Marvelous Nakamba

Marvelous Nakamba
Nakamba in 2016
Personal information
Full name Marvelous Nakamba
Date of birth (1994-01-19) 19 January 1994
Place of birth Hwange, Zimbabwe
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Club Brugge
Number 30
Youth career
0000–2010 Highlanders
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Bantu Rovers
2012–2014 Nancy II 32 (1)
2014 Nancy 2 (0)
2014–2017 Vitesse 67 (2)
2017– Club Brugge 33 (0)
National team‡
2012 Zimbabwe U20
2015– Zimbabwe 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:39, 6 May 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:23, 20 June 2017 (UTC)

Marvelous Nakamba (born 19 January 1994) is a Zimbabwean footballer who plays for Belgian club Club Brugge as a central midfielder.

Club career

Early career

Born in Hwange, Zimbabwe, 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 19 May.[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]

He played as Vitesse won the final of the KNVB Beker 2-0 against AZ Alkmaar on 30 April, 2017 to lead the club, 3-time runners up, to the title for the first time in its 125-year history.[11][12]

Club Brugge

On 20 June 2017, Nakamba joined Belgian side Club Brugge on a four-year deal for a fee around the margin of £4 million.[13][14] He made his league debut for the club on 29 July 2017 in a 4-0 away victory over Sporting Lokeren. He was replaced by Hans Vanaken in the 75th minute, having picked up a yellow card.[15]

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.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 March 2018.[17]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nancy II 2012–13 CFA Group B 120———120
2013–14 CFA 2 Group C 201———201
Total 321———321
Nancy 2013–14 Ligue 2 200000—20
Vitesse 2014–15 Eredivisie 6000—2[lower-alpha 1]080
2015–16 Eredivisie 30110—2[lower-alpha 2]0331
2016–17 Eredivisie 31151——362
Total 67261—40773
Club Brugge 2017–18 Belgian First Division A 26050—4[lower-alpha 3]0350
Career total 127311100801464
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Eredivisie European play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two in UEFA Europa League

International

As of 11 June 2017.
National teamYearAppsGoals
Zimbabwe 201510
201630
201730
Total70

Honours

Club

Vitesse

References

  1. ↑ "Nakamba tipped for success". The Zimbabwean. 12 February 2013. Archived from the original on 30 July 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Bantu Rovers player at AS Nancy FC in France". Bantu Rovers FC. 20 July 2012. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Zimbabwean starlet joins AS Nancy". SuperSport. 24 December 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Nakamba keen to impress". News Day. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "AS Nancy Lorraine – Angers SCO". Ligue 1. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "AJ Auxerre – AS Nancy Lorraine". Ligue 1. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "Zimbabwe: Nancy Offer Nakamba Deal". All Africa. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Nakamba on trials at Dutch side Vitesse". Southern Eye. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Vitesse haalt Marvelous Nakamba" [Vitesse signs Marvelous Nakamba] (in Dutch). Vitesse. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "De Graafschap vs. Vitesse". Soccerway. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  11. ↑ Editorial, Reuters. "Vitesse claim first major trophy with Cup triumph". U.S. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  12. ↑ "AZ Alkmaar vs. Vitesse Arnhem - Football Match Line-Ups - April 30, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  13. ↑ "Zimbabwe's Nakamba in Belgium move". BBC Sport. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  14. ↑ "Nakamba seals Belgium move". The Herald. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  15. ↑ "Sporting Lokeren vs. Club Brugge – 29 July 2017 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  16. ↑ "Warriors extinguish Flames". Daily News. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  17. ↑ "M. Nakamba". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
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