Footballer (born 1991)
Tendayi David Darikwa
(born 13 December 1991) is a professional
footballer
who plays as a
right back
[4]
[5]
for
Apollon Limassol
. Born in England, he plays international football for
Zimbabwe
.
Early life
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Born to Zimbabwean father and a mother of British and Caribbean heritage in
Nottingham
, Darikwa was raised in neighbouring
West Bridgford
and attended Abbey Road Primary School.
[6]
[7]
Club career
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Chesterfield
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Darikwa started his career at
Chesterfield
, signing his first professional contract in the summer of 2010, before joining
Barrow
on loan with fellow Chesterfield player
Craig Clay
in October 2010.
[8]
He made his debut for Chesterfield on 27 November 2010, replacing
Deane Smalley
in the 55th minute of Chesterfield's 3?1
FA Cup
defeat at
Burton Albion
.
[9]
Darikwa made his league debut for Chesterfield in the
2011?12 season
when he started away to hometown club
Notts County
. He was offered a new one-year contract by the club in May 2012.
[10]
Due to good league performances early in
2012?13 season
, after the appointment of new manager
Paul Cook
in late October 2012, Darikwa signed a one-year contract extension until 2015.
[11]
He then received national recognition by winning the Football League Young Player of the Month for December 2012
[12]
In October 2013, Darikwa was linked with a move to
Premier League
club
Manchester United
, with manager
David Moyes
scouting the player.
[
citation needed
]
Darikwa said he was "flattered" by the interest, but felt he was "not ready" to play at that level.
[13]
On 30 March 2014, he played at
Wembley Stadium
in Chesterfield's 3?1 defeat to
Peterborough United
in
the final
of the
Football League Trophy
.
[14]
He also played a vital role in helping the club get promoted when they won the
League Two
title at the end of the 2013?14 season.
[15]
After being converted from a
right winger
to a
right back
during the 2013?14 season, for the 2014?15 season Darikwa's squad number was changed from 7 to 2 to reflect his positional change. On 7 April 2015, he scored his first goal of the 2014?15 season with a headed goal in a victory against
Crewe Alexandra
.
[16]
After another impressive season in his converted right back position, Darikwa helped Chesterfield reach the League One play-offs in
2014?15
; however, they were beaten over two legs in the semi-final against
Preston North End
.
[
citation needed
]
On 6 May 2015, Darikwa won four awards at the Chesterfield end of season awards, where he won the Player of the Year Award and Players' Player of the Season Award.
[17]
Burnley
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Darikwa signed a three-year-contract with
Championship
club
Burnley
on 30 July 2015.
[18]
On 8 August 2015, the opening day of the
2015?16 season
, he made his debut for Burnley against
Leeds United
in a 1?1 draw, getting the assist for
Sam Vokes
' equaliser.
[19]
On 26 September, he scored his first goal for Burnley in a 2?1 loss to
Reading
.
[20]
Nottingham Forest
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Darikwa signed a four-year contract with
Nottingham Forest
on 26 July 2017.
[21]
He made his league debut for the club on 4 August 2017 in a 1?0 home win over
Millwall
.
[22]
He scored his first goal for the club in an
EFL Cup
tie against
Chelsea
on 20 September 2017.
[23]
Wigan Athletic
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On 11 January 2021, Darikwa joined
League One
side
Wigan Athletic
on a short-term contract until the end of the season,
[24]
[25]
making his debut for the club on 16 January in a 3?3 draw with
Rochdale
.
[26]
Darikwa signed a two-year contract with the club on 1 July 2021.
[27]
He scored his first goal for Wigan in a 2?0 win at
Charlton Athletic
on 21 August 2021.
[28]
Apollon Limassol
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On 27 June 2023, Darikwa was announced to have agreed a deal in principle to join
Cypriot First Division
club
Apollon Limassol
.
[29]
International career
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In October 2013, Darikwa revealed he was keen to play for the
Zimbabwe national team
, but reconsidered his position after being asked to pay a "processing fee" by a former Zimbabwe Football Association official. He did reveal he would consider any future approach from Zimbabwe or England.
[13]
Darikwa made his debut for Zimbabwe on 8 November 2017 in a friendly defeat to
Lesotho
.
[30]
Career statistics
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Club
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- As of match played 6 March 2023
International
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- As of match played 16 November 2020
[45]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
|
Year
|
Apps
|
Goals
|
Zimbabwe
|
2017
|
2
|
0
|
2018
|
2
|
0
|
2019
|
7
|
0
|
2020
|
2
|
0
|
Total
|
13
|
0
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Honours
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Chesterfield
Wigan Athletic
Zimbabwe
Individual
References
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"Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Nottingham Forest"
(PDF)
. English Football League. p. 28
. Retrieved
14 October
2018
.
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"Tendayi Darikwa"
.
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14 July
2019
.
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"Tendayi Darikwa"
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25 August
2022
.
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Robertson, Gregor (8 November 2018).
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"
.
nottinghampost
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"Afcon: Hosts Egypt get off to winning start against Zimbabwe"
.
BBC Sport
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- ^
"Tendayi Darikwa: future Zimbabwe star?"
.
NewZimbabwe.com
. Archived from
the original
on 26 January 2013.
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"T. Darikwa: Summary"
.
Soccerway
. Perform Group
. Retrieved
14 October
2018
.
- ^
"Duo join Barrow"
.
The Daily Telegraph
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. Retrieved
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2010
.
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"Burton Albion 3?1 Chesterfield"
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. Retrieved
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2010
.
- ^
"Spireites issue retained list"
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"Darikwa signs new deal"
. Chesterfield F.C. 13 November 2012. Archived from
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on 23 September 2016
. Retrieved
21 January
2013
.
- ^
"Football League Friday: Talking about Tendayi Darikwa"
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b
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.
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.
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.
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.
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"Clarets land Darikwa"
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on 23 September 2015
. Retrieved
30 July
2015
.
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"United in opening day draw"
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. Retrieved
8 August
2015
.
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"Burnley 1?2 Reading"
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. Retrieved
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2015
.
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"Darikwa signs for Forest"
. Nottingham Forest F.C.
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a
b
"Games played by Tendayi Darikwa in 2016/2017"
.
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2018
.
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"Chelsea 5?1 Nottingham Forest"
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. Retrieved
22 September
2017
.
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"Nottingham Forest FC - Darikwa departs"
.
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"Wigan Athletic FC - Signing | Latics bring in Tendayi Darikwa on short-term deal"
.
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"Rochdale 3-3 Wigan Athletic"
.
bbc.co.uk
. 16 January 2021
. Retrieved
26 August
2021
.
- ^
"TENDAYI DARIKWA SIGNS NEW DEAL"
.
wiganathletic.com
. 1 July 2021.
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"Charlton 0-2 Wigan"
.
BBC
. 21 August 2021
. Retrieved
21 August
2021
.
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"AGREEMENT IN PRINCIPLE WITH TENDAYI DARIKWA"
.
www.apollon.com.cy/en
. 27 June 2023
. Retrieved
28 June
2023
.
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"Nottingham Forest defender Tendayi Darikwa's Zimbabwe debut ends in defeat"
.
Nottingham Post
. 8 November 2017
. Retrieved
8 November
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.
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"Games played by Tendayi Darikwa in 2010/2011"
.
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.
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"Games played by Tendayi Darikwa in 2015/2016"
.
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2018
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"Games played by Tendayi Darikwa in 2017/2018"
.
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14 October
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.
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"Games played by Tendayi Darikwa in 2018/2019"
.
Soccerbase
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2020
.
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"Games played by Tendayi Darikwa in 2019/2020"
.
Soccerbase
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28 November
2020
.
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a
b
"Games played by Tendayi Darikwa in 2020/2021"
.
Soccerbase
. Centurycomm
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28 November
2020
.
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"Games played by Tendayi Darikwa in 2021/2022"
.
Soccerbase
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"Games played by Tendayi Darikwa in 2022/2023"
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"Darikwa, Tendayi"
.
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Anderson, John, ed. (2014).
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"Wigan Athletic FC crowned champions of Sky Bet League One"
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.
External links
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