Matthew Rusike
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Tyrell Rusike | ||
| Date of birth | 28 June 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Harare, Zimbabwe | ||
| Height | 1,81 | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder, | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Kaizer Chiefs | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| BN Academy | |||
| 2006–2009 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009 | Monomotapa United | ||
| 2009–2011 | University of Pretoria | 8 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Jomo Cosmos | 14 | (3) |
| 2012– | Kaizer Chiefs | 25 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 2009– | Zimbabwe | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 April 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Matthew Rusike (born June 28, 1990) is a Zimbabwean footballer who plays as a midfielder and striker for Kaizer Chiefs in the South African Premier Soccer League.[1]
Early life
Rusike was born to a black Zimbabwean retail franchise owner and a white South African hairdresser. He started playing soccer for the BN Academy and then Charlton Athletic at the age of 16. He attended St. George's College, Harare. He also played rugby as a winger or full back.[2]
Club career
Monomotapa United
He left Charlton Athletic in 2009 after having some work permit issues and came back to Zimbabwe where he won the league in his first year. He also had discipline problems and he contemplated quitting football and going to university but he was contacted by Jomo Sono to join Jomo Cosmos.[3]
Jomo Cosmos
He was released by University of Pretoria and joined Cosmos in the National First Division and helped them gain promotion to the Premier Soccer League. Clubs like Bolton Wanderers, Ajax Cape Town, Kaizer Chiefs and even clubs from Belgium and France expressed their interest.[4] He also won the 2011–2012 Ezenkosi Player of the Year getting 33.26% of the votes from fans.[5]
Kaizer Chiefs
He joined Chiefs in 2012. He scored on debut against Bloemfontein Celtic in the Macufe Cup final in a 4-3 loss.[6] He scored his first league goal for Chiefs on 17 December 2012 against AmaZulu in a 2-0 win.[7] He also scored his first CAF Champions League goal over Liga Muçulmana on 1 March 2014 in a 4-0 win.[8] He also scored in the CAF Confederations Cup against ASEC Mimosa in the 86th minute in a 2-1 win.[9] During the PSL 2014/2015 season, he scored scored two goals against Polokwane City which gave Kaizer Chiefs a 4-1 victory and were named winners of the league.
He also holds South African citizenship and is therefore registered as a local.
References
- ↑ http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/south-africa/absa-premiership/players/2012-2013/kaizer-chiefs/matthew-rusike.html
- ↑ http://www.thestandard.co.zw/2013/06/02/matthew-rusike-opens-lid-to-his-life/
- ↑ http://www.thestandard.co.zw/2013/06/02/matthew-rusike-opens-lid-to-his-life/
- ↑ http://www.thestandard.co.zw/2013/06/02/matthew-rusike-opens-lid-to-his-life/
- ↑ siwengu.com/2012/05/31/matthew-rusike-has-been-voted-ezenkosis-player-of-the-year-by-the-clubs-fans-for-season-2011-2012/?cbg_tz=-480
- ↑ http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/sport/2012/10/15/celtic-are-macufe-kings
- ↑ http://www.kickoff.com/mobile/news/31905/kaizer-chiefs-beat-amazulu-
- ↑ http://www.kickoff.com/mobile/news/42103/stuart-baxter-heaps-praise-on-matthew-rusike
- ↑ sports.howzit.msn.com/football/chiefs-1-2-asec-mimosas
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