Butholezwe Ncube

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Butholezwe Ncube
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-04-24) 24 April 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Zimbabwe
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 AmaZulu
Number 6
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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]

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Career

AmaZulu

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

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

Club

As of match played 5 June 2021 [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AmaZulu 2016–17 National First Division 25000——250
2017–18 South African Premier Division 2103 [lower-alpha 1] 0——240
2018–19 2021 [lower-alpha 2] 0——212
2019–20 2011 [lower-alpha 2] 0——211
2020–21 1601 [lower-alpha 3] 0——170
Career total102360——1083
  1. ↑ Includes 2 appearances in the Nedbank Cup and 1 in the Telkom Knockout
  2. 1 2 Includes appearance(s) in the Telkom Knockout
  3. ↑ Includes appearance(s) in the Nedbank Cup

International

As of matches played 29 March 2021. [7]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Zimbabwe 201810
201930
202120
Total60

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References

  1. 1 2 Butholezwe Ncube at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "Butholezwe Ncube – AmaZulu FC". amazulufc.net. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "AmaZulu vs. Black Leopards – 28 August 2016 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Ncube signs contract extension with Amazulu". thestandard.co.zw. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  5. ↑ Variava, Yusuf (1 October 2018). "AmaZulu midfielder Butholezwe Ncube commits future to the club". goal.com. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Zimbabwe vs. Angola (2:2) [2:4]". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Butholezwe Ncube". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 April 2024.


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