Evans Rusike

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Evans Rusike
Personal information
Full name Evans Rusike
Date of birth (1990-06-13) 13 June 1990 (age 32)
Place of birth Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2012 Kiglon
2012–2015 Zimbabwe Saints
2015–2018 Maritzburg United 74 (20)
2018–2021 Supersport United 68 (8)
International career‡
2016– Zimbabwe 27 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:49, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:35 3 June 2019 (UTC)

Evans Rusike (born 13 June 1990) is a Zimbabwean footballer who plays as a forward for Premier Soccer League side Supersport United in South Africa. He also plays for the Zimbabwe national team. [1]

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Career

Club

Rusike began his career in Zimbabwe with Kiglon in 2010, before moving to Zimbabwe Saints in 2012. Three years later, in 2015, he left his homeland for the first time as he agreed to join South African Premier Soccer League club Maritzburg United. [2] His league debut came on 22 August against Ajax Cape Town. At the end of his first season with Maritzburg, Rusike made a total of 28 appearances in all competitions for the club. [1]

International

Rusike has made two appearances for the Zimbabwe national team, with his debut coming in March 2016 against Swaziland in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. His second cap came three days later against the same opponents in the same competition, a match in which he scored his first goal for Zimbabwe in a 4–0 win. [1]

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 June 2016. [1]
Statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] League Cup [lower-alpha 2] Continental [lower-alpha 3] Other [lower-alpha 4] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Maritzburg United 2015–16 [1] Premier Soccer League 2791000—00289
Total2791000—00289
Career total2791000—00289
  1. ↑ Includes the Nedbank Cup
  2. ↑ Includes the Telkom Knockout
  3. ↑ Includes the CAF Champions League
  4. ↑ Includes the MTN 8

International

As of 1 June 2019. [1] [3]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Zimbabwe
201541
201641
201740
201871
201921
Total214

International goals

As of 1 June 2019. Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first. [1] [3]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.21 June 2015 Rufaro Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 1–02–0 2016 African Nations Championship qualification
2.28 March 2016 National Sports Stadium, Harare, ZimbabweFlag of Eswatini.svg  Swaziland 3–04–0 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3.3 June 2018 Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, South Africa Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 1–01–1 (3–1 p ) 2018 COSAFA Cup
4.1 June 2019 Princess Magogo Stadium, KwaMashu, South AfricaFlag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 1–02–0 2019 COSAFA Cup

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Evans Rusike profile". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  2. ↑ May, Edward (25 July 2015). "Transfer Round-Up: Maritzburg United complete Rusike signing". goal.com. Goal.com.
  3. 1 2 "Rusike, Evans". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 June 2018.


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