Danny Phiri (born 25 July 1989) is a Zimbabwean professional

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, who plays as a defensive midfielder for Golden Arrows and the Zimbabwe national team.

Club career

Phiri's youth career included spells with the junior sides of Amazulu and Railstars. In 2009, Phiri made the move into senior football when he agreed to join

Bantu Rovers Bantu Tshintsha Guluva Rovers Football Club is a Zimbabwean football club based in Bulawayo since their recent purchase by a group of businessmen from that city. Prior to that the club was named Eastern Lions Football Club and based in Mutare, ...

. He stayed with Bantu for two years before joining

Chicken Inn Chicken Inn is a Zimbabwean football club based in Bulawayo. They play in the top division of Zimbabwean football, the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League. The team's unusual name comes from its major sponsor, a large Zimbabwean fast food retailer. ...

. In 2015, he and Chicken Inn won the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League and Phiri subsequently won the

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award. In April 2016, Phiri, along with teammates Tafadzwa Kutinyu and Moses Demera, left Zimbabwe to attend a trial at Lamontville Golden Arrows.

International career

In January 2014, coach

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, invited him to be a part of the Zimbabwe squad for the

2014 African Nations Championship The 2014 African Nations Championship was the third African Nations Championship association football, football tournament. The 16 national teams featured players from the respective national championships. The tournament took place between 11 Ja ...

. He played in all six of Zimbabwe's matches and helped the team to a fourth-place finish after being defeated by Nigeria by 1–0. Since the 2014 African Nations Championship, Phiri has made a further seven appearances for his nation, with five of them coming in qualifying for the

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. He has scored twice.

Career statistics

International

International goals

. ''Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first.''

Honours

Individual

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References

1989 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Zimbabwean footballers Chicken Inn F.C. players Lamontville Golden Arrows F.C. players Zimbabwe men's A' international footballers 2014 African Nations Championship players 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players Zimbabwe men's international footballers Zimbabwean expatriate footballers Expatriate soccer players in South Africa Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in South Africa {{Zimbabwe-footy-bio-stub