Erick Chipeta

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Erick Chipeta
Personal information
Full name Erick Chipeta
Date of birth (1990-06-28) 28 June 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Bulawayo, zimbabwe
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Youth career
DST Rangers F.C.
Sprouting Academy F.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Hwange Colliery
2014–2016 Chippa United 40 (4)
2016–2017 Ajax Cape Town 11 (1)
2018 Al-Raed 0 (0)
International career‡
2013– Zimbabwe 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 June 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 June 2016

Erick Chipeta (born June 28, 1990) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a defender and midfielder[1] for the Zimbabwe national team.[2][3]

Career[edit]

Club[edit]

Chipeta started his career in Zimbabwe with Hwange Colliery, where he remained for two years before leaving his homeland for South Africa for the first time.[4] 2014 saw Chipeta join newly promoted Premier Soccer League side Chippa United.[5] He made his debut for Chippa in a 1–1 draw at home to Mamelodi Sundowns on 22 October. In total he made 18 appearances and scored 1 goal in his first season with Chippa.[6] In his second season, he scored 3 goals in 25 appearances.[6] In April 2016, ahead of the 2016–17 season, Chipeta agreed to join Ajax Cape Town.[7]

International[edit]

Chipeta made his debut for the Zimbabwe national team on 16 June 2013 in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier versus Guinea. He made two more appearances for his nation in 2013.[6] 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.[8][9]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 29 June 2016.[6]
Statistics
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental[c] Other[d] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chippa United 2014–15[6] Premier Soccer League 17 1 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 18 1
2015–16[6] Premier Soccer League 23 3 1 0 1 0 — 0 0 25 3
Total 40 4 2 0 1 0 — 0 0 43 4
Ajax Cape Town 2016–17[6] Premier Soccer League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 40 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 43 4

  1. ^ Includes the Nedbank Cup
  2. ^ Includes the Telkom Knockout
  3. ^ Includes the CAF Confederation Cup
  4. ^ Includes the MTN 8

International[edit]

As of 29 June 2016.[6]
National team Year Apps Goals
Zimbabwe 2013 3 0
2014 6 0
2015 0 0
2016 0 0
Total 9 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ DEAL DONE: Al-Raed FC sign Erick Chipeta‚ diskifans.com, 20 January 2018
  2. ^ "Zimbabwe Warriors leave for Chan tournament". newsday.co.zw. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Zimbabwe name final squad for CHAN tournament". cosafa.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Chipeta: I want to pay tribute to Hwange". Southern Eye. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Chipeta signs for Chippa". Herald. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h "Erick Chipeta profile". Soccerway. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Ajax Cape Town Clinch Chipeta Signature For New Season". Ajax Cape Town. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  8. ^ "CHAN 2014: awards and team of the CHAN". en.starafrica.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  9. ^ "Articles tagged 'warriors'". dailynews.co.zw. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.

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