Nyasha Mushekwi

Nyasha Mushekwi (born 21 August 1987) is a Zimbabwean footballer. He plays as a striker or midfielder for the China League One club Yunnan Yukun.

Career
Mushekwi was born in Harare. He played for CAPS United in Zimbabwe. In the 2009 season, he scored 21 league goals. This made him the top scorer for his team. 

In 2010, he played for South African club Mamelodi Sundowns. He was very successful in this club. He became the second best goalscorer of the 2010–11 Premier Soccer League season.

In the 2013–14 season, Mushekwi played for the Belgian club K.V. Oostende. However, in February 2014, he got an injury. He did not recover from this injury until November. He could not return to his South Africa club after that. In 2015, Mushekwi played with Hobro IK in Denmark. However, he was signed with the Swedish club Djurgårdens IF. This allowed him to play for 6 months in Sweden.

 China 
On 22 December 2015, Mushekwi moved to China to play for the China League One club Dalian Yifang.大连一方续约主帅斯塔勒 瑞超两大锋霸正式加盟 at sports.sohu.com 22 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015 He scored the most goals in the team for 3 seasons in a row. However, he soon got more injuries.

In the 2017 season, he was tackled very hard in his right leg. However, he still played for the rest of the game. Later during the game, he scored an important goal. He eventually helped Yifang win the League One title. In 2018, Nicolás Gaitán and Yannick Carrasco threatened to take his position. However, Mushekwi scored more goals, and kept his spot on his team. In the 2018 season, he had injuries in his pelvis. In one game, Mushekwi was hit in the head with a goalkeeper on the other team. Even after this, Mushekwi tried to stay in the game. He was known for his strong spirit. He is thought to be one of the most important players in his team.

In 2019, he had a surgery. He did not have a very good performance that season. On 15 July 2019, Mushekwi joined the China League One club Zhejiang Greentown. He became very important in that team. He was promoted to be a top player before he left the team in 2021.

On 1 March 2024, Mushekwi joined the China League One club Yunnan Yukun.

International career
Mushekwi is a member of the Zimbabwe national football team. He was apart of the Asiagate scandal. He was not banned from international football because he helped the investigation.

Career statistics

Club
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+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCAPS United2007ZPSL162————1622008187————18720092121——3All appearance(s) in CAF Confederation Cup0—24212010135——41—176Total6835——71—7536Mamelodi Sundowns2010–11SAPD27141021—1All appearance(s) in MTN 8 Cup029152011–1228941010—2035192012–132553040—21346Total802891150—519940KV Oostende (loan)2013–14BPL20251———253Djurgårdens IF (loan)2015Allsvenskan211200———2112Dalian Yifang2016CLO302000———30202017291600———29162018CSL201500———2015201911310———123Total905410———9154Zhejiang Greentown /  Zhejiang FC2019CLO13700———137202013600——211572021322300——2034232022CSL311820———33182023291800—62—3520Total1187220—624113075Yunnan Yukun2024CLO302500———3025Dalian K'un City20250000———00 Career total42722817125013393471245

International
. Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first.

GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1.  1 November 2009  Rufaro Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe    1–1  3–1  2009 COSAFA Cup 2.  2–1 3.  17 November 2010  Estádio da Machava, Matola, Mozambique    2–0  3–1  Friendly 4.  3–0 5.  13 November 2016  National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe    3–0  3–0  Friendly 6.  15 January 2017  Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon    2–1  2–2  2017 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours
Dalian Yifang
China League One: 2017

Yunnan Yukun
China League One: 2024

Individual
Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League top scorer: 2009

References

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Category:1987 births
Category:Living people
Category:2019 Africa Cup of Nations players
Category:Zimbabwean footballers
Category:Association football forwards
Category:People from Harare