# Marshall Munetsi

Marshall Nyasha Munetsi (born 22 June 1996) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Zimbabwe national team.

## Club career
### Early career

Munetsi was signed by South African National First Division side Cape Town in July 2015. The team released a statement saying that he was "...in the mould of a typical Yaya Touré. Big‚ strong‚ mobile and a good passer of the ball." He made his professional debut on 26 September 2015 in a 3–1 loss to Black Leopards, and scored his first goal in a derby match against Milano United on 16 April 2016, where it ended up being the winning goal in a 1–0 game. He attended trials with the Orlando Pirates, a team in the Premier Division, in December 2015.

### Reims

On 11 June 2019, Munetsi signed for Ligue 1 club Reims on a four-year deal. A year later, on 23 December, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 away win over Bordeaux.

### Wolverhampton Wanderers

On 3 February 2025, Munetsi joined Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract. He made his debut for the club on 9 February in a 2–0 win over Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup. On 8 March, he scored his first goal for Wolves in a 1–1 league draw against Everton.

## International career

Munetsi was called up to the Zimbabwe national team in 2018, ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 8 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Baroka | 2016–17 | South African Premiership | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Orlando Pirates | 2017–18 | South African Premiership | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| Orlando Pirates | 2018–19 | South African Premiership | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Orlando Pirates | Total | Total | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Reims | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Reims | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 |
| Reims | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 5 |
| Reims | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 7 |
| Reims | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 4 |
| Reims | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 4 |
| Reims | Total | Total | 148 | 21 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 159 | 21 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2024–25 | Premier League | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 |
| Career Total | Career Total | Career Total | 206 | 24 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 221 | 22 |
* ↑ Includes Nedbank Cup and Coupe de France
* ↑ Two appearances in Carling Knockout Cup, and three appearances in PSL playoffs
* ↑ Appearances in CAF Champions League
* ↑ Appearances in Carling Knockout Cup
* ↑ Appearances in Coupe de la Ligue
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

### International

    As of 6 March 2020
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Zimbabwe | 2018 | 9 | 0 |
| Zimbabwe | 2019 | 10 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 19 | 1 |
    Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Munetsi goal.
List of international goals scored by Marshall Munetsi :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 10 September 2019 | National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe | Somalia | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |

## Honours

Zimbabwe
* COSAFA Cup: 2018