Joseph Ngwenya

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Personal information
Joseph Ngwenya
Full name	Joseph Ngwenya
Date of birth	March 30, 1981 (age 26)
Place of birth	Plumtree, Zimbabwe
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Nickname	Skippy
Playing position	forward
Club information
Current club	Columbus Crew
Number	10
Youth clubs
2000-03	Boys without Njube (Bulawayo), Njube Sundowns (Bulawayo), Coastal Carolina
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003 2004-06 2006–	Cape Cod Crusaders Los Angeles Galaxy Columbus Crew	? (17) 40 (4) 20 (5)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 December, 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 3 December, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Joseph Ngwenya (born March 30, 1981 in Plumtree, Zimbabwe) is a Zimbabwean soccer player who currently plays forward for the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer.

Ngwenya was drafted third overall by the Los Angeles Galaxy in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft out of Coastal Carolina University, where he led the NCAA in scoring with 21 goals and 14 assists and was named a First Team All-American in 2003. During his college years he also played in the USL Premier Development League for Cape Cod Crusaders.

In his first year with the Galaxy, he played at both forward and midfield and finished the year with 4 goals in 22 games, most of them coming off the bench. In his second year, he did not score a goal or an assist. Ngwenya was involved in a 4-person trade on May 12, 2006, which sent him to the Crew, for whom he would play 20 games and score 5 goals in 2006.

In the period following the 2006 season, Ngwenya went on trial at Getafe in the Spanish first division, but failed to earn a contract.^[1]

As of December 2006, Ngwenya has yet to earn an international cap for Zimbabwe.^[2] For the 2007 winter market, is possible that Ngwenya sign for Getafe CF.

[edit] See also

List of current MLS players

[edit] References

^ "Getafe still to make Ngwenya decision", Tribalfootball.com, November 24, 2006, retrieved December 4, 2006.
^ "Zim Striker in Spain for Trials" Zim Observer News, November 18, 2006, retrieved December 4, 2006.

Columbus Crew - Current Squad
1 Hesmer \| 2 Hejduk \| 3 Evans \| 4 Pierce \| 5 O'Rourke \| 6 González \| 7 Thomas \| 8 Oughton \| 9 Garey \| 10 Ngwenya \| 11 Grabavoy \| 12 Gaven \| 14 Marshall \| 15 Miglioranzi \| 16 Kamara \| 17 Szetela \| 18 Gruenebaum \| 20 Ward \| 21 Moss \| 22 Rogers \| 23 Hendrickson \| 24 Zayner \| 25 Virtuoso \| 26 Herron \| 30 Gaudette \| — Chandler \| Coach: Schmid

Persondata
NAME	Ngwenya, Joseph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Professional soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH	March 30, 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH	Plumtree, Zimbabwe
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH