Khama Billiat (born 19 August 1990) is a Zimbabwean professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

CAPS United FC

Billiat first played for

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under coach Lloyd Chitembwe in 2010. He featured for only 15 minutes at Rufaro Stadium, before migrating to South Africa. His stint at the Harare giants, lasted 3 months.

Ajax Cape Town

Billiat made his professional debut for Ajax Cape Town on 20 August 2010 against

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, winning (4–3) on penalties after a 1–1 draw, in a quarterfinal match of the

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tournament at

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in Cape Town. He was acquired by Ajax Cape Town in the summer of 2010 as a transfer from Zimbabwean club

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, only 3 months after the club had recruited him from Aces Youth Soccer Academy in Harare. Billiat was joined at Ajax CT by CAPS club mate Grándsunny JR, who had also transferred to the Cape club. On 21 July 2012, in a friendly encounter during the off season, Ajax Cape Town held the visiting

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to a 1–1 draw in which Billiat received high praise from Manchester United defender

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. Ferdinand labelled the young attacking midfielder as an agile and exciting player to watch, with great speed and ball control. His performance's for Ajax Cape Town earned him a move to

Mamelodi Sundowns

Despite a trial with

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in July 2013, Billiat joined

on 19 August 2013 on a five-year contract. He made his Sundowns debut on 28 August in a 1–1 draw versus

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, while his first goal for the club came almost a month later in a 2–1 home victory against

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. In 2016, he helped

claim their first ever continental

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and becoming only the second South African team to be crowned champions of Africa. On 21 November 2017, Billiat scored a brace against

Kaizer Chiefs

In June 2018, it was announced that Billiat was moving from Mamelodi Sundowns to Kaizer, few days later it was announced that Billiat had signed for Kaizer Chiefs on a three-year deal. He made his competitive debut for the club on 4 August 2018 in a 1-1 league draw with his former club, Mamelodi Sundowns.

International career

Billiat has represented Zimbabwe on various youth levels. Since then, he has seen several appearances with the Zimbabwe national team during the

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qualifying matches and various friendly matches scheduled, becoming a regular starter in the attacking midfield for the Warriors. His senior debut came in a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against

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on 26 March 2011. Later that year, in August, Billiat scored his first goal for Zimbabwe in a friendly match versus

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. Billiat also played for the Zimbabwean national team at the 2017 edition of the African Cup of Nations. In November 2021, Billiat was named captain of Zimbabwe against

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. And he retired from international football after his last match against Ethiopia in the FIFA world cup qualifiers 2022

Career statistics

Club

. ¹ Includes

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and

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matches.
² Includes

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and

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matches.

International

International goals

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

Honours

Club

;Mamelodi Sundowns *

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(3 ): 2013–14, 2015–16 2015–16 *

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(1): 2014–15 *

(1):

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Individual

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: 2016 *

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: 2016 * PSL Midfielder of the Season: 2016

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Billiat, Khama 1990 births Association football forwards Association football midfielders Living people Cape Town Spurs F.C. players Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players Zimbabwean footballers Zimbabwean expatriate footballers Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Expatriate soccer players in South Africa Zimbabwe international footballers Sportspeople from Harare CAPS United players 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players Kaizer Chiefs F.C. players