Kelvin Madzongwe

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Kelvin Madzongwe
Personal information
Full name Kelvin Wilbert Madzongwe
Date of birth (1990-01-05) 5 January 1990 (age 32)
Place of birth Magwegwe, Zimbabwe
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 F.C. Platinum
Number 4
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2014 Boston U Terriers 62 (2)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2008 Bulawayo Chiefs
2008–2009 Njube Sundowns
2009–2010 Chicken Inn
2016–2018 Bulawayo City
2018– F.C. Platinum
International career‡
2019– Zimbabwe 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:26, 9 January 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:26, 9 January 2022 (UTC)

Kelvin Wilbert Madzongwe (born 5 January 1990) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for the Zimbabwean club F.C. Platinum, and the Zimbabwe national team.

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Career

Madzongwe began his career as a footballer in Zimbabwe with Bulawayo Chiefs, Njube Sundowns and Chicken Inn. He was scouted by the Boston University Terriers, and from 2010 to 2014 studied Communications and Marketing relations at Boston University while playing for their university side. He returned to Zimbabwe to continue his football career, where he played for Bulawayo City and F.C. Platinum. [1]

International career

Takwara made his international debut with the Zimbabwe national team in a 3–1 2020 African Nations Championship qualification win over Mauritius on 4 August 2019. [2] He was part of the Zimbabwe squad the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. [3]

Honours

F.C. Platinum

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References

  1. ↑ "Kelvin Madzongwe: brains and talent". H-Metro.
  2. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Zimbabwe vs. Mauritius (3:1)". www.national-football-teams.com.
  3. ↑ "Afcon 2021: A Zimbabwe squad is named despite threat of a Fifa ban". BBC Sport. 29 December 2021.


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