Munashe Garananga

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Munashe Garananga
Personal information
Full name Munashe Peter Garananga
Date of birth (2001-01-18) 18 January 2001 (age 25)
Place of birth Harare, Zimbabwe
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Centre-back [1]
Team information
Current team
 Hibernian
(on loan from Copenhagen)
Youth career
Ubuntu Cape Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
–2022 Ubuntu Cape Town
2022–2023 Dynamo Brest 24 (2)
2023 Sheriff Tiraspol 12 (0)
2024 Mechelen 16 (0)
2024– Copenhagen 16 (1)
2026– → Hibernian (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2023– Zimbabwe 15 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 November 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:00, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

Munashe Peter Garananga (born 18 January 2001) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Scottish Premiership club Hibernian, on loan from Danish Superliga club Copenhagen, and the Zimbabwe national team. [2]

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Club career

After spending his youth in the Prince Edward Academy, in 2016 he moved to South Africa, wearing the Ubuntu Cape Town shirt until 2021.

In 2022, Garananga moved to Belarusian side Dynamo Brest, playing as a starter throughout the season.

On 13 January 2023, Garananga signed for Sheriff Tiraspol, formation of the Moldovan Super Liga, with whom he also played four games in the Conference League. [3]

On 1 February 2024, Garananga signed for K.V. Mechelen in the Belgian Pro League for a fee of €500,000. [4]

On 9 July 2024, Garananga joined Danish Superliga club Copenhagen for a reported fee in the region of €4 million, signing a four-year deal. [5] [6]

Garananga was loaned to Scottish Premiership club Hibernian on 2 February 2026. [7]

International career

On 11 December 2025, Garananga was called up to the Zimbabwe squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. [8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 January 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dynamo Brest 2022 Belarusian Premier League 24220––262
2023 Belarusian Premier League002000—20
Total242400000282
Sheriff Tiraspol 2022–23 Moldovan Super Liga 50504 [a] 0–140
2023–24 Moldovan Super Liga1601214 [b] 000312
Total1206218000362
Mechelen 2023–24 Belgian Pro League 16000——160
Copenhagen 2024–25 Danish Superliga 110504 [a] 0—200
2025–26 Danish Superliga51106 [c] 0—121
Total16160100—321
Career total683162280001025
  1. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  2. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of 17 November 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Zimbabwe 202310
202470
202571
Total151
Scores and results list Zimbabwe goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Garanaga goal
List of international goals scored by Munashe Garanaga
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
117 November 2025 Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, QatarFlag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 1–12–1 Friendly

Honours

Sheriff Tiraspol

Copenhagen

References

  1. ↑ Munashe Garananga at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ Munashe Garananga at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "Welcome, Munashe". fc-sheriff.com. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Garananga versterkt KVM-defensie". kvmechelen.be (in Dutch). 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "GARANANGA KLAR FOR F.C. KØBENHAVN". fck.dk (in Danish). 9 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Munashe Garananga Joins F.C. Copenhagen On A Four-year Deal". Pindula News. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Hibs buy Felix Passlack and Ante Suto as Munashe Garananga joins on loan". BBC Sport. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  8. ↑ @online_zifa (11 December 2025). "The wait is over. Here is the final Warriors AFCON 2025 squad to represent Zimbabwe in Morocco" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 December 2025– via Twitter.
  9. ↑ "Mediano Superliga: Tillykke til FC København". Mediano. 25 May 2025.
  10. ↑ "FCK tager tiende pokaltitel med soloridt på hadebanen". www.bt.dk. 29 May 2025.
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