Darlington Murasiranwa

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Darlington Murasiranwa
Darlington Murasiranwa, FC Edmonton (1).jpg
Murasiranwa in 2022 with FC Edmonton
Personal information
Full name Darlington Ngonidzashe Murasiranwa
Date of birth (2001-02-07) February 7, 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Zimbabwe
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Valour FC
Number 1
Youth career
Cape Town Barca Juniors
2014–2016 FC Edmonton
2016–2018 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2018–2019 FC Edmonton
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 Guelph Gryphons 3 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 FC Edmonton 13 (0)
2023 FC London 16 (0)
2023– Valour FC 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 20, 2024

Darlington Ngonidzashe Murasiranwa (born February 7, 2001) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Canadian Premier League club Valour.

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Early life

Murasiranwa was born in Zimbabwe, later moving to South Africa where he began playing football in Cape Town with Barca Juniors at age 9. [1] [2] When he was 13, he moved to Edmonton, Canada, re-uniting with his parents (including meeting his father for the first time), who had moved to North America, when Darlington was an infant in search of a better life for the family due to the economic hardships in their homeland, leaving him with his grandparents. [3] [4] In Edmonton, he joined the FC Edmonton academy. [3] He joined the Vancouver Whitecaps Academy at U16 level, [5] before returning to the FC Edmonton academy. [2]

University career

In 2019, he began attending the University of Guelph, playing for the men's soccer team. [6] He kept clean sheets in his first two starts. [7] Ahead of the 2021 season, he announced he was transferring to MacEwan University where he would play for the MacEwan Griffins. [8] However, he ultimately turned pro instead a couple of months later.

Club career

Murasiranwa signed with Canadian Premier League side FC Edmonton on February 5, 2021. [9] He made his debut for Edmonton on August 15 in a Canadian Championship match against Cavalry FC. [10] He made six appearances in his first season, keeping a clean sheet in the 1–0 victory in the final game of the season against Forge FC. [11] In February 2022, Edmonton announced that Murasiranwa would be returning to the team for the 2022 season. [12] Following the 2022 season, Murasiranza trained with English non-league side Shepshed Dynamo. [13]

After FC Edmonton folded following the 2022 season, [14] he joined FC London in League1 Ontario in March 2023. [15] Over the course of the season, he made sixteen appearances for the club. [16]

In August 2023, after the League1 Ontario season, he returned to the Canadian Premier League, signing a contract with Valour FC for the remainder of the season, with a club option for 2024. [17] [18]

International career

Murasiranwa has participated in camps at the U15 and U17 level for Canada. [1]

Career statistics

As of October 20, 2024 [19]
ClubLeagueSeasonLeaguePlayoffsNational CupOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Edmonton 2021 Canadian Premier League 50—10—60
2022 80—00—80
Total130001000140
FC London 2023 [20] League1 Ontario 160———160
Valour FC 2023 Canadian Premier League 20—00—20
2024 30—10—40
Total5000100060
Career Total340002000360

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References

  1. 1 2 "Darlington Murasiranwa Canada profile". Canadian Soccer Association .
  2. 1 2 Jacques, John (February 5, 2021). "Eddies Bring In Academy Goalkeeper Darlington Murasiranwa". Northern Tribune.
  3. 1 2 Hastings, Marty (October 2, 2018). "Zimbabwean family endures strife, separation, death on long way home to Kamloops". Kamloops This Week .
  4. ↑ Tait, Ed (March 8, 2024). "Darlington Murasiranwa:"As I see it, there's beauty in struggle sometimes. I see the lessons I learned from it."". Valour FC .
  5. ↑ McColl, Michael (September 3, 2016). "Vancouver Whitecaps U16s remodelled roster brings "a lot of questions, but a lot of excitement"". Away from the Numbers.
  6. ↑ "2019 Season Preview: Men's Soccer". Guelph Gryphons . August 30, 2019.
  7. ↑ "MSCR: Gryphon's Depth Powers Them Past Golden Hawks". Guelph Gryphons . September 27, 2019.
  8. ↑ Hagen, Jefferson (December 4, 2020). "After previous recruit lands pro opportunity, Griffins add promising goalkeeper Murasiranwa". MacEwan Griffins .
  9. ↑ "FC Edmonton signs youth academy product Darlington Murasiranwa". Canadian Premier League . February 5, 2021.
  10. ↑ Jacques, John (August 15, 2021). "Canadian Championship Opens With Al Classico Win For Cavalry". Northern Tribune.
  11. ↑ "FC Edmonton re-signs T-Boy Fayia, Darlington Murasiranwa". Canadian Premier League . February 9, 2022.
  12. ↑ "FC Edmonton Announces Return of T-Boy Fayia & Darlington Murasiranwa". FC Edmonton . February 9, 2022.
  13. ↑ Rhodes, Benedict (February 10, 2023). "'Never forget where you're from': Darlington Murasiranwa gives back to Zimbabwe community that raised him". Canadian Premier League .
  14. ↑ Jacques, John (May 10, 2024). "Big Moment For Murasiranwa, Who's Next Man Up For Valour". Northern Tribune.
  15. ↑ Jacques, John (March 16, 2023). "FC London Adds Eddies Goalkeeper Darlington Murasiranwa". Northern Tribune.
  16. ↑ "Murasiranwa makes Canadian Premier League return with Valour FC". New Zimbabwe. November 11, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Valour FC sign Canadian goalkeeper Darlington Murasiranwa". Valour FC . August 17, 2023.
  18. ↑ Jacques, John (August 17, 2023). "Former Eddies Goalkeeper Darlington Murasiranwa Makes CPL Return". Northern Tribune.
  19. ↑ Darlington Murasiranwa at Soccerway
  20. ↑ "Darlington Murasiranwa 2023 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario .
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