Personal information | |||
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Full name | Arnold Tawanda Matshazi | ||
Date of birth | (2003-11-02) 2 November 2003 (age 21) | ||
Place of birth | Milton Keynes, England | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | AFC Dunstable | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2020 | Milton Keynes Dons | ||
2020–2022 | Blackpool | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022–2023 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Slough Town (loan) | 12 | (2) |
2023 | → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2023 | Braintree Town | 5 | (0) |
2023–2024 | Hitchin Town | 16 | (3) |
2023 | → Baldock Town (dual-reg.) | 1 | (0) |
2024– | AFC Dunstable | 15 | (11) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:36, 10 May 2024 (UTC) |
Arnold Tawanda Matshazi (born 2 November 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for AFC Dunstable.
Career
Matshazi began his career with Milton Keynes Dons before moving onto Blackpool as a youth player, featuring for them in the EFL Youth Alliance, FA Youth Cup and Lancashire Youth Cup.
Matshazi joined Wycombe Wanderers in August 2022. He made his professional debut on 24 August 2022 as a substitute in a 3–1 loss against Bristol City in the EFL Cup second round. On 14 October 2022, Matshazi joined National League South side Slough Town on a one-month loan deal.
Following his departure from Wycombe, Matshazi returned to the National League South to join Braintree Town in August 2023. He later joined Hitchin Town in October that same year. During his spell at Hitchin, Matshazi also, spent time dual-registered with Spartan South Midlands League side, Baldock Town in November 2023, featuring just once in order to gain match fitness. On 26 January 2024, he joined AFC Dunstable, after leaving Hitchin Town for 'personal development reasons'.
Career statistics
- As of match played 1 May 2024
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Wycombe Wanderers | 2022–23 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Slough Town (loan) | 2022–23 | National League South | 12 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | ||
Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) | 2022–23 | National League South | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Braintree Town | 2023–24 | National League South | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
Hitchin Town | 2023–24 | Southern League Premier Division Central | 16 | 3 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | ||
Baldock Town (dual-reg.) | 2023–24 | Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
AFC Dunstable | 2023–24 | Southern League Division One Central | 15 | 11 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 16 | 13 | ||
Career total | 53 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 59 | 19 |
- Appearance in the EFL Trophy
- Appearances in the FA Trophy
- Appearance in the Southern League Division One Central play-offs
References
- ^ Arnold Matshazi at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- "Over 2K watch MK Dons U15s take on Spurs". Milton Keynes Dons F.C. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- "Chairboys snap up talented teenage duo". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- "Report: Wycombe 1–3 Bristol City". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- "Slough sign Arnold Matshazi on loan from Wycombe Wanderers". Bucks Free Press. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- Waldron, Jonathan (27 August 2023). "Braintree Town drew with Chippenham Town in League Two". Colchester Gazette. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- "Hitchin Town FC on X". X. Hitchin Town F.C. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- "WEEKLY BULLETIN - 1ST DECEMBER". Hitchin Town F.C. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- "AFC Dunstable on X". AFC Dunstable. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- "Hitchin Town FC on X". Hitchin Town F.C. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- "Games played by Arnold Matshazi in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- For FA Cup Second Qualifying Round: "Emirates FA Cup Second Qualifying Round – Canvey Island 1 - 1 Braintree Town". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
For FA Cup Second Qualifying Round Replay: "Emirates FA Cup Second Qualifying Round – Braintree Town 3 - 1 Canvey Island". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 20 September 2023. - ^ "Arnold Matshazi Player Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
External links
- Arnold Matshazi at Soccerway
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- 2003 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Blackpool F.C. players
- Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players
- Slough Town F.C. players
- Braintree Town F.C. players
- Hitchin Town F.C. players
- Baldock Town F.C. players
- Men's association football forwards
- National League (English football) players
- Southern Football League players
- Spartan South Midlands Football League players
- Footballers from Milton Keynes
- AFC Dunstable players
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- English football forward, 2000s birth stubs