Devon Chafa

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Devon Chafa
Personal information
Full name Devon Chafa Taitamba
Date of birth (1990-12-25) 25 December 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Harare, Zimbabwe
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Platinum
Youth career
DC Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Dynamos
2015–2016 How Mine
2016–2017 CAPS United
2018 Buildcon
2018– Platinum
International career
2013– Zimbabwe 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:28, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

Devon Chafa Taitamba (born 25 December 1990) is a Zimbabwean footballer who plays as a defender for Platinum and the Zimbabwe national team.

Career

Club

Chafa began his career with Dynamos, his spell with Dynamos was mainly a success as he left in 2015 following four Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League medals and two Mbada Diamonds Cup medals but he did suffer a thirty-day suspension after testing positive for a banned substance by FIFA in 2013.[1][2][3][4] The reasoning behind his departure in 2015 was that new Dynamos manager David Mandigora did not renew his contract.[5] After leaving in 2015, Chafa signed for How Mine with whom he remained with until 2016 when he joined CAPS United.[6][7] He left CAPS in December 2017.[8] Two months later, Chafa signed for Zambian Premier League side Buildcon.[9]

Buildcon released Chafa in August 2018.[10] He returned to Zimbabwe with Platinum a month later.[11]

International

Chafa's first two competitive international caps came in qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup against Egypt and Guinea.[12][13]

Career statistics

As of 5 January 2019.[14]
National team Year Apps Goals
Zimbabwe 2013 9 0
2017 3 0
Total 12 0

Honours

Dynamos
CAPS United
Platinum

External links

References

  1. ^ "Zimbabwe 2011". RSSSF. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Zimbabwe 2012". RSSSF. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Zimbabwe 2013". RSSSF. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  4. ^ "FIFA suspends Chafa in drugs probe". New Zimbabwe. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Dynamos release midfielder Chafa". Daily News. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Devon Chafa seals How Mine move". Herald. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Two-year Caps deal for Chafa". News Day. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Chafa boost for Caps". News Day. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Chafa pens two-year Buildcon deal". Herald. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Buildcon release Potipher Zulu, Chris Munthali". Zambian Football. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  11. ^ "FC Platinum confirm Chafa signing". NewsDay. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  12. ^ "Devon Chafa profile". Soccerway. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  13. ^ "It's good to be back - Chafa". Daily News. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  14. ^ "Devon Chafa - National Football Teams". NFT. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  15. ^ "Zimbabwe 2016". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  16. ^ "Zimbabwe 2018". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 January 2019.