Nyasha Mushekwi

Nyasha Mushekwi (born 21 August 1987) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays for Chinese Super League club Zhejiang.

Nyasha Mushekwi
Mushekwi playing for Djurgårdens IF in 2015.
Personal information
Full name Nyasha Liberty Mushekwi
Date of birth (1987-08-21) 21 August 1987
Place of birth Harare, Zimbabwe
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Zhejiang
Number 30
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 CAPS United 68 (35)
2010–2015 Mamelodi Sundowns 80 (28)
2013–2014 → Oostende (loan) 20 (2)
2015 → Djurgårdens IF (loan) 21 (12)
2016–2019 Dalian Yifang 90 (54)
2019– Zhejiang 112 (68)
International career‡
2009– Zimbabwe 17 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 January 2017

Career

Born in Harare, Mushekwi started out playing for CAPS United in his homeland Zimbabwe. He won the top scorer award after scoring 21 league goals for the Harare giants in 2009 season. In 2010, he made the move to South African club Mamelodi Sundowns where he found immediate success when he became the second best goalscorer of the 2010–11 Premier Soccer League season.[1] In April 2013, as his contract was nearing its end, Mamelodi Sundowns extended the deal with another year plus an option for an additional second year.[2]

For the 2013–14 season, Mushekwi was sent on loan to Belgian club K.V. Oostende, but in February 2014 he suffered an injury from which he did not recover until November. Since his South African club had already used all its foreign player slots for the season, he could not be registered to play for them once he had recovered from injury.[3] In an effort to find a new club in 2015, Mushekwi went on trial with Hobro IK in Denmark. However, he signed with Swedish club Djurgårdens IF, which contacted him while he was in Denmark and brought him to Sweden for a trial, resulting in a 6-month loan deal.[4][5]

China

On 22 December 2015, Mushekwi transferred to China League One side Dalian Yifang.[6] He was the top goal scorer in the team for 3 consecutive seasons. However, he suffered a few serious injuries later, from which his physical condition was affected.

In the 2017 season, he was once tackled brutally in the right leg, but volunteered to stay on the pitch, and scored an important goal.[7] He eventually helped Yifang win the League One title. In 2018, he was not the preferred player at first competing with Nicolás Gaitán and Yannick Carrasco, but he won a position by continuous goals.[8] He had pelvis injuries during the season.[9][10] Again he tried to stay in the game after a heavy collision in the head with opponent goalkeeper.[11] Overall, his strong spirit gained high reputation among local fans, and was regarded as one of the most important players in team history.[12]

In the 2019 season, his performance was below expectation after the surgery. On 15 July 2019, Mushekwi joined China League One side Zhejiang Greentown.[13] He would play a vital part as the club gained promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2021 campaign.[14]

International career

Mushekwi is a member of the Zimbabwe national football team.[15] He was involved in the Asiagate scandal but avoided a lifetime ban from international football after volunteering information in the investigation.[16]

Personal life

Mushekwi attended Churchill School where his main sport was basketball. He was voted the most valuable player of the Mashonaland Basketball Association League and represented Zimbabwe at under-19 and senior national team level in the sport.[17][18]

Career statistics
As of 22 October 2023[19][20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
CAPS United 2007 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League 162———162
2008 187———187
2009 2121———2121
2010 135———135
Total 68350000006835
Mamelodi Sundowns 2010–11 South African Premier Division 271421——2915
2011–12 28930——319
2012–13 25521——266
Total 80287200008730
K.V. Oostende (loan) 2013–14 Belgian Pro League 20251——253
Djurgårdens IF (loan) 2015 Allsvenskan 211200——2112
Dalian Yifang 2016China League One302000——3020
2017291600——2916
2018Chinese Super League201500——2015
2019 11310——123
Total 90541000009154
Zhejiang Greentown/
Zhejiang		 2019 China League One 13700——137
2020 13600—2[lower-alpha 1]1157
2021 322300—2[lower-alpha 1]03423
2022 Chinese Super League 311820——3318
2023 2717303017
Total 1167120304112572
Career total 3952021533041407206
  1. Appearances in Promotion/Relegation Play-offs

International
As of 15 January 2017. Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first.[21]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.1 November 2009Rufaro Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe Zambia1–13–12009 COSAFA Cup
2.2–1
3.17 November 2010Estádio da Machava, Matola, Mozambique Mozambique2–03–1Friendly
4.3–0
5.13 November 2016National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe Tanzania3–03–0Friendly
6.15 January 2017Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon Algeria2–12–22017 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

Dalian Yifang

References
  1. "Musona scoops Golden Boot". The Standard. 5 April 2015.
  2. "Mushekwi extends Sundowns contract". SuperSport. 5 April 2015.
  3. "Cercle Brugge chase Mushekwi". The Standard. 5 April 2015.
  4. "Hobro indstiller angriberjagt". Nordjyske Stiftstidende. 5 April 2015. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  5. "Nyasha Mushekwi klar för Djurgården". Djurgårdens IF. 5 April 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  6. 大连一方续约主帅斯塔勒 瑞超两大锋霸正式加盟 at sports.sohu.com 22 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015
  7. "金刚大奎被恶铲强忍30分钟仍进球 再狠点就断了！". sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 7 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  8. "穆谢奎：与巨星做队友感觉超棒 大连一方形势仍很糟糕". qq.com (in Chinese). 24 May 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  9. Sharuko, Robson (5 September 2018). "Injured Mushekwi disappointed to miss out". The Herald (Zimbabwe). Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  10. Robson, Sharuko (31 October 2018). "MUSHEKWI FOR MADRID". The Herald (Zimbabwe). Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  11. "医生让穆谢奎出院让一方否决". sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 9 November 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  12. "大连城市的足球英雄穆谢奎 请让我们为你鼓掌、喝彩、致敬". pptv.com (in Chinese). 18 August 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  13. "一方官方宣布穆谢奎转会绿城". sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  14. "足球——中超附加赛：浙江平青岛 总分胜出升入中超" (in Chinese). sohu.com. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  15. "Zimbabwe Warriors thrash Swaziland". Nehanda Radio. 28 March 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
  16. "Reports: Method Mwanjali, Thomas Sweswe banned for life in Asiagate scandal". Kick Off. 5 April 2015.
  17. "'You ain't seen nothing yet'-Mushekwi". Zimbabwe Independent. 3 December 2009. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
  18. "Cameo Aim to Maintain Their Basketball League Position". The Herald. 22 November 2003. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
  19. "Nyasha Mushekwi National Football Teams". National Football Teams. 5 April 2015.
  20. "Eliteprospects.com – Nyasha Mushekwi". Eliteprospects. 5 April 2015. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015.
  21. "Nyasha Mushekwi profile". Soccerway. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  22. "2017中甲联赛积分榜". Sina. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
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