Zanda Siziba

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Zanda Siziba
Personal information
Full name Zandazenkosi Dumisle Opeyemi Adebayo Siziba [1]
Date of birth (2003-07-19) 19 July 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Hackney, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
York City
Number 23
Youth career
Dagenham & Redbridge
0000–2019 Tottenham Hotspur
2019–2020 Ipswich Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 Ipswich Town 0 (0)
2023 Yeovil Town 6 (1)
2023– York City 15 (2)
2024Blyth Spartans (loan) 6 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:43, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

Zandazenkosi Dumisle Opeyemi Adebayo Siziba (born 19 July 2003) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club York City.

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Career

After playing for Dagenham & Redbridge and Tottenham Hotspur at youth level, he joined Ipswich Town on a two-year scholarship in 2019. [2] [3]

He made his senior debut for Ipswich Town on 6 October 2020 as a substitute in a 2–0 EFL Trophy victory over Gillingham, [3] before making his full debut against Crawley Town in the EFL Trophy the following month. [4]

On 6 July 2021, Siziba signed his first professional contract with Ipswich, signing a two-year deal with the option of an additional one-year extension. [5]

In March 2023, Siziba signed permanently for National League side Yeovil Town agreeing a two-year deal. [6]

On 30 June 2023, Siziba's contract with Yeovil was terminated by mutual consent and subsequently signed for York City. [7]

On 23 February 2024, Siziba joined Blyth Spartans on an initial one-month loan deal. [8]

Style of play

Siziba usually plays as a winger but can also play as a deep-lying playmaker. [4] He is right-footed with his style of play having been positively compared to that of Liverpool winger Sadio Mane. [9]

Personal life

He is Zimbabwean. [3]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 April 2024 [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ipswich Town 2020–21 [11] League One 0000002 [lower-alpha 1] 020
2021–22 [12] League One0000002 [lower-alpha 1] 020
2022–23 [13] League One0000002 [lower-alpha 1] 020
Total0000006060
Yeovil Town 2022–23 [10] National League 6161
York City 2023–24 [10] National League152301 [lower-alpha 2] 1193
Blyth Spartans (loan) 2023–24 [10] National League North 6363
Career total276300071377
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance in FA Trophy

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  5. "Young Trio Turn Pro". Ipswich Town F.C. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  6. "Signing | Zanda Siziba signs in Somerset". ytfc.net. Yeovil Town F.C. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  7. "Welcome to York City, Zanda Siziba". York City F.C. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  8. "Winger Zanda Siziba joins Blyth Spartans on loan". York City F.C. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  9. "Zim teenage sensation makes waves". The Herald. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  10. 1 2 3 4 Zanda Siziba at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  11. "Games played by Zanda Siziba in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  12. "Games played by Zanda Siziba in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  13. "Games played by Zanda Siziba in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 March 2023.