Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marley Joseph Tavaziva [1] | ||
Date of birth | 17 December 2004 | ||
Place of birth | London, England [2] | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Brentford | ||
Youth career | |||
Little Kickerz | |||
Hampton & Richmond Borough | |||
Sutton United | |||
2021– | Brentford | ||
International career‡ | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2025– | Zimbabwe | 1 | (0) |
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:10, 19 July 2025 (UTC) |
Marley Joseph Tavaziva (born 17 December 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Brentford. Born in England, he represents the Zimbabwe national team at international level.
Tavaziva is a product of the Brentford Elite Development Education Football Programme and began his professional career with the club's B team. He made his full international debut for Zimbabwe in 2025.
A goalkeeper, Tavaziva began his youth career with spells at Little Kickerz, Hampton & Richmond Borough and Sutton United. [3] He progressed through the Brentford Elite Development Education Football Programme and made six National Youth League South Premier Division appearances for Brentford's U19 CST team during the 2021–22 season. [4] [5] He signed a two-year scholarship with the club's B team on 31 August 2022 and played concurrently for the U18 team during the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons. [4] [6] [7] [8] At the end of the 2023–24 season, the club exercised its option to extend Tavaziva's scholarship by a further year. [9] He then signed a one-year professional contract in July 2024. [10] Tavaziva made 12 appearances during the 2024–25 season was part of the Professional Development League-winning squad. [3] [11] He was retained for the 2025–26 season. [12]
In November 2023, Tavaziva was named in the provisional Zimbabwe squad for its opening 2026 World Cup qualifiers, [13] but he was not named in the final selection due to injury. [14] He was an unused substitute in five matches during the remainder of the 2023–24 season. [15] [16] [17] [18] Tavaziva was an unused substitute in 9 matches during the 2024–25 season, [18] before making his debut as a half-time substitute in a 1–1 friendly draw with Niger on 10 June 2025. [19]
Tavaziva is of Zimbabwean descent. [20] He attended Halliford School. [21]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Zimbabwe | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |