Milton Ncube (born 4 March 1987) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a left-back or forward for Wellingborough Whitworth. He has represented the Zimbabwe national team internationally.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 March 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Harare, Zimbabwe | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back, forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Harare City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Shooting Stars | ? | (?) |
| 2010–2012 | Motor Action | ? | (?) |
| 2012–2014 | Highlanders | ? | (?) |
| 2014–2016 | Ajax Cape Town | 20 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | How Mine | ? | (?) |
| 2018–2019 | CAPS United | ? | (?) |
| 2019– | Harare City | ? | (?) |
| 2019– date | Whitworth | 92 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014– | Zimbabwe | 11 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 March 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 June 2016 | |||
Club career edit
Ncube started his career with Shooting Stars in 2008, before moving to Motor Action two years later. After another two years with Motor Action, during which he won the 2010 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League title, he departed the club to sign for Highlanders before subsequently moving to a club outside of Zimbabwe for the first time when he agreed to join Ajax Cape Town of South Africa in 2014.[3][4][5] On 8 July 2016, he was released by Ajax Cape Town.[6]
International career edit
In January 2014, coach Ian Gorowa, invited him to be a part of the Zimbabwe national team 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.[7][8] He made seven appearances at the 2014 African Nations Championship, in total Ncube has played for Zimbabwe 11 times and scored one goal (versus Gabon).[3][9]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of 27 June 2016[3]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ajax Cape Town | 2014–15[3] | Premier Soccer League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0[a] | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2015–16[3] | Premier Soccer League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[b] | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance in MTN 8
- ^ Appearance in CAF Champions League
International edit
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2013 | 5 | 0 |
| 2014 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 1 | |
- As of 27 June 2016[3][9]
- Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ncube goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 January 2014 | Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |  Gabon | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
Honours edit
Motor Action
Highlanders
- Mbada Diamonds Cup: 2013[10]
Ajax Cape Town
References edit
- ^ "Zimbabwe Warriors leave for Chan tournament". newsday.co.zw. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ^ "Zimbabwe name final squad for CHAN tournament". cosafa.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Milton Ncube profile". Soccerway. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ "One on one with Milton Ncube". Sport Brief. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ "Ajax New Signings Announced". Ajax Cape Town. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ Jones, Seraj (8 July 2016). "Ajax Cape Town release Zimbabwean international Milton Ncube". Kick Off.
- ^ "CHAN 2014: awards and team of the CHAN". en.starafrica.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ^ "Articles tagged 'warriors'". dailynews.co.zw. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ^ a b c "Milton Ncube profile". World Football. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ "Zimbabwe 2013". RSSSF. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
External links edit
- Milton Ncube at FootballDatabase.eu
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