Marshall Munetsi
 Munetsi in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marshall Nyasha Munetsi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Harare, Zimbabwe | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Friendly Academy | |||
| Blue Rangers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Ubuntu Cape Town | 22 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Baroka | 26 | (2) |
| 2017–2019 | Orlando Pirates | 28 | (0) |
| 2019–2025 | Reims | 148 | (21) |
| 2025– | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Zimbabwe | 29 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:55, 16 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Marshall Nyasha Munetsi (born 22 June 1996) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Zimbabwe national team.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Munetsi was signed by South African National First Division side Cape Town in July 2015. The team released a statement saying that he was "...in the mould of a typical Yaya Touré. Big‚ strong‚ mobile and a good passer of the ball."[3] He made his professional debut on 26 September 2015 in a 3–1 loss to Black Leopards, and scored his first goal in a derby match against Milano United on 16 April 2016, where it ended up being the winning goal in a 1–0 game.[4] He attended trials with the Orlando Pirates, a team in the Premier Division, in December 2015.[5][6]
Reims
[edit]On 11 June 2019, Munetsi signed for Ligue 1 club Reims on a four-year deal.[7] A year later, on 23 December, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 away win over Bordeaux.[8]
Wolverhampton Wanderers
[edit]On 3 February 2025, Munetsi joined Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers by signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.[9]
International career
[edit]Munetsi was called up to the national team in 2018, ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 2 February 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Baroka | 2016–17 | South African Premiership | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Orlando Pirates | 2017–18 | South African Premiership | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Total | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| Reims | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[e] | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 5 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 7 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 4 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 148 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 159 | 21 | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2024–25 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 202 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 217 | 21 | ||
- ^ Includes Nedbank Cup and Coupe de France
- ^ Two appearances in Carling Knockout Cup, and three appearances in PSL playoffs
- ^ Appearances in CAF Champions League
- ^ Appearances in Carling Knockout Cup
- ^ Appearances in Coupe de la Ligue
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
[edit]- As of 6 March 2020[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2018 | 9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10 | 1 | |
| Total | 19 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Munetsi goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 September 2019 | National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe |  Somalia |
1–0 | 3–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
[edit]Zimbabwe
References
[edit]- ^ "2024/25 Updated Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
- ^ "Marshall Munetsi". Stade de Reims. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ Said, Nick (24 July 2015). "Zimbabwean midfielder Munetsi 'in the mould of a Yaya Toure'". The Times. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ "More twists in the NFD tale". Premier Soccer League. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ "Bucs Give Two African Beasts' Teens A Trial". Soccer Laduma. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ Fakude, Ernest (5 January 2016). "Orlando Pirates undecided on Nyasha 'Marshall' Munetsi". Kickoff. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ "Zimbabwe midfielder Munetsi signs for France's Reims". theScore.com. 11 June 2019.
- ^ "Girondins Bordeaux 1–3 Stade Reims" (in German). Kicker. 23 December 2020.
- ^ "Munetsi signing completes deadline day". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 4 February 2025.
- ^ "Zimbabwe name final squad". cafonline.com. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ a b Marshall Munetsi at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
[edit]
- Marshall Munetsi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Marshall Munetsi at Soccerpunter
- Marshall Munetsi at Soccerway
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- Living people
- 1996 births
- Footballers from Bulawayo
- Zimbabwean men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- F.C. Cape Town players
- Baroka F.C. players
- Orlando Pirates F.C. players
- Stade de Reims players
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- Ligue 1 players
- Zimbabwe men's international footballers
- 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Zimbabwean expatriate men's footballers
- Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
- Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in England