Charles Sibanda

Charles Sibanda

Personal information
Full name	Charles Sibanda
Date of birth	(1985-03-30) 30 March 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Bulawayo, zimbabwe
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Bulawayo Chiefs
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2009	Hwange
2009–2011	Motor Action
2011–2014	Platinum
2014–2015	Highlanders
2015–2019	How Mine
2020–	Bulawayo Chiefs
International career‡
2010–	Zimbabwe	11	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 June 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 June 2016

Charles Sibanda (born 30 March 1985) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer, who plays as a forward for Bulawayo Chiefs and the Zimbabwe national team. ^{[1] [2]}

Career

Club

Hwange were Sibanda's first club, he stayed with the club for one year before departing to join Motor Action. ^[3] With Motor Action, Sibanda won the 2010 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League title and subsequently won the 2010 Soccer Star of the Year award. ^{[4] [5]} Platinum became his third club in 2011 when he agreed to join the Zvishavane-based club, he remained there for three years. Moves to Highlanders and How Mine have since followed. ^[3] In 2015, Sibanda was involved in a serious car accident, he sustained injuries to his right shoulder, his right collar bone and one of his lungs. He has since made a full recovery. ^{[6] [7]}

International

In January 2014, coach Ian Gorowa, invited him to be a part of the Zimbabwe squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship. He helped the team to a fourth-place finish after being defeated by Nigeria by a goal to nil. ^{[8] [9]} Overall, Sibanda has played 11 times and scored 2 goals for Zimbabwe. ^{[10] [11]}

Career statistics

International

As of 27 June 2016. ^{[10] [11]}

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Zimbabwe	2010	1	0
	2011	3	0
	2012	1	1
	2013	2	1
	2014	4	0
	2015	0	0
	2016	0	0
Total		11	2

International goals

As of 27 June 2016. Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first. ^{[10] [11]}

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	17 July 2012	Molopolole Sports Complex, Molepolole, Botswana	Lesotho	5–3	5–3	Three Nations Tournament
2	24 August 2013	Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia	Zambia	1–0	1–0	2014 African Nations Championship qualification

Honours

Club

Motor Action

• Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League (1): 2010 ^[4]

Platinum

• Zimbabwean Independence Trophy (2): 2012, ^[12] 2014 ^[13]
• Cup of Zimbabwe (1): 2014 ^[13]

Individual

• Soccer Star of the Year (1): 2010 ^[5]

References

1. "Zimbabwe Warriors leave for Chan tournament". newsday.co.zw. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
2. "Zimbabwe name final squad for CHAN tournament". cosafa.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
3. "Charles Sibanda profile". Pindula. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
4. "Zimbabwe 2010". RSSSF. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
5. "Charles Sibanda named Soccer Star of the Year". New Zimbabwe. 28 January 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
6. "Sibanda involved in accident". Herald. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
7. "Charlie survives car crash". Chronicle. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
8. "CHAN 2014: awards and team of the CHAN". en.starafrica.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
9. "Articles tagged 'warriors'". dailynews.co.zw. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
10. "Charles Sibanda profile". Soccerway. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
11. "Charles Sibanda profile". World Football. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
12. "Zimbabwe 2012". RSSSF. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
13. "Zimbabwe 2014". RSSSF. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.