Darlington Murasiranwa
Zimbabwean footballer (born 2001)
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Darlington Ngonidzashe Murasiranwa (born February 7, 2001) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ngezi Platinum in the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League.
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Murasiranwa in 2022 with FC Edmonton | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darlington Ngonidzashe Murasiranwa | ||
| Date of birth | February 7, 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Zimbabwe | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cape Town Barca Juniors | |||
| 2014–2016 | FC Edmonton | ||
| 2016–2018 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
| 2018–2019 | FC Edmonton | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Guelph Gryphons | 3 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | FC Edmonton | 13 | (0) |
| 2023 | FC London | 16 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Valour FC | 5 | (0) |
| 2025– | Ngezi Platinum | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of February 28, 2025 | |||
Early life
Murasiranwa was born in Zimbabwe, later moving to South Africa where he began playing football in Cape Town with Barca Juniors at age 9.[1][2] When he was 13, he moved to Edmonton, Canada, re-uniting with his parents (including meeting his father for the first time), who had moved to North America, when Darlington was an infant in search of a better life for the family due to the economic hardships in their homeland, leaving him with his grandparents.[3][4] In Edmonton, he joined the FC Edmonton academy.[3] He joined the Vancouver Whitecaps Academy at U16 level,[5] before returning to the FC Edmonton academy.[2]
University career
In 2019, he began attending the University of Guelph, playing for the men's soccer team.[6] He kept clean sheets in his first two starts.[7] Ahead of the 2021 season, he announced he was transferring to MacEwan University where he would play for the MacEwan Griffins.[8] However, he ultimately turned pro instead a couple of months later.
Club career
Murasiranwa signed with Canadian Premier League side FC Edmonton on February 5, 2021.[9] He made his debut for Edmonton on August 15 in a Canadian Championship match against Cavalry FC.[10] He made six appearances in his first season, keeping a clean sheet in the 1–0 victory in the final game of the season against Forge FC.[11] In February 2022, Edmonton announced that Murasiranwa would be returning to the team for the 2022 season.[12] Following the 2022 season, Murasiranza trained with English non-league side Shepshed Dynamo.[13]
After FC Edmonton folded following the 2022 season,[14] he joined FC London in League1 Ontario in March 2023.[15] Over the course of the season, he made sixteen appearances for the club.[16]
In August 2023, after the League1 Ontario season, he returned to the Canadian Premier League, signing a contract with Valour FC for the remainder of the season, with a club option for 2024.[17][18]
In February 2025, he signed with Ngezi Platinum in the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League.[19]
International career
Career statistics
- As of October 20, 2024[20]
| Club | League | Season | League | Playoffs | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| FC Edmonton | 2021 | Canadian Premier League | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| FC London | 2023[21] | League1 Ontario | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Valour FC | 2023 | Canadian Premier League | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||