Kudakwashe Mahachi

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Kudakwashe Mahachi

| image =

| fullname = Kudakwashe Mahachi

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|09|29|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

| height = 1.69 m

| position = Midfielder{{cite web | url=http://www.kawowo.com/index.php/football/item/16859-zimbabwe-names-chan-squad.html | title=Zimbabwe's Ian names CHAN squad | publisher=kawowo.com | access-date=12 February 2014}}

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Highlanders

| years1 = 2012

| clubs1 = Bantu Rovers

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2012–2014

| clubs2 = Chicken Inn

| caps2 =

| goals2 =

| years3 = 2014

| clubs3 = Highlanders

| caps3 =

| goals3 =

| years4 = 2014–2016

| clubs4 = Mamelodi Sundowns

| caps4 = 13

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2015–2016

| clubs5 = → Golden Arrows (loan)

| caps5 = 21

| goals5 = 3

| years6 = 2016–2018

| clubs6 = Golden Arrows

| caps6 = 46

| goals6 = 7

| years7 = 2018–2019

| clubs7 = Orlando Pirates

| caps7 = 11

| goals7 = 3

| years8 = 2019–2022

| clubs8 = SuperSport United

| caps8 = 62

| goals8 = 6

| nationalyears1 = 2013–

| nationalteam1 = Zimbabwe

| nationalcaps1 = 44

| nationalgoals1 = 5

| ntupdate = 16 November 2023

| pcupdate = 18 January 2022

}}

Kudakwashe Mahachi (born 29 September 1993) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer, who played as a midfielder for South African clubs and the Zimbabwe national team.{{cite web | url=https://www.newsday.co.zw/2014/01/06/zimbabwe-warriors-leave-chan-tournament/ | title=Zimbabwe Warriors leave for Chan tournament | publisher=newsday.co.zw | access-date=12 February 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cosafa.com/index.php/press/latest-cosafa-news/365-zimbabwe-name-final-squad-for-chan-tournament |title=Zimbabwe name final squad for CHAN tournament |publisher=cosafa.com |access-date=12 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221182019/http://www.cosafa.com/index.php/press/latest-cosafa-news/365-zimbabwe-name-final-squad-for-chan-tournament |archive-date=February 21, 2014 }}

Career

=Club=

Mahachi spent the end of his youth career with Highlanders, before moving into senior football with Bantu Rovers. His spell with Bantu was short as he left soon after joining when he agreed to join Chicken Inn. He remained a Chicken Inn player for two years before departing in 2014 when Mahachi rejoined Highlanders.{{Soccerway|kudakwashe-mahachi/312663|access-date=16 November 2023}} After another short stint, his next move saw him leave Zimbabwe for the first time as he joined Premier Soccer League side Mamelodi Sundowns in South Africa. 14 appearances and 1 goal followed in his debut season with the Sundowns, in his second campaign he was loaned out to fellow PSL club Golden Arrows. He scored four goals in twenty-five appearances in all competitions for Golden Arrows before returning to the Sundowns.{{cite news|title=Kuda Mahachi: Mamelodi Sundowns never gave me a chance|url=http://www.newzimbabwe.com/sports-27781-Mahachi+Sundowns+never+gave+me+a+chance/sports.aspx|access-date=23 June 2016|work=New Zimbabwe|date=18 February 2016|archive-date=11 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811041714/http://www.newzimbabwe.com/sports-27781-Mahachi+Sundowns+never+gave+me+a+chance/sports.aspx|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=Mahachi set for Arrows exit|url=http://www.sport24.co.za/Soccer/PSL/mahachi-set-for-arrows-exit-20160519|access-date=23 June 2016|work=Sport24|date=19 May 2016}} He missed Golden Arrows' league match versus Jomo Cosmos on 11 May 2016 due to the passing of his daughter.{{cite news|title=Warriors star Kudakwashe Mahachi loses his daughter|url=http://www.newzimbabwe.com/sports-29129-Mahachi+grieves+for+his+angel+daughter/sports.aspx|access-date=23 June 2016|work=New Zimbabawe|date=11 May 2016|archive-date=11 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811035554/http://www.newzimbabwe.com/sports-29129-Mahachi+grieves+for+his+angel+daughter/sports.aspx|url-status=dead}} Kudakwashe Mahachi currently plays for Ghananian top flight league team Medeama SC. .{{cite news|title=Warriors star Kudakwashe Mahachi joins Ghananian Club|url=https://nehandaradio.com/2023/08/09/kuda-mahachi-becomes-first-player-from-zimbabwe-to-play-for-ghanaian-club/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230809161900/https://nehandaradio.com/2023/08/09/kuda-mahachi-becomes-first-player-from-zimbabwe-to-play-for-ghanaian-club/|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 August 2023}}

=International=

In January 2014, coach Ian Gorowa, invited Mahachi to be a part of the Zimbabwe squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship. He helped the team to a fourth-place finish after being defeated by Nigeria by a goal to nil.{{cite web|url=http://en.starafrica.com/football/chan-2014/ |title=CHAN 2014: awards and team of the CHAN |publisher=en.starafrica.com |access-date=12 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219235052/http://en.starafrica.com/football/chan-2014/ |archive-date=19 February 2014 }}{{cite web | url=http://www.dailynews.co.zw/articles/tagged/warriors | title=Articles tagged 'warriors' | publisher=dailynews.co.zw | access-date=12 February 2014}} Mahachi scored his first goal for his nation in the aforementioned 2014 African Nations Championship and his second in a friendly versus Malawi.{{cite news|title=Kudakwashe Mahachi profile|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/kudakwashe-mahachi/|access-date=23 June 2016|website=WorldFootball.net|date=23 June 2016}}

Career statistics

=Club=

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National CupIncludes the Nedbank Cup !colspan="2"\|League CupIncludes the Telkom Knockout !colspan="2"\|ContinentalIncludes the CAF Champions League !colspan="2"\|OtherIncludes the MTN 8 !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Statistics
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="3"\|Mamelodi Sundowns \|2014–15 \|Premier Soccer League \|13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	1
2015–16 \|Premier Soccer League \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
colspan="2"\|Total !13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	1
rowspan="2"\|Golden Arrows (loan) \|2015–16 \|Premier Soccer League \|21	3	2	1	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	25	4
colspan="2"\|Total !21	3	2	1	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	25	4
colspan="3"\|Career total !34	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	39	5

=International=

National team	Year	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="10"\|Zimbabwe \|2013	2	0
2014	9	2
2015	2	0
2016	4	0
2017	7	1
2018	1	0
2019	6	0
2020	2	0
2021	8	1
2022	3	1
colspan="2"\|Total	44	5

==International goals==

{{updated|match played 18 January 2022.}} Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
align=center \| 1	25 January 2014	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa	{{fb\|MLI}}	align=center \| 2–0	align=center \| 2–1	2014 African Nations Championship
align=center \| 2	5 March 2014	Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi	{{fb\|MWI}}	align=center \| 2–1	align=center \| 4–1	Friendly
align=center \| 3	15 January 2017	Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon	{{fb\|ALG}}	align=center \| 1–1	align=center \| 2–2	2017 Africa Cup of Nations
align=center \| 4	14 November 2021	National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe	{{fb\|ETH}}	align=center \| 1–0	align=center \| 1–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
align=center \| 5	18 January 2022	Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon	{{fb\|GUI}}	align=center \| 2–0	align=center \| 2–1	2021 Africa Cup of Nations