Tivonge Rushesha

Tivonge Rushesha
Personal information
Full name	Tivonge Sacha Rushesha
Date of birth	24 July 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth	Zimbabwe
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Reading
Number	40
Youth career
	Swansea City
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019–2023	Swansea City
2023–	Reading
International career‡
2018	Wales U17
2023–	Zimbabwe
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:10, 16 March 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:07, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Last updated April 22, 2024

Tivonge Sacha Rushesha (born 24 July 2002) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Reading.

Club career

Rushesha made his Swansea City debut on 28 August 2019 as a second-half substitute in a 6–0 EFL Cup win against Cambridge United.^[2]

Rushesha was released by Swansea on 30 June 2023.^[3] However, on 4 August, he signed a one-year contract with League One club Reading.^[4]

International career

Rushesha was born in Zimbabwe, but moved to the United Kingdom with his family in 2003.^[5] He has represented Wales at the under-17 level. In October 2018 he played against Kazakhstan and Portugal in the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifiers.

On 13 November 2023, Rushesha was named in the final squad for Zimbabwe's first two 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Nigeria.^[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 October 2023^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Swansea City	2019–20	Championship	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	2020–21		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2021–22		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2022–23		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Reading	2023–24	League One	3	0	0	0	2	0	2^{[lower-alpha 1]}	0	7	0
Career total			3	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	8	0

↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy

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References

↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
↑ "Swansea 6–0 Cambridge". BBC Sport. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
↑ "Swansea City confirm retained list ahead of 2023-24 season | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
↑ "Reading bring in free-agent midfielder Rushesha". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
↑ "Welsh Wonderkid.. The latest teenage star we've donated to the world". The Herald. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
↑ "Final 23". twitter.com/online_zifa. Zimbabwe Football Association Twitter. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
↑ "Wales - T. Rushesha - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 August 2023.

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[1] "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

[2] "Swansea 6–0 Cambridge". BBC Sport. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.

[3] "Swansea City confirm retained list ahead of 2023-24 season | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com. Retrieved 4 August 2023.

[4] "Reading bring in free-agent midfielder Rushesha". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2023.

[5] "Welsh Wonderkid.. The latest teenage star we've donated to the world". The Herald. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

[6] "Final 23". twitter.com/online_zifa. Zimbabwe Football Association Twitter. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.

[7] "Wales - T. Rushesha - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 August 2023.

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Personal information
Full name	Tivonge Sacha Rushesha^[1]
Date of birth	(2002-07-24) 24 July 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth	Zimbabwe
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Reading
Number	40
Youth career
	Swansea City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2023	Swansea City	0	(0)
2023–	Reading	4	(0)
International career^‡
2018	Wales U17	2	(0)
2023–	Zimbabwe	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:10, 16 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:07, 14 November 2023 (UTC)