Evans Rusike (born 13 June 1990) is a

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who plays as a

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for

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. He also plays for the Zimbabwe national team.

Career

Club

Rusike began his career in Zimbabwe with Kiglon in 2010, before moving to Zimbabwe Saints in 2012. Three years later, in 2015, he left his homeland for the first time as he agreed to join South African

club

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. His league debut came on 22 August against

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. At the end of his first season with Maritzburg, Rusike made a total of 28 appearances in all competitions for the club.

International

Rusike has made two appearances for the Zimbabwe national team, with his debut coming in March 2016 against

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in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. His second cap came three days later against the same opponents in the same competition, a match in which he scored his first goal for Zimbabwe in a 4–0 win.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

. ''Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first.''

References

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* 1990 births Living people Zimbabwean men's footballers Men's association football forwards Kiglon F.C. players Durban City F.C. (2024) players SuperSport United F.C. players South African Premier Division players Zimbabwean expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in South Africa 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players Zimbabwe men's international footballers {{Zimbabwe-footy-bio-stub