Nyasha Liberty Mushekwi (born 21 August 1987) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a forward for China League One club, Dalian K'un City.
Career Born in Harare, Mushekwi started out playing for CAPS United in his homeland Zimbabwe. He won the top scorer award after scoring 21 league goals for the Harare giants in 2009 season.
In 2010, he made the move to South African club Mamelodi Sundowns where he found immediate success when he became the second best goalscorer of the 2010–11 Premier Soccer League season. In April 2013, as his contract was nearing its end, Mamelodi Sundowns extended the deal with another year plus an option for an additional second year.
For the 2013–14 season, Mushekwi was sent on loan to Belgian club K.V. Oostende, but in February 2014 he suffered an injury from which he did not recover until November. Since his South African club had already used all its foreign player slots for the season, he could not be registered to play for them once he had recovered from injury. In an effort to find a new club in 2015, Mushekwi went on trial with Hobro IK in Denmark. However, he signed with Swedish club Djurgårdens IF, which contacted him while he was in Denmark and brought him to Sweden for a trial, resulting in a 6-month loan deal.
China On 22 December 2015, Mushekwi transferred to China League One side Dalian Yifang.大连一方续约主帅斯塔勒 瑞超两大锋霸正式加盟 at sports.sohu.com 22 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015 He was the top goal scorer in the team for 3 consecutive seasons. However, he suffered a few serious injuries later, from which his physical condition was affected.
In the 2017 season, he was once tackled brutally in the right leg, but volunteered to stay on the pitch, and scored an important goal. He eventually helped Yifang win the League One title. In 2018, he was not the preferred player at first competing with Nicolás Gaitán and Yannick Carrasco, but he won a position by continuous goals. He had pelvis injuries during the season. Again he tried to stay in the game after a heavy collision in the head with opponent goalkeeper. Overall, his strong spirit gained high reputation among local fans, and was regarded as one of the most important players in team history.
In the 2019 season, his performance was below expectation after the surgery. On 15 July 2019, Mushekwi joined China League One side Zhejiang Greentown. He would play a vital part as the club gained promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2021 campaign.
On 1 March 2024, Mushekwi joined China League One club Yunnan Yukun.
On 27 December 2024, Mushekwi joined to fellow China League One club, Dalian K'un City from 2025 season.
International career Mushekwi is a member of the Zimbabwe national football team. He was involved in the Asiagate scandal but avoided a lifetime ban from international football after volunteering information in the investigation.
Personal life Mushekwi attended Churchill School where his main sport was basketball. He was voted the most valuable player of the Mashonaland Basketball Association League and represented Zimbabwe at under-19 and senior national team level in the sport.
Career statistics Club .
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCAPS United2007Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League162————1622008Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League187————1872009Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League2121——3All appearance(s) in CAF Confederation Cup0—24212010Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League135——41—176Total6835——71—7536Mamelodi Sundowns2010–11South African Premier Division27141021—1All appearance(s) in MTN 8 Cup029152011–12South African Premier Division28941010—2035192012–13South African Premier Division2553040—21346Total802891150—519940KV Oostende (loan)2013–14Belgian Pro League20251———253Djurgårdens IF (loan)2015Allsvenskan211200———2112Dalian Yifang2016China League One302000———30202017China League One291600———29162018Chinese Super League201500———20152019Chinese Super League11310———123Total905410———9154Zhejiang Greentown / Zhejiang FC2019China League One13700———1372020China League One13600——211572021China League One322300——2034232022Chinese Super League311820———33182023Chinese Super League291800—62—3520Total1187220—624113075Yunnan Yukun2024China League One302500———3025Dalian K'un City2025China League One281800———28182026China League One8300———83Total 362100———3621 Career total46324917125013393507266
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsZimbabwe2009222010622011302012–2013–2014–2015102016312017412018–201930Total226
Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mushekwi goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Nyasha MushekwiNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1 Rufaro Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe 1–1 3–1 2009 COSAFA Cup 2 2–1 3 Estádio da Machava, Matola, Mozambique 2–0 3–1 Friendly 4 3–0 5 National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe 3–0 3–0 Friendly 6 Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon 2–1 2–2 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
Honours Dalian Yifang China League One: 2017
Yunnan Yukun China League One: 2024
Individual Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League top scorer: 2009
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