Kudakwashe Musharu (born 8 January 1987) is a Zimbabwean

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who plays as a

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for

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side

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and the Zimbabwe national team.

Career

Club

Musharu began his senior footballing career with Underhill, before moving to Monomotapa United in 2010. His stay with Monomotapa was a fairly short one as he left a year later to join reigning

side

Motor Action Motor Action Football Club was a Zimbabwean football club based in Harare. They played in the top division in Zimbabwean football. In early 2000, the idea of owning a Premier League side by the current owners became reality. Out of the ashes of ...

. He remained with Motor Action between 2011 and 2014, he left in the latter to sign for How Mine. In April 2014, Musharu had a trial with South African club

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but failed to earn a contract, likewise in January 2015 when he had a trial with

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. Musharu departed How Mine at the end of 2017 following the club's withdrawal from the Premier Soccer League. He joined

in March 2018.

International

Musharu has played three times for the Zimbabwe national team. His only goal for his nation came in 2013 in a

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against

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. In 2014, he played in both of Zimbabwe's 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against

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Career statistics

International

International goals

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

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Musharu, Kudakwashe 1987 births Living people Zimbabwean footballers Zimbabwe international footballers Association football forwards Monomotapa United F.C. players Motor Action F.C. players How Mine F.C. players Harare City F.C. players Sportspeople from Gweru