Talent Chawapiwa

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| name = Talent Chawapiwa

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|6|3|df=y}}

| birth_place = Zimbabwe

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| position = Winger[http://www.kickoff.com/news/91260/baroka-fc-winger-talent-chawapiwa-says-n Baroka FC winger Talent Chawapiwa says they are not under pressure ahead of TKO final], kickoff.com, 3 December 2018

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| years1 = 2013–2016 |clubs1 = Harare City|caps1 = |goals1 =

| years2 = 2016–2017 |clubs2 = ZPC Kariba |caps2 = |goals2 =

| years3 = 2017 |clubs3 = Platinum |caps3 = |goals3 =

| years4 = 2017–2019 |clubs4 = Baroka |caps4 = 42 |goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2019–2021 |clubs5 = AmaZulu |caps5 = 51 |goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2021–2022 |clubs6 = Sekhukhune United |caps6 = 8 |goals6 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2015–2019 |nationalteam1 = Zimbabwe |nationalcaps1 = 28 |nationalgoals1 = 4

| club-update = 23 October 2022

| nationalteam-update = 23 October 2022

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Talent Chawapiwa (born 3 June 1992) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who played as a winger for the Zimbabwe national team.{{Soccerway|talent-chawapiwa/470990|accessdate=23 October 2022}}{{NFT player|59226|accessdate=23 October 2022}}{{cite news|title=Talent Chawapiwa profile|url=http://www.espnfc.com/player/247139/talent-chawapiwa|accessdate=5 November 2017|work=ESPN|date=5 November 2017}}

Club career

Chawapiwa's career started in 2013 with capital club Harare City, where he remained until 2016 when he completed a transfer to ZPC Kariba after rejecting a new contract from Harare.{{cite news|title=Mhofu keen on Dynamos game|url=http://www.herald.co.zw/mhofu-keen-on-dynamos-game/|accessdate=21 June 2016|work=Herald|date=26 February 2016}}{{cite news|title=Chitiyo leaving Dynamos for City|url=https://www.newsday.co.zw/2015/12/29/chitiyo-leaving-dynamos-for-city/|accessdate=21 June 2016|work=NewsDay|date=29 December 2015}} In early 2017, Chawapiwa joined Platinum.{{cite news|title=FC Platinum sign Lawrence Mhlanga|url=http://www.soccer24.co.zw/2017/02/11/18078/|accessdate=23 March 2017|work=Soccer24|date=11 February 2017}} Seven months into the year, Chawapiwa left Zimbabwean football for the first time to join South African Premier Division side Baroka.{{cite news|title=Baroka FC face difficulties in pursuit of Zambian forward Justin Shonga|url=http://www.kickoff.com/news/77447/baroka-fc-face-difficulties-in-pursuit-of-zambian-forward-justin-shonga|accessdate=28 July 2017|work=Kick Off|date=21 July 2017}} He made his debut on 19 August in a league game against Polokwane City. Chawapiwa scored his first professional goal on 29 October in a tie against Cape Town City in the 2017 Telkom Knockout. AmaZulu signed Chawapiwa in January 2019.{{cite news|title=Baroka FC have sold Talent Chawapiwa to AmaZulu|url=http://www.kickoff.com/news/92698/baroka-fc-sold-talent-chawapiwa-amazulu|accessdate=31 January 2019|work=Kick Off|date=30 January 2019}} He scored in March versus Free State Stars.

International career

During his career, Chawapiwa has made twenty-six appearances and scored five goals for the Zimbabwe national team.{{cite news|title=Talent Chawapiwa profile|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/talent-chawapiwa/freundschaft/4/|accessdate=21 June 2016|work=World Football|date=21 June 2016}} He was selected by Sunday Chidzambwa for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.{{cite news|title=Warriors AFCON squad named|url=http://www.zbc.co.zw/warriors-afcon-squad-named/|accessdate=16 June 2019|work=ZBC|date=9 June 2019}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|16 June 2019}}.

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Club statistics
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="3"\|Baroka \|2017–18 \|rowspan="2"\|Premier Division \|25	0	2	0	2	1	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	29	1
2018–19 \|17	0	0	0	4	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	21	0
colspan="2"\|Total !42	0	2	0	6	1	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	50	1
rowspan="1"\|AmaZulu \|2018–19 \|rowspan="1"\|Premier Division \|8	1	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	8	1
colspan="3"\|Career total !50	1	2	0	6	1	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	58	2

=International=

{{updated|16 June 2019}}.

National team	Year	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="5"\|Zimbabwe \|2015	3	1
2016	5	0
2017	7	2
2018	8	2
2019	3	0
colspan=2\|Total	26	5

Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first.

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
1.	19 May 2015	Moruleng Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa	{{fb\|SEY}}	align=center \| 1–0	align=center \| 1–0	2015 COSAFA Cup
2.	5 July 2017	Moruleng Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa	{{fb\|LES}}	align=center \| 3–1	align=center \| 4–3	2017 COSAFA Cup
3.	9 July 2017	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng, South Africa	{{fb\|ZAM}}	align=center \| 2–1	align=center \| 3–1	2017 COSAFA Cup
4.	21 March 2018	Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia	{{fb\|ZAM}}	align=center \| 2–1	align=center \| 2–2 {{pen\|4–5}}	2018 Four Nations Tournament
5.	24 March 2018	Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia	{{fb\|ANG}}	align=center \| 2–1	align=center \| 2–2 {{pen\|2–4}}	2018 Four Nations Tournament