Butholezwe Ncube

Butholezwe Ncube (born 24 April 1992) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays 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
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– AmaZulu 102 (3)
International career‡
2018– Zimbabwe 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 July 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 July 2021

Career

AmaZulu

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

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

Club
As of match played 5 June 2021[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AmaZulu 2016–17 National First Division 25000——250
2017–18 South African Premier Division 2103[lower-alpha 1]0——240
2018–19 2021[lower-alpha 2]0——212
2019–20 2011[lower-alpha 2]0——211
2020–21 1601[lower-alpha 3]0——170
Career total 102360——1083
  1. Includes 2 appearances in the Nedbank Cup and 1 in the Telkom Knockout
  2. Includes appearance(s) in the Telkom Knockout
  3. Includes appearance(s) in the Nedbank Cup

International
As of matches played 29 March 2021.[7]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Zimbabwe 201810
201930
202120
Total60

References
  1. "Zimbabwe – B. Ncube – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  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 at National-Football-Teams.com


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