Nelson Mazivisa
Zimbabwean footballer (born 1985)
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Nelson Mazivisa is a Zimbabwean professional footballer, who plays as a forward for Triangle United and the Zimbabwe national team.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nelson Mazivisa | ||
| Date of birth | 7 September 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Triangle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2016 | Platinum | ||
| 2012 | → Shabanie Mine (loan) | ||
| 2016– | Triangle United | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010– | Zimbabwe | 8 | (4) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 June 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 June 2016 | |||
Career
Club
Mazivisa's career began in Zvishavane with Platinum, he stayed with Platinum for five years up until 2016 when he left following the expiration of his contract.[3] During his time with Platinum, Mazivisa was loaned out to Shabanie Mine in 2012. His spell with the aforementioned club was a success as he finished the season as the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League top goalscorer.[3] Upon his return to Platinum he went on trial to two South African teams, firstly to Chippa United and then to SuperSport United but he failed to win a contract with either side.[4] After leaving Platinum, Mazivisa completed a move to Triangle United.[3]
International
In January 2014, coach Ian Gorowa, invited him to be a part of the Zimbabwe squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship. He helped the team to a fourth-place finish after being defeated by Nigeria by a goal to nil.[5][6] In total, Mazivisa has scored 4 goals in 8 caps for his nation.[7][8]
Career statistics
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 4 | |
International goals
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 July 2012 | Molopololole Sports Complex, Molepolole, Botswana |  Lesotho | 2–2 | 5–3 | Three Nations Tournament |
| 2 | 3–2 | |||||
| 3 | 28 July 2013 | Stade George V, Curepipe, Mauritius |  Mauritius | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2014 African Nations Championship qualification |
| 4 | 3–0 | |||||
Honours
Club
- Platinum
- Zimbabwean Independence Trophy (2): 2012,[9] 2014[10]
- Cup of Zimbabwe (1): 2014[10]
