Stanley Nyazamba (born January 6, 1983) is a Zimbabwean retired

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Career

College and amateur

Nyazamba moved from his native Zimbabwe to play

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Lee University Lee University is a Private university, private Church of God (Cleveland), Christian university in Cleveland, Tennessee. It was founded in 1918 as the Church of God Bible Training School with twelve students and one teacher, Nora I. Chambers. Th ...

. He finished his career with 28 goals and 60 assists, becoming the all-time assist leader for Lee, and in his last season he was named to the 2007 All-American First Team, as well as being named a NAIA All-American Scholar Athlete. During his college years Nyazamba also played for the

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of the

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Professional

Nyazamba signed with the

Richmond Kickers Richmond Kickers is an American professional soccer club based in Richmond, Virginia. The Kickers compete as a member of USL League One (USL1). The club was established in 1993, and began play that same year as a United States Interregional S ...

of the

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in April 2008. He scored 8 goals in 16 games in his debut season, and was named 2008 USL2 Rookie of the Year. Nyazamba signed a developmental contract with the

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on September 15, 2008, filling the roster spot of the waived

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. He made his Black & Gold debut on June 30, 2009, in the Crew's 2009

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third round match against the

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, then of the

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. Nyazamba played the full 120 minutes and assisted on the

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goal that sent the match into extra time. He signed with new

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franchise

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in March 2010. On February 14, 2011, Nyazamba returned to the

, signing with the club that had recently moved into the newly formed

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league.

Youth coaching

Nyazamba has also been a youth soccer coach for over 10 years and was in involved in youth travel teams for Columbus Crew and Richmond Kickers. In 2010, he began preschool coaching with Little Kicks before moving to Atlanta, Georgia in February 2014. There, he founded a soccer program for kids of ages 2 to 8, Kidz 'n' Kicks Soccer Inc.

References

External links

MLS player profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nyazamba, Stanley 1983 births Living people Zimbabwean men's footballers Zimbabwean expatriate men's footballers Cape Cod Crusaders players Richmond Kickers players Columbus Crew players Tampa Bay Rowdies players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States USL League Two players USL Second Division players USSF Division 2 Professional League players USL Championship players Men's association football midfielders