Erick Chipeta

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Erick Chipeta
Personal information
Full name Erick Chipeta
Date of birth (1990-06-28) 28 June 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Bulawayo, zimbabwe
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Youth career
DST Rangers F.C.
Sprouting Academy F.C.
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2014 Hwange Colliery
2014–2016 Chippa United 40 (4)
2016–2017 Ajax Cape Town 11 (1)
2018 Al-Raed 0 (0)
International career‡
2013– Zimbabwe 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 June 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 June 2016

Erick Chipeta (born June 28, 1990) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a defender and midfielder [1] for the Zimbabwe national team. [2] [3]

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Career

Club

Chipeta started his career in Zimbabwe with Hwange Colliery, where he remained for two years before leaving his homeland for South Africa for the first time. [4] 2014 saw Chipeta join newly promoted Premier Soccer League side Chippa United. [5] He made his debut for Chippa in a 1–1 draw at home to Mamelodi Sundowns on 22 October. In total he made 18 appearances and scored 1 goal in his first season with Chippa. [6] In his second season, he scored 3 goals in 25 appearances. [6] In April 2016, ahead of the 2016–17 season, Chipeta agreed to join Ajax Cape Town. [7]

International

Chipeta made his debut for the Zimbabwe national team on 16 June 2013 in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier versus Guinea. He made two more appearances for his nation in 2013. [6] 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]

Career statistics

Club

As of 29 June 2016. [6]
Statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] League Cup [lower-alpha 2] Continental [lower-alpha 3] Other [lower-alpha 4] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chippa United 2014–15 [6] Premier Soccer League 1711000—00181
2015–16 [6] Premier Soccer League 2331010—00253
Total4042010—00434
Ajax Cape Town 2016–17 [6] Premier Soccer League 000000000000
Total000000000000
Career total40420100000434
  1. ↑ Includes the Nedbank Cup
  2. ↑ Includes the Telkom Knockout
  3. ↑ Includes the CAF Confederation Cup
  4. ↑ Includes the MTN 8

International

As of 29 June 2016. [6]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Zimbabwe 201330
201460
201500
201600
Total90

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References

  1. ↑ DEAL DONE: Al-Raed FC sign Erick Chipeta‚ diskifans.com, 20 January 2018
  2. ↑ "Zimbabwe Warriors leave for Chan tournament". newsday.co.zw. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Zimbabwe name final squad for CHAN tournament". cosafa.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Chipeta: I want to pay tribute to Hwange". Southern Eye. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Chipeta signs for Chippa". Herald. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Erick Chipeta profile". Soccerway. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Ajax Cape Town Clinch Chipeta Signature For New Season". Ajax Cape Town. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 29 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.


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