Tivonge Sacha Rushesha (born 24 July 2002) is a Zimbabwean professional

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who plays as a

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club

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Club career

Rushesha made his Swansea City debut on 28 August 2019 as a second-half substitute in a 6–0

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win against

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. Rushesha was released by Swansea on 30 June 2023. However, on 4 August 2023, Rushesha signed a one-year contract with

club

. On 4 July 2024, Rushesha signed a new one-year contract with Reading, signing another one-year contract the following summer, on 1 July 2025.

International career

Rushesha was born in Zimbabwe but moved to the United Kingdom with his family in 2003. He has represented Wales at the under-17 level, playing against

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in the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifiers in October 2018. On 13 November 2023, Rushesha was named in the final squad for

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's first two

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qualifiers against

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and

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but didn't play in either game as he was still awaiting his Zimbabwean passport.

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* * 2002 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Zimbabwean men's footballers Welsh men's footballers Wales men's youth international footballers Swansea City A.F.C. players Zimbabwean emigrants to the United Kingdom Welsh people of Zimbabwean descent Black British sportsmen 21st-century Black British people Reading F.C. players English Football League players 21st-century British sportsmen {{Zimbabwe-footy-bio-stub