |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2015 COSAFA Cup |
| 2. | 5 July 2017 | Moruleng Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa |  Lesotho |
3–1 | 4–3 | 2017 COSAFA Cup |
| 3. | 9 July 2017 | Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng, South Africa |  Zambia |
2–1 | 3–1 | 2017 COSAFA Cup |
| 4. | 21 March 2018 | Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia | Zambia |
2–1 | 2–2 (4–5 p) | 2018 Four Nations Tournament |
| 5. | 24 March 2018 | Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia |  Angola |
2–1 | 2–2 (2–4 p) | 2018 Four Nations Tournament |
Honours
edit- Zimbabwe[2]
- COSAFA Cup (2): 2017, 2018
- Baroka[2]
References
edit- ^ Baroka FC winger Talent Chawapiwa says they are not under pressure ahead of TKO final, kickoff.com, 3 December 2018
- ^ a b c d e f g Talent Chawapiwa at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Talent Chawapiwa". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Talent Chawapiwa profile". ESPN. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ "Mhofu keen on Dynamos game". Herald. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ "Chitiyo leaving Dynamos for City". NewsDay. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ "FC Platinum sign Lawrence Mhlanga". Soccer24. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ^ "Baroka FC face difficulties in pursuit of Zambian forward Justin Shonga". Kick Off. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ "Baroka FC have sold Talent Chawapiwa to AmaZulu". Kick Off. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "Talent Chawapiwa profile". World Football. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ a b c "Talent Chawapiwa profile". Football Database. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ "Warriors AFCON squad named". ZBC. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
External links
edit- Talent Chawapiwa at Soccerway