Gerald Takwara

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Gerald Takwara
Personal information
Full name John Gerald Tungamirai Takwara
Date of birth (1994-10-29) 29 October 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Harare, Zimbabwe
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Ohod
Number 2
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015 Tsholotsho Pirates
2015–2017 F.C. Platinum
2017–2019 Ajax Cape Town 23 (0)
2019–2021 Ngezi Platinum
2021–2022 Venda 27 (1)
2022– Ohod 38 (4)
International career
2015– Zimbabwe 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:26, 9 January 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:26, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

John Gerald Tungamirai Takwara (born 29 October 1994) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for the Saudi Arabian club Ohod and the Zimbabwe national team.

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Career

Takwara began his career in his native Zimbabwe with Tsholotsho Pirates and F.C. Platinum, before moving to South Africa with Ajax Cape Town. He returned to Zimbabwe with Ngezi Platinum, before joining Venda in South Africa on 22 July 2021. [1]

On 19 July 2022, Takwara joined the Saudi Arabian club Ohod. [2]

International career

Takwara made his international debut with the Zimbabwe national team in a 0–0 2016 African Nations Championship tie with Comoros on 4 July 2015. [3] He was part of the Zimbabwe squad the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. [4]

Honours

F.C. Platinum

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References

  1. "Gerald Takwara confirms return to SA PSL". 22 July 2021.
  2. "#جيرالد_تاكوارا "أحدي"".
  3. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Comoros vs. Zimbabwe (0:0)". www.national-football-teams.com.
  4. "Afcon 2021: A Zimbabwe squad is named despite threat of a Fifa ban". BBC Sport. 29 December 2021.