Tafadzwa Rusike
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tafadzwa Paul Rusike | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Harare, Zimbabwe | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger / Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | ZESCO United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | CAPS United | ||
| 2010–2013 | Ajax Cape Town | 47 | (2) |
| 2014 | Dynamos | ||
| 2015 | Progresso Sambizanga | ||
| 2016–2017 | CAPS United | ||
| 2017–2019 | Zanaco | ||
| 2020– | ZESCO United | ||
| International career | |||
| 2009–2013 | Zimbabwe | 14 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Tafadzwa Rusike (born 7 May 1989 in Harare) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer, who plays as a winger for ZESCO United.[1][2]
Club career
CAPS United F.C.
Tafadzwa Rusike made his professional debut in the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League for CAPS United F.C., signing with the club in January 2008, and finishing the 2007-08 season, Tafadzwa Rusike played for CAPS for the next two seasons, before transferring to the South African club Ajax Cape Town.
Ajax Cape Town
Tafadzwa Rusike made his professional debut in the South African PSL for Ajax Cape Town on 27 August 2010 in a 2-0 win against Bloemfontein Celtic at Green Point Stadium in Cape Town. He was acquired by Ajax Cape Town in the summer of 2010 as a transfer from Zimbabwean club CAPS United F.C. Rusike was joined at Ajax by CAPS club mate Khama Billiat, who had also transferred to the Cape club in the off-season.[3] He played for three seasons with the team, and departed the Urban Warriors at the end of the 2012-13 season.[4]
Dynamos
Tafadzwa Rusike has sign for Dynamos. [5]
International career
International goals
- Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first.[6]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3 March 2010 | National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe |  Malawi |
2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 7 June 2019 | Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa |  Lesotho |
1–0 | 2–2 (5–4 p) | 2019 COSAFA Cup |
Honours
Club
- Ajax Cape Town
- 2010 Telkom Knockout: Finalist
References
- ^ "Tafadzwa Rusike". IMScoutting. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ^ CAPS will keep paying Rusike‚ herald.co.zw, 20 September 2017
- ^ "Tafadzwa Rusike". ABSA Premiership. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ^ "Urban Warriors release Rusike". Kickoff.com. 6 June 2013.
- ^ "Rusike and Chitiyo officially sign for Dynamos - Local News - Soccer24". www.soccer24.co.zw. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014.
- ^ "Rusike, Tafadzwa". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
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- Living people
- 1989 births
- Zimbabwean men's footballers
- Zimbabwean expatriate men's footballers
- Zimbabwe men's international footballers
- CAPS United players
- Cape Town Spurs F.C. players
- Dynamos F.C. players
- Progresso Associação do Sambizanga players
- Zanaco F.C. players
- ZESCO United F.C. players
- South African Premier Division players
- Men's association football forwards
- Men's association football midfielders
- Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
- Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in Zambia
- Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa
- Expatriate men's footballers in Angola
- Expatriate men's footballers in Zambia
- Zimbabwean football biography stubs