Milton Ncube
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Milton Ncube | ||
| Date of birth | 4 July 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Zimbabwe | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left-back / Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Shooting Stars | ||
| 2010–2012 | Motor Action | ||
| 2012–2014 | Highlanders | ||
| 2014–2016 | Ajax Cape Town | 20 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014– | Zimbabwe | 11 | (1) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 June 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 June 2016 | |||
Milton Ncube (born 4 July 1987) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer, who last played as a left-back and forward for Ajax Cape Town. He has represents Zimbabwe internationally.[1][2]
Career
Club
Ncube started his career with Shooting Stars in 2008, before moving to Motor Action two years later. After another two years with Motor Action, during which he won the 2010 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League title, he departed the club to sign for Highlanders before subsequently moving to a club outside of Zimbabwe for the first time when he agreed to join Ajax Cape Town of South Africa in 2014.[3][4][5] On 8 July 2016, he was released by Ajax Cape Town.[6]
International
In January 2014, coach Ian Gorowa, invited him 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.[7][8] He made 7 appearances at the 2014 African Nations Championship, in total Ncube has played for Zimbabwe 11 times and scored one goal (versus Gabon).[3][9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 27 June 2016.[3]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental[lower-alpha 3] | Other[lower-alpha 4] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ajax Cape Town | 2014–15[3] | Premier Soccer League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2015–16[3] | Premier Soccer League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
- ↑ Includes the Nedbank Cup
- ↑ Includes the Telkom Knockout
- ↑ Includes the CAF Champions League
- ↑ Includes the MTN 8
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2013 | 5 | 0 |
| 2014 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 1 | |
International goals
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 January 2014 | Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |  Gabon | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Club
- Motor Action
- Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League (1): 2010[3]
- Highlanders
- Mbada Diamonds Cup (1): 2013[10]
- Ajax Cape Town
References
- ↑ "Zimbabwe Warriors leave for Chan tournament". newsday.co.zw. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ↑ "Zimbabwe name final squad for CHAN tournament". cosafa.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Milton Ncube profile". Soccerway. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ↑ "One on one with Milton Ncube". Sport Brief. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ↑ "Ajax New Signings Announced". Ajax Cape Town. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ↑ Jones, Seraj (8 July 2016). "Ajax Cape Town release Zimbabwean international Milton Ncube". Kick Off.
- ↑ "CHAN 2014: awards and team of the CHAN". en.starafrica.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ↑ "Articles tagged 'warriors'". dailynews.co.zw. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Milton Ncube profile". World Football. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ↑ "Zimbabwe 2013". RSSSF. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.