Marvelous Nakamba

Marvelous Nakamba

Personal information
Full name	Marvelous Nakamba
Date of birth	(1994-01-19) 19 January 1994
Place of birth	Hwange, Zimbabwe
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Vitesse
Number	18
Youth career
	Highlanders
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2012	Bantu Rovers
2012–2014	Nancy II	22	(1)
2014	Nancy	2	(0)
2014–	Vitesse	36	(1)
International career‡
2012	Zimbabwe U20
2015–	Zimbabwe	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2016

Marvelous Nakamba (born 19 January 1994) is a Zimbabwean footballer who plays for Dutch club Vitesse as a central midfielder.

Club career

Born in Hwange, Nakamba made his senior debuts with local Bantu Rovers in 2010, aged 16. He left the country in July 2012, and had trials at French side AS Nancy Lorraine.

Nakamba officially joined Nancy on 24 December 2012, for an undisclosed fee. He received the international clearance seven days later, and was assigned to the reserve team in CFA.

On 9 May 2014 Nakamba played his first match as a professional, starting in a 3–1 home win against Angers SCO. He played his second match seven days later, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–0 away draw against AJ Auxerre, and a new deal was offered to him on the 19th.

In July 2014, Nakamba went on a trial at Eredivisie side Vitesse. On 13 August he signed a four-year deal with the Arnhem side, and made his debut for the club on 27 September, coming on as a late substitute for Kelvin Leerdam in a 6–2 away win against FC Dordrecht.

International career

Nakamba is a Zimbabwe youth international, having represented the country in the under-20 level. On 13 June 2015 he made his debut with the main squad, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 win against Rwanda.

External links

• Football Database profile
• Marvelous Nakamba at National-Football-Teams.com
• Marvelous Nakamba at Soccerway