Vusumuzi "Vuza" Nyoni (born 21 April 1984, in Bulawayo) is a Zimbabwean professional football player who currently plays for Belgian side KVC Ardooie.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vusumuzi Nyoni | ||
| Date of birth | 21 April 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | KVC Ardooie | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Highlanders | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2005 | Amazulu | ||
| 2005 | Highlanders | ||
| 2006–2010 | Cercle Brugge | 113 | (7) |
| 2010–2012 | Beerschot | 21 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Mons | 44 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Mandel United | ||
| 2018–2019 | SC Dikkelvenne | ||
| 2020–2021 | KVK Westhoek | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | KFC Poperinge | 60 | (21) |
| 2023– | KVC Ardooie | 29 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2004 | Zimbabwe | 18 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:56, 23 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
His position on the field is left-winger. He is nicknamed Prince.
Career
editNyoni was discovered at his team Highlanders FC by scouts of Premier League side Blackburn Rovers. Cercle Brugge, co-operating with Blackburn Rovers, offered Nyoni a trial because they needed a replacement for Brian Pinas who was sold to NAC Breda. A few weeks later, Vusumuzi Nyoni signed a contract for six months. This contract has already been prolonged with two years.
Nyoni currently lives together with his teammate Honour Gombami in a flat in Bruges. It was Nyoni who recommended Gombami at Cercle, and they both recommended Obadiah Tarumbwa. Nyoni is the son of Highlanders gifted left back Dumisani "Savimbi" Nyoni, who played during the famous Bulawayo club's heyday in the mid eighties.
On Wednesday 25 August 2010 Nyoni signed a three-year contract with Germinal Beerschot.[1] After spells at Belgian clubs Mons, KFC Mandel United (formerly KFC Izegem)[2] and SC Dikkelvenne, Nyoni signed for another Belgian club, KVK Westhoek, in the summer 2020.[3] A year later, in the summer 2021, Nyoni signed with KFC Poperinge.[4][5]
In June 2023, 39-year old Nyoni signed for Belgian side KVC Ardooie.[6]
Honours
editZimbabwe
- Afro-Asian Games bronze medal: 2003[7]
References
edit- ^ VUSUMUZI NYONI VAN CERCLE BRUGGE NAAR GERMINAL BEERSCHOT
- ^ KFC Izegem verwelkomt Nyoni, ex-Cercle Brugge‚ kw.knack.be, 17 January 2017
- ^ KVK Westhoek versterkt zich met Nyoni, kw.be, 17 March 2020
- ^ Ex-Cerclespeler Vusumuzi Nyoni voelt zich thuis bij KFC ..., kw.be, 16 December 2021
- ^ KVK Westhoek traint tweemaal per week op vrijwillige basis: “Van de beker een prioriteit maken”, hln.be, 29 May 2021
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- ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava; Stokkermans, Karel (2001). "Afro-Asian Games 2003". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
External links
edit- Vusumuzi Nyoni player info at the Cercle Brugge official site (in Dutch)
- Cerclemuseum.be (in Dutch)
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