Nelson Mazivisa

Nelson Mazivisa

Personal information
Full name	Nelson Mazivisa
Date of birth	(1985-09-07) 7 September 1985 (age 37)
Place of birth	Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Triangle United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2016	Platinum
2012	→ Shabanie Mine (loan)
2016–	Triangle United
International career‡
2010–	Zimbabwe	8	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 June 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 June 2016

Nelson Mazivisa is a Zimbabwean professional footballer, who plays as a forward for Triangle United and the Zimbabwe national team. ^{[1] [2]}

Career

Club

Mazivisa's career began in Zvishavane with Platinum, he stayed with Platinum for five years up until 2016 when he left following the expiration of his contract. ^[3] During his time with Platinum, Mazivisa was loaned out to Shabanie Mine in 2012. His spell with the aforementioned club was a success as he finished the season as the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League top goalscorer. ^[3] Upon his return to Platinum he went on trial to two South African teams, firstly to Chippa United and then to SuperSport United but he failed to win a contract with either side. ^[4] After leaving Platinum, Mazivisa completed a move to Triangle United. ^[3]

International

In January 2014, coach Ian Gorowa, invited him to be a part of the Zimbabwe squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship. He helped the team to a fourth-place finish after being defeated by Nigeria by a goal to nil. ^{[5] [6]} In total, Mazivisa has scored 4 goals in 8 caps for his nation. ^{[7] [8]}

Career statistics

International

As of 27 June 2016. ^{[7] [8]}

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Zimbabwe	2010	0	0
	2011	0	0
	2012	2	2
	2013	2	2
	2014	4	0
	2015	0	0
	2016	0	0
Total		8	4

International goals

As of 27 June 2016. Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first. ^{[7] [8]}

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	17 July 2012	Molopololole Sports Complex, Molepolole, Botswana	Lesotho	2–2	5–3	Three Nations Tournament
2				3–2
3	28 July 2013	Stade George V, Curepipe, Mauritius	Mauritius	1–0	3–0	2014 African Nations Championship qualification
4				3–0

Honours

Club

Platinum

• Zimbabwean Independence Trophy (2): 2012, ^[9] 2014 ^[10]
• Cup of Zimbabwe (1): 2014 ^[10]

References

1. "Zimbabwe Warriors leave for Chan tournament". newsday.co.zw. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
2. "Zimbabwe name final squad for CHAN tournament". cosafa.com. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
3. "Former Premiership top goalscorer Nelson Mazivisa joins Triangle". New Zimbabwe. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
4. "Two SA clubs after Mazivisa". The Standard. 9 December 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
5. "CHAN 2014: awards and team of the CHAN". en.starafrica.com. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
6. "Articles tagged 'warriors'". dailynews.co.zw. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
7. "Nelson Mazivisa profile". Soccerway. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
8. "Nelson Mazivisa profile". World Football. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
9. "Zimbabwe 2012". RSSSF. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
10. "Zimbabwe 2014". RSSSF. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.