Butholezwe Ncube
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 April 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Zimbabwe | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AmaZulu | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Tsholotsho FC | ||
| 2016–2021 | AmaZulu | 102 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2021 | Zimbabwe | 6 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 April 2024 | |||
Butholezwe Ncube (born 24 April 1992) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who played as a midfielder for South African Premier Division club AmaZulu and the Zimbabwe national team.[1]
Career
[edit]AmaZulu
[edit]Ncube joined South African club AmaZulu in 2016,[2] making his debut for the club on the opening day of the season against Black Leopards.[3] In September 2018, Ncube signed a three-year contract extension with the club.[4][5]
International
[edit]Ncube made his senior international debut on 24 March 2018 in a 4–2 penalty defeat to Angola, following a 2–2 draw in regulation time.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 5 June 2021[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AmaZulu | 2016–17 | National First Division | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | South African Premier Division | 21 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 20 | 2 | 1[b] | 0 | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | 20 | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | 16 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 102 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 108 | 3 | ||
- ^ Includes 2 appearances in the Nedbank Cup and 1 in the Telkom Knockout
- ^ a b Includes appearance(s) in the Telkom Knockout
- ^ Includes appearance(s) in the Nedbank Cup
International
[edit]- As of matches played 29 March 2021.[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Butholezwe Ncube at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Butholezwe Ncube – AmaZulu FC". amazulufc.net. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "AmaZulu vs. Black Leopards – 28 August 2016 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Ncube signs contract extension with Amazulu". thestandard.co.zw. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ Variava, Yusuf (1 October 2018). "AmaZulu midfielder Butholezwe Ncube commits future to the club". goal.com. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Zimbabwe vs. Angola (2:2) [2:4]". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Butholezwe Ncube". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
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