Douglas Mapfumo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Douglas Carl Tinashe Mapfumo | ||
| Date of birth | 1 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Harare, Zimbabwe | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Polokwane City | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CAPS United | |||
| Legends Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Bidvest Wits | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Cape Umoya United | 21 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Cape Town City | 5 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Cape Town All Stars (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Black Leopards | 9 | (1) |
| 2023– | Polokwane City | 24 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Zimbabwe U17 | |||
| Zimbabwe U20 | |||
| 2024– | Zimbabwe | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 February 2025 | |||
Douglas Carl Tinashe Mapfumo (born 1 March 2000) is a Zimbabwean football player who plays as a forward for Polokwane City.[1]
Mapfumo was a youth player at CAPS United and spent time at the Legends Academy before he earned a move to South African club Bidvest Wits, following tryouts.[2]
He was picked up by Cape Town City in 2021.[3] The stay was meagre, including a loan spell at Cape Town All Stars without any matches played. He played for Black Leopards in 2022–23 before moving back to the Premier Division with Polokwane City in 2023.[4][5] In his first season, he helped Polowane City survive in the Premier Soccer League.[6]
Owing to his "decent" 2023–24 season with Polokwane City, he was called up to Zimbabwe's national team for the first time in 2024.[7][8][9] As the national team changed manager to Michael Nees, Mapfumo was briefly omitted from the squad before being called up again.[10]
References
- ^ Douglas Mapfumo at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Wits snap up Zim academy gem". The Sunday Mail. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ "Comitis lands Mapfumo". The Sunday Mail. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ Douglas Mapfumo at Soccerway
- ^ "Zim forward leaves SA top-flight sideCape Town City". Soccer 24. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ Kurira, Innocent (2 June 2024). "Know your Warriors: Douglas Mapfumo". The Sunday News. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ Chikuni, Bruce (10 June 2024). "Tapera turns to Mapfumo". H-Metro. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ Chikuni, Bruce (30 May 2024). "Mapfumo over the moon". The Herald. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ Mubwandarikwa, Patrick (5 June 2024). "Mapfumo revels in Warriors chance". Daily News. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ Chikuni, Bruce (8 October 2024). "Mapfumo happy to be back". The Herald. Retrieved 10 February 2025.