William Mugeyi

William Mugeyi (born 4 July 1969) is a Zimbabwean footballer who last played for Bush Bucks in South Africa. He is the twin brother of Zimbabwean footballer Wilfred Mugeyi.

William Mugeyi
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-07-04) July 4, 1969
Place of birth Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
AmaZulu F.C. (ass't)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1993 Circle United 22 (1)
1993 Black Aces Harare 30 (2)
1993–2005 Umtata Bush Bucks 376 (28)
Total 428 (31)
International career
1993–2001 Zimbabwe 12 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 July 2010

Career

Born in Salisbury (now Harare), Mugeyi had a 13-year club football career, spending most of it playing as a left back alongside his twin brother in the South African Premier Division with Umtata Bush Bucks.[1][2] He won the Zimbabwean league with Black Aces in 1992 before moving to South Africa with Bush Bucks in 1993.[3]

Mugeyi made several appearances for the Zimbabwe national football team,[4] including twelve FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[5] He helped Zimbabwe win the 2000 COSAFA Cup, scoring twice in the final against Lesotho.[3]

References

  1. "Mugeyi Retires". The Herald. 14 June 2005.
  2. Standard, The. "The untold story of Mugeyi twins". The Standard. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  3. "Best of the Best – William Mugeyi". The Zimbabwean. 16 October 2012.
  4. William Mugeyi at National-Football-Teams.com
  5. William MugeyiFIFA competition record (archived)
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