Tivonge Sacha Rushesha (born 24 July 2002) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Reading.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tivonge Sacha Rushesha[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 July 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Zimbabwe | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Reading | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Swansea City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Swansea City | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | Reading | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Wales U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Zimbabwe | 0 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:10, 16 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:07, 14 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Rushesha made his Swansea City debut on 28 August 2019 as a second-half substitute in a 6–0 EFL Cup win against Cambridge United.[2]
Rushesha was released by Swansea on 30 June 2023.[3] However, on 4 August, he signed a one-year contract with League One club Reading.[4]
International career edit
Rushesha was born in Zimbabwe, but moved to the United Kingdom with his family in 2003.[5] He has represented Wales at the under-17 level. In October 2018 he played against Kazakhstan and Portugal in the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifiers.
On 13 November 2023, Rushesha was named in the final squad for Zimbabwe's first two 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Nigeria.[6]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 10 October 2023[7]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Swansea City | 2019–20 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Reading | 2023–24 | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
References edit
- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Swansea 6–0 Cambridge". BBC Sport. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Swansea City confirm retained list ahead of 2023-24 season | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Reading bring in free-agent midfielder Rushesha". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Welsh Wonderkid.. The latest teenage star we've donated to the world". The Herald. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Final 23". twitter.com/online_zifa. Zimbabwe Football Association Twitter. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "Wales - T. Rushesha - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
External links edit
- Tivonge Rushesha at Soccerway
- Tivonge Rushesha at Soccerbase
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