| Talent Chawapiwa | |
| Birth Date: | 3 June 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Zimbabwe |
| Position: | Winger[1] |
| Years1: | 2013–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Harare City |
| Years2: | 2016–2017 |
| Years3: | 2017 |
| Years4: | 2017–2019 |
| Caps4: | 42 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2019–2021 |
| Caps5: | 51 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs6: | Sekhukhune United |
| Caps6: | 8 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015–2019 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 28 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 4 |
| Club-Update: | 23 October 2022 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 23 October 2022 |
Talent Chawapiwa (born 3 June 1992) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who played as a winger for the Zimbabwe national team.[2]
Chawapiwa's career started in 2013 with capital club Harare City, where he remained until 2016 when he completed a transfer to ZPC Kariba after rejecting a new contract from Harare.[3] [4] In early 2017, Chawapiwa joined Platinum.[5] Seven months into the year, Chawapiwa left Zimbabwean football for the first time to join South African Premier Division side Baroka.[6] He made his debut on 19 August in a league game against Polokwane City. Chawapiwa scored his first professional goal on 29 October in a tie against Cape Town City in the 2017 Telkom Knockout. AmaZulu signed Chawapiwa in January 2019.[7] He scored in March versus Free State Stars.
During his career, Chawapiwa has made twenty-six appearances and scored five goals for the Zimbabwe national team.[8] [9] He was selected by Sunday Chidzambwa for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.[10]
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| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Baroka | 2017–18 | Premier Division | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 50 | 1 | ||||
| AmaZulu | 2018–19 | Premier Division | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 50 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 58 | 2 | ||||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2015 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2018 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 26 | 5 | ||
Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first.[8] [9]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 19 May 2015 | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–0 | 2015 COSAFA Cup | |||
| 2. | 5 July 2017 | Moruleng Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa | align=center | 3–1 | align=center | 4–3 | 2017 COSAFA Cup | ||
| 3. | 9 July 2017 | Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng, South Africa | align=center | 2–1 | align=center | 3–1 | 2017 COSAFA Cup | ||
| 4. | 21 March 2018 | align=center | 2–1 | align=center | 2–2 | 2018 Four Nations Tournament | |||
| 5. | 24 March 2018 | Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia | align=center | 2–1 | align=center | 2–2 | 2018 Four Nations Tournament |