Tawanda Maswanhise
{{Short description|Zimbabwean footballer (born 2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Tawanda Maswanhise
| image =
| fullname = Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|11|20|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Harare, Zimbabwe
| height =
| position = Midfielder, Winger
| currentclub = Motherwell
| clubnumber = 18
| youthyears1 = 2011–2024
| youthclubs1 = Leicester City
| years1 = 2024
| clubs1 = Leicester City
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2024–
| clubs2 = Motherwell
| caps2 = 30
| goals2 = 6
| nationalyears1 = 2024–
| nationalteam1 = Zimbabwe
| nationalcaps1 = 11
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| club-update = 07:46, 11 June 2025 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 07:46, 11 June 2025 (UTC)
}}
Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise (born 20 November 2002) is a Zimbabwean footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for Scottish Premiership club Motherwell and the Zimbabwe national football team.
Career
Maswanhise started his career in the academy of Premier League side Leicester City.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lcfc.com/news/2202810|title=Maswanhise: Sporting Heritage|website=Leicester City F.C.}}
On 6 January 2024, Maswanhise made his senior debut for Leicester as a 77th-minute substitute for Wanya Marçal during a 3–2 away win against Millwall in the third round of the FA Cup.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/67894607|title=Millwall 2-3 Leicester City: Clinical Foxes reach FA Cup fourth round|publisher=BBC Sport|date=6 January 2024}} However, he was released by the club at the end of the season.{{cite news |title=Leicester City retained list in full with nine players leaving and four offered new contracts |url=https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/leicester-city-retained-list-full-9333800 |publisher=Leicester Mercury |date=10 June 2024 |access-date=18 August 2024}}
=Motherwell=
On 18 August 2024, after going on trial with different clubs, Maswanhise joined Scottish Premiership club Motherwell. He signed a short-term deal until January 2025.{{cite news |title=Maswanhise 'ready to make impact' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/c78l0kdgd2mo |publisher=BBC Sport |date=18 August 2024 |access-date=18 August 2024}} Later on the same day, he made his debut for the club as a 58th-minute substitute in a 1–0 win against Kilmarnock in the second round of the Scottish League Cup.{{cite news |title=Motherwell vs Kilmarnock: Scottish League Cup |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cwy7jdm82vjt |publisher=BBC Sport |date=18 August 2024 |access-date=19 August 2024}} On 11 October 2024, Motherwell announced that Maswanhise had extended his contract with the club, until the summer of 2026, with the option of an additional year.{{cite web |title=Tawanda Maswanhise signs new contract |url=https://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2024/10/11/tawanda-maswanhise-signs-new-contract/ |website=motherwellfc.co.uk/ |publisher=Motherwell F.C. |accessdate=11 October 2024 |date=10 October 2024}}
International career
Personal life
He is the son of Zimbabwean sprinter Jeffrey Maswanhise.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsday.co.zw/2021/08/maswanhise-likely-to-snub-warriors/|title='Maswanhise likely to snub Warriors'|publisher=newsday.co.zw}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.herald.co.zw/foxes-starlets-father-makes-warriors-pledge/|title=Foxes starlet's father makes Warriors pledge|publisher=herald.co.zw}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.newzimbabwe.com/maswanhise-continues-scoring-spree-at-leicester-city/|title=Maswanhise Continues Scoring Spree At Leicester City|publisher=newzimbabwe.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccer24.co.zw/2021/08/02/im-getting-a-lot-of-love-from-zim-leicester-city-star/|title=I’m getting a lot of love from Zim: Leicester City star|publisher=soccer24.co.zw}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 18 May 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup{{efn|Includes FA Cup}} !colspan="2"|League Cup{{efn|Includes Scottish League Cup}} !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=4|Leicester City U23
|2021–22 |colspan="3"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23
|colspan="3"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}} | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| 2023–24
|colspan="3"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| colspan=2|Total
!colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||7||2||7||2 | ||||||||||
| Leicester City
|2023–24{{soccerbase season|133482|2023|access-date=7 January 2024}} |0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Motherwell
|2024–25{{soccerbase season|133482|2024|access-date=19 August 2024}} |30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 6 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 43 | 8 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 10 June 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2"|Zimbabwe
|2024 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total | 11 | 1 |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|606593}}
{{Motherwell F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Maswanhise, Tawanda}}
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:Leicester City F.C. players
Category:Motherwell F.C. players
Category:Zimbabwean men's footballers
Category:Zimbabwe men's international footballers
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