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Tinashe Marowa
New Zealand footballer
Tinashe Marowa (born 23 January 1997) is a New Zealand professional footballer who currently plays as striker for Metro.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tinashe Marowa | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-01-23) 23 January 1997 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Harare, Zimbabwe | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Auckland City | |||
| 2014–2015 | Wairarapa United | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Milwaukee Panthers | 18 | (1) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Tasman United | 18 | (7) |
| 2017 | Wellington Phoenix | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Tasman United | 10 | (0) |
| 2018 | Hawke's Bay United | 5 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Eastern Suburbs | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | North Shore United | 17 | (2) |
| 2022 | Bay Olympic | 4 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | North Shore United | 9 | (0) |
| 2024– | Metro | 0 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 August 2017 | |||
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]
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]
- "North Shore striker Tinashe Marowa joins Metro in director of football role". friendsoffootballnz.com. 9 January 2024. Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- Egan, Brendon (3 February 2017). "Tasman United rising star Tinashe Marowa earns trial with Wellington Phoenix". Stuff.co.nz. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- Page, Jacob (22 March 2017). "Tasman star learnt English in Nelson". Nelson Live. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- Rollo, Phillip (6 October 2016). "Former Auckland City youth Tinashe Marowa earns Tasman United contract". Stuff.co.nz. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- Rollo, Phillip (12 January 2017). "The rapid rise of Tasman United winger Tinashe Marowa". Stuff.co.nz. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- Rollo, Phillip (24 May 2017). "Tinashe Marowa adjusts goals after Under-20 World Cup snub". Stuff.co.nz. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- Rollo, Phillip (4 August 2017). "Tinashe Marowa's Phoenix debut an early milestone for Tasman United". The Nelson Mail. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- Rollo, Phillip (13 October 2017). "Tinashe Marowa returns to Tasman United after missing out on Phoenix contract". Stuff.co.nz. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- Rollo, Phillip (22 December 2016). "Tasman United players Tinashe Marowa and Dylan Burns to press claims for World Cup". Stuff.co.nz. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- Tinashe Marowa at Soccerway