Tawanda Maswanhise
Personal information
Full name Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise
Date of birth (2002-11-20) 20 November 2002
Place of birth Harare, Zimbabwe
Position(s) Midfielder, Winger
Team information
Current team
Leicester City
Number 39
Youth career
Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Leicester City 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise (born 20 November 2002) is a Zimbabwean footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for Leicester City.

Career

Maswanhise started his career in the academy of EFL Championship side Leicester City.[1][2][3][4][5]

On 6 January 2024, Maswanhise made his senior debut for Leicester as a 77th-minute substitute for Wanya Marçal during a 3–2 away win against Millwall in the third round of the FA Cup.[6]

Personal life

He is the son of Zimbabwean sprinter Jeffrey Maswanhise.[7][8][9][10]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leicester City U23 2021–22 3[lower-alpha 1]030
2022–23 3[lower-alpha 1]232
2023–24 1[lower-alpha 1]010
Total 7272
Leicester City 2023–24[11] Championship 0010000010
Career total 0010007282
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy


References

  1. "Maswanhise: Sporting Heritage". www.lcfc.com.
  2. "Maswanhise answers Warriors call but…". thestandard.co.zw.
  3. "Tawanda Maswanhise shines at Leicester City". zbcnews.co.zw (Archived).
  4. "Maswanhise shines for Leicester". herald.co.zw.
  5. "Maswanhise hoping to impress at Leicester City". zimsportlive.co.zw.
  6. "Millwall 2-3 Leicester City: Clinical Foxes reach FA Cup fourth round". BBC Sport. 6 January 2024.
  7. "'Maswanhise likely to snub Warriors'". newsday.co.zw.
  8. "Foxes starlet's father makes Warriors pledge". herald.co.zw.
  9. "Maswanhise Continues Scoring Spree At Leicester City". newzimbabwe.com.
  10. "I'm getting a lot of love from Zim: Leicester City star". soccer24.co.zw.
  11. "Games played by Tawanda Maswanhise in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
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