Tinashe Marowa
FullnameTinashe Marowa
Birth date23 January 1997 (age 29)
Birth placeHarare, Zimbabwe
Height170 cm
PositionStriker
Youthclubs 1Auckland City
Youthyears 22014–2015
Youthclubs 2Wairarapa United
Collegeyears 12015–2016
College 1Milwaukee Panthers
Collegecaps 118
Collegegoals 11
Years 12016–2017
Caps 118
Goals 17
Clubs 1Tasman United
Years 22017
Caps 20
Goals 20
Clubs 2Wellington Phoenix
Years 32017–2018
Caps 310
Goals 30
Clubs 3Tasman United
Years 42018
Caps 45
Goals 41
Clubs 4Hawke's Bay United
Years 52018–2019
Caps 53
Goals 50
Clubs 5Eastern Suburbs
Years 62020–2021
Caps 617
Goals 62
Clubs 6North Shore United
Years 72022
Clubs 7Bay Olympic
Caps 74
Goals 71
Years 82022–2023
Clubs 8North Shore United
Caps 89
Goals 80
Years 92024–
Clubs 9Metro
Caps 90
Goals 90
Club-update12 October 2023
Nationalteam-update2 August 2017

Tinashe Marowa (born 23 January 1997) is a New Zealand professional footballer who currently plays as striker for Metro.[1]

Early life

Marowa was born in Harare, Zimbabwe, where his father was a car mechanic, and arrived in New Zealand aged eight.[2] He learnt English only after arriving in Nelson, at Nelson Central School.[3]

Playing career

Club

Marowa joined Tasman United in October 2016 to play in the New Zealand Football Championship.[4] He enjoyed a breakthrough season for Tasman United in the 2016–17 New Zealand Football Championship, the club's inaugural season.[5]

Marowa joined Wellington Phoenix for a two-week trial in March 2017.[2] Despite not resulting in a first-team contract, Marowa did move into the Phoenix's development program following the trial.[6]

He made his professional debut for Wellington on 1 August 2017 in a round of 32 FFA Cup match against A-League side Western Sydney Wanderers.[7]

After missing out on one of the professional contracts for the Wellington Phoenix, Marowa who instead of staying with Wellington to play for their reserves side, decided to return to Tasman United for the 2017–18 ISPS Handa Premiership.[8]

International

Marowa was first called up to the New Zealand under-20 national team squad for a training camp in early 2017.[9] He was a surprise omission from the squad for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup after featuring in training squads in the lead-up to the tournament.[6]

Career statistics

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References

  1. ^ "North Shore striker Tinashe Marowa joins Metro in director of football role". friendsoffootballnz.com. 9 January 2024. Archived 9 January 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  2. ^ Egan, Brendon (3 February 2017). "Tasman United rising star Tinashe Marowa earns trial with Wellington Phoenix". Stuff.co.nz. Archived 2 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  3. ^ Page, Jacob (22 March 2017). "Tasman star learnt English in Nelson". Nelson Live. Archived 5 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  4. ^ Rollo, Phillip (6 October 2016). "Former Auckland City youth Tinashe Marowa earns Tasman United contract". Stuff.co.nz. Archived 2 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  5. ^ Rollo, Phillip (12 January 2017). "The rapid rise of Tasman United winger Tinashe Marowa". Stuff.co.nz. Archived 2 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  6. ^ Rollo, Phillip (24 May 2017). "Tinashe Marowa adjusts goals after Under-20 World Cup snub". Stuff.co.nz. Archived 2 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  7. ^ Rollo, Phillip (4 August 2017). "Tinashe Marowa's Phoenix debut an early milestone for Tasman United". The Nelson Mail. Archived 5 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  8. ^ Rollo, Phillip (13 October 2017). "Tinashe Marowa returns to Tasman United after missing out on Phoenix contract". Stuff.co.nz. Archived 14 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  9. ^ Rollo, Phillip (22 December 2016). "Tasman United players Tinashe Marowa and Dylan Burns to press claims for World Cup". Stuff.co.nz. Archived 2 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 August 2017.