Kudakwashe Mahachi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kudakwashe Mahachi | ||
| Date of birth | 29 September 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder[1] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
| Number | 43 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Highlanders | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Bantu Rovers | ||
| 2012–2014 | Chicken Inn | ||
| 2014 | Highlanders | ||
| 2014– | Mamelodi Sundowns | 13 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | → Golden Arrows (loan) | 21 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013– | Zimbabwe | 14 | (2) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 June 2016. | |||
Kudakwashe Mahachi (born 29 September 1993) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder for South African club Mamelodi Sundowns and the Zimbabwe national team.[2][3]
Career
Club
Mahachi spent the end of his youth career with Highlanders, before moving into senior football with Bantu Rovers. His spell with Bantu was short as he left soon after joining when he agreed to join Chicken Inn. He remained a Chicken Inn player for two years before departing in 2014 when Mahachi rejoined Highlanders.[4] After another short stint, his next move saw him leave Zimbabwe for the first time as he joined Premier Soccer League side Mamelodi Sundowns in South Africa. 14 appearances and 1 goal followed in his debut season with the Sundowns, in his second campaign he was loaned out to fellow PSL club Golden Arrows. He scored four goals in twenty-five appearances in all competitions for Golden Arrows before returning to the Sundowns.[5][6] He missed Golden Arrows' league match versus Jomo Cosmos on 11 May 2016 due to the passing of his daughter.[7]
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.[8][9] He has scored two goals for his nation, his first in the aforementioned 2014 African Nations Championship and his second in a friendly versus Malawi.[4] Overall, he has currently appeared 14 times for his country.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 23 June 2016.[4]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental[lower-alpha 3] | Other[lower-alpha 4] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 2014–15[4] | Premier Soccer League | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 2015–16[4] | Premier Soccer League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Golden Arrows (loan) | 2015–16[4] | Premier Soccer League | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | |
| Total | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 34 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 5 | ||
- ↑ Includes the Nedbank Cup
- ↑ Includes the Telkom Knockout
- ↑ Includes the CAF Champions League
- ↑ Includes the MTN 8
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 2 | |
International goals
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 January 2014 | Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa |  Mali | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2014 African Nations Championship |
| 2 | 5 March 2014 | Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi |  Malawi | 2–1 | 4–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Club
- Chicken Inn
- Zimbabwean Charity Shield (1): 2013
References
- ↑ "Zimbabwe's Ian names CHAN squad". kawowo.com. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ↑ "Zimbabwe Warriors leave for Chan tournament". newsday.co.zw. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ↑ "Zimbabwe name final squad for CHAN tournament". cosafa.com. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Kudakwashe Mahachi profile". Soccerway. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ↑ "Kuda Mahachi: Mamelodi Sundowns never gave me a chance". New Zimbabwe. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ↑ "Mahachi set for Arrows exit". Sport24. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ↑ "Warriors star Kudakwashe Mahachi loses his daughter". New Zimbabawe. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ↑ "CHAN 2014: awards and team of the CHAN". en.starafrica.com. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ↑ "Articles tagged 'warriors'". dailynews.co.zw. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Kudakwashe Mahachi profile". World Football. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.