Marvelous Nakamba
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marvelous Nakamba | ||
| Date of birth | 19 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Hwange, Zimbabwe | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Vitesse | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | Highlanders | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Bantu Rovers | ||
| 2012–2014 | Nancy II | 32 | (1) |
| 2014 | Nancy | 2 | (0) |
| 2014– | Vitesse | 52 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | Zimbabwe U20 | ? | (?) |
| 2015– | Zimbabwe | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 December 2016. | |||
Marvelous Nakamba (born 19 January 1994) is a Zimbabwean footballer who plays for Dutch club Vitesse as a central midfielder.
Club career
Early career
Born in Hwange, Nakamba made his senior debuts with local Bantu Rovers in 2010, aged 16.[1] He left the country in July 2012, and had trials at French side Nancy.[2]
Nakamba officially joined Nancy on 24 December 2012, for an undisclosed fee.[3] He received the international clearance seven days later,[4] and was assigned to the reserve team in CFA.
On 9 May 2014 Nakamba played his first match as a professional, starting in a 3–1 home win against Angers SCO.[5] He played his second match seven days later, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–0 away draw against AJ Auxerre,[6] and a new deal was offered to him on the 19th.[7]
Vitesse
In July 2014, Nakamba went on a trial at Eredivisie side Vitesse.[8] On 13 August he signed a four-year deal with the Arnhem side,[9] and made his debut for the club on 27 September, coming on as a late substitute for Kelvin Leerdam in a 6–2 away win against Dordrecht. Nakamba started to establish himself in Vitesse's starting eleven during the 2015/16 campaign and went on to appear thirty times, scoring once against local rivals De Graafschap in a 2–2 draw.[10]
International career
Nakamba is a Zimbabwe youth international, having represented the country in the under-20 level. On 13 June 2015 he made his debut with the main squad, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 win against Malawi.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 3 December 2016.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nancy II | 2012–13 | CFA Group B | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | CFA 2 Group C | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| Total | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||||
| Nancy | 2013–14 | Ligue 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Vitesse | 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 30 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 14 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| Total | 52 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 56 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 84 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 3 | ||
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in KNVB Cup
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of 13 November 2016
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 |
References
- ↑ "Nakamba tipped for success". The Zimbabwean. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ↑ "Bantu Rovers player at AS Nancy FC in France". Bantu Rovers FC. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ↑ "Zimbabwean starlet joins AS Nancy". SuperSport. 24 December 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ↑ "Nakamba keen to impress". News Day. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ↑ "AS Nancy Lorraine – Angers SCO". Ligue 1. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ↑ "AJ Auxerre – AS Nancy Lorraine". Ligue 1. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ↑ "Zimbabwe: Nancy Offer Nakamba Deal". All Africa. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ↑ "Nakamba on trials at Dutch side Vitesse". Southern Eye. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ↑ "Vitesse haalt Marvelous Nakamba" [Vitesse signs Marvelous Nakamba] (in Dutch). Vitesse. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ↑ "De Graafschap vs. Vitesse". Soccerway. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ↑ "Warriors extinguish Flames". Daily News. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
External links
- Football Database profile
- Marvelous Nakamba at National-Football-Teams.com
- Marvelous Nakamba profile at Soccerway