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Cuthbert Malajila - Wikipedia

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Cuthbert Malajila
Personal information
Full name	Cuthbert Lifasi Malajila
Date of birth	(1985-10-03) 3 October 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Rimuka, Kadoma, Zimbabwe
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Black Leopards
Number	28
Youth career
	Western Pirates
	Young Swallows
2004	David Whitehead
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2007	Chapungu United	29	(25)
2007–2008	Highlanders	42	(16)
2008–2010	Dynamos	20	(27)
2010–2011	Club Africain	4	(0)
2011	→ Al Akhdar (loan)		(1)
2011	Dynamos		(4)
2012–2013	Maritzburg United	41	(15)
2013–2019	Mamelodi Sundowns	64	(18)
2016–2017	→ Bidvest Wits (loan)	25	(4)
2019–	Black Leopards	4	(0)
International career^‡
2008–	Zimbabwe	31	(9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:22, 19 November 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 March 2017

Cuthbert Malajila (3 October 1985 in Rimuka Kadoma, Mashonaland West) is a Zimbabwean footballer who plays as a forward for Premier Soccer League side Black Leopards in South Africa. He also plays for the Zimbabwe national football team.^[1]

Career

Club

He started at Chapungu United^[2] before moving in 2006 to Highlanders and then to Dynamos Harare. While playing for Highlanders, he scored a hat-trick in a match against Masvingo United, with Highlanders winning the match 4–0.^[3] He won the Golden Boot in the top division of Zimbabwean football in 2007.^[4]

Malajila had a trial at Belgian club Cercle Brugge, but it ended with the club declining to offer him a contract.^[5] He returned to Zimbabwe and to Dynamos afterward, and stated that his focus would be on winning the Golden Boot and in helping his club.^[6] He stated that his long-term dream was still on earning a transfer abroad. The striker left his native Zimbabwe in summer 2010 and signed a professional contract of 3 years with the Tunisian side Club Africain in August 2010.^[7]

Malajila became the first Zimbabwean to play professional football in Libya after signing for First Division side Al Akhdar on a six-month loan.^[8] On 22 January 2012, he completed a move to South African Premier Soccer League side Maritzburg United after the two parties agreed on a transfer fee for the player.^[9] In July 2013, Malajila agreed to join Mamelodi Sundowns. He made his Sundowns debut in the following August against Bloemfontein Celtic and scored his first goal for the club in the same match.^[1]

International

As of June 2016, Malajila has made 17 appearances for the Zimbabwe national team. His debut came in 2008 in a 2010 FIFA World Cup/2010 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Guinea. He scored his first goal for Zimbabwe on his second cap against Namibia, also a 2010 qualifier.^[1]

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 June 2016.^[1]

Statistics
Club	Season	League			National Cup^[a]		League Cup^[b]		Continental^[c]		Other^[d]		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Mamelodi Sundowns	2013–14^[1]	Premier Soccer League	22	6	1	0	2	0	—		0	0	25	6
	2014–15^[1]	Premier Soccer League	26	10	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	34	10
	2015–16^[1]	Premier Soccer League	13	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1^[e]	0	17	3
	Total		61	18	8	1	6	0	0	0	1	0	76	19
Career total			61	18	8	1	6	0	0	0	1	0	76	19

^ Includes the Nedbank Cup
^ Includes the Telkom Knockout
^ Includes the CAF Champions League
^ Includes the MTN 8
^ One appearance in 2015 MTN 8

International

As of 18 June 2016.^[1]^[10]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Zimbabwe	2008	6	2
	2009	5	4
	2010	2	0
	2011	2	0
	2012	1	0
	2013	3	1
	2014	2	0
	2015	2	1
	2016	4	1
	2017	3	0
Total		31	9

International goals

As of 18 June 2016. Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first.^[1]

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	26 March 2008	Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana	Namibia	2–4	2–4	Friendly
2	12 October 2008	Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia	Namibia	2–4	2–4	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	17 October 2009	Rufaro Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe	Mauritius	1–0	3–0	2009 COSAFA Cup
4	17 October 2009	Rufaro Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe	Mauritius	2–0	3–0	2009 COSAFA Cup
5	19 October 2009	Rufaro Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe	Lesotho	1–0	2–2	2009 COSAFA Cup
6	1 November 2009	Rufaro Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe	Zambia	3–1	3–1	2009 COSAFA Cup
7	10 September 2013	Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	South Africa	2–0	2–1	Friendly
8	13 June 2015	Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi	Malawi	1–0	2–1	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
9	5 June 2016	National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe	Malawi	3–0	3–0	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Club

Club Africain

North African Cup of Champions (1): 2010^[1]

Dynamos

Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League (1): 2011^[1]
Cup of Zimbabwe (1): 2011^[1]

Mamelodi Sundowns

Premier Soccer League (2): 2013–14,^[1] 2015–16^[1]
Nedbank Cup (1): 2014–15^[1]
Telkom Knockout (1): 2015^[1]

Bidvest Wits fc ( Premier soccer League) 1 2016/17 (Mtn cup ) 1 2016/2017

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "Cuthbert Malajila profile". Soccerway. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
^ "Cuthbert Malajila". Higherlanders FC Official Site. Archived from the original on 10 August 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
^ "Malajila hat-trick buries Masvingo". New Zimbabwe News. Archived from the original on 7 June 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
^ "Malajila's Delight". Allafrica.com. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
^ "Malajila for Belgium Trials". Allafrica.com. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
^ "Malajila's Big Dream". Allafrica.com. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
^ "Foot: Malajila signe pour 3ans". Club Africain Official website. Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
^ "Malajila signs for Libyan club". newzimbabwe.com. Archived from the original on 1 January 2011.
^ "Malajila signs for Maritzburg United". newzimbabwe.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
^ "Malajila, Cuthbert". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 March 2017.

v t e Zimbabwe squad – 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
1 Donovan 2 Nhamoinesu 3 Phiri 4 Zvirekwi 5 Muroiwa 6 Bhasera 7 M. Rusike 8 E. Rusike 9 Mushekwi 10 Mahachi 11 Ndoro 12 Kangwa 13 Malajila 14 Katsande 15 Hadebe 16 Mkuruva 17 Musona 18 Nakamba 19 Mhlanga 20 Billiat 21 Kadewere 22 Machapa 23 Mawaya Coach: Pasuwa

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