Rodreck Mutuma (born 5 April 1988) is a

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currently playing with Saint-Éloi Lupopo in the

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. He also plays for the Zimbabwe national team. Rodi, born in Mvuma. At Athens mine compound where he grew up. Early education at Njerere primary school and Leopold Takawira high school.

Club

Mutuma started his career with

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side Dynamos in 2011. He stayed with Dynamos until 2013, when he joined South African Premier Soccer League club

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. He made 14 appearances and scored two goals over two seasons for Bloem Celtic. In April 2014, it was claimed that Mutuma had rejoined former club Dynamos on a one-year contract after Bloem Celtic ended his contract. However, it was revealed in May that the South African club hadn't officially released him and therefore he couldn't be signed as a free agent for Dynamos. Mutuma had a trial with

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in June but failed to win a contract. He subsequently rejoined Dynamos in Zimbabwe after his situation with Bloem Celtic was cleared by FIFA. He remained with Dynamos until 31 December 2014 when he left following the expiration of his contract. Two months later, Mutuma agreed to join CAPS United on a two-year contract. However, in May 2015 Mutuma was again on the move as he quit CAPS United, citing unpaid wages and bonuses. He then joined Dynamos for the third time in his career on 11 July.

International

Mutuma has received 7 caps for the Zimbabwe national team. His debut came in 2013 in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against

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, and he has gone on to make six more appearances for Zimbabwe. He scored his first and second international goal in a 2016 African Nations Championship qualifier first leg against

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on 18 October 2015. In the second leg, seven days later, Mutuma scored his third international goal.

Career statistics

International

International goals

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

Honours

Club

;Dynamos *

(3):

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mutuma, Rodreck 1988 births Living people Zimbabwean men's footballers Zimbabwe men's international footballers Dynamos F.C. players Bloemfontein Celtic F.C. players CAPS United players Highlanders F.C. players Yadah Stars F.C. players FC Saint-Éloi Lupopo players Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League players South African Premier Division players Linafoot players Zimbabwean expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Expatriate men's footballers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Men's association football forwards Zimbabwe men's A' international footballers 21st-century Zimbabwean sportsmen 2016 African Nations Championship players