Edward Maova (born 5 September 1994), is a Namibian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for University of Pretoria and the Namibia national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | September 5, 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Otjiwarongo, Namibia | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | University of Pretoria | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Rundu Chiefs | ||
| 2013–2018 | Civics | ||
| 2018–2019 | University of Pretoria | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Royal Eagles | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Civics | ||
| 2021–2022 | TS Sporting | 5 | |
| 2022–2023 | Pretoria Callies | 16 | (0) |
| 2023– | University of Pretoria | 15 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Namibia U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017– | Namibia | 13 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Maova began his senior career in the Namibia Premier League with Rundu Chiefs in 2012. The following season, he moved to Civics where he spent 5 seasons. In 2019, he moved to South Africa to the first time with University of Pretoria, and followed that up with a stint at Royal Eagles.[1] In 2020 he returned to Namibia with Civics, before moving back to South Africa with Sporting on 29 July 2021.[2] In 2022, he had a year-long stint with Pretoria Callies before returning to the University of Pretoria for the 2023–24 season on 24 July 2023.[3]
International edit
Maova was part of the Namibia U20s at the 2013 COSAFA U-20 Cup, and was named goalkeeper of the tournament.[4] In May 2013, he received his first call-up to the senior Namibia national team.[5] He debuted with Namibia in a 1–0 (4–5) 2020 African Nations Championship qualification penalty shootout win over Zimbabwe on 23 July 2017.[6] He was part of the national team at the 2022 COSAFA Cup, and was named the goalkeeper of the tournament.[7] He was called up to the national team for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[8]
Honours edit
- Civics
References edit
- ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com.[self-published]
- ^ "Maova joins TS Sporting". Truth, for its own sake.
- ^ "University of Pretoria signed Edward Maova from Pretoria Callies". thamisoccer.co.za.
- ^ "Maova is again the best shot stopper". Truth, for its own sake.
- ^ Sun, Namibian (May 21, 2013). "Maova gets Brave Warriors call-up". Namibian Sun.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Zimbabwe vs. Namibia". www.national-football-teams.com.
- ^ "EN, FR, PR: Zambia are crowned HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Cup 2022 champions!". July 17, 2022.
- ^ "Profile of Namibia football team for 2023 Africa Cup of Nations". January 9, 2024 – via The Straits Times.
External links edit
- Edward Maova at Soccerway
- Edward Maova at National-Football-Teams.com