Munashe Garananga

Munashe Garananga
Personal information
Full name Munashe Peter Garananga
Date of birth (2001-01-18) 18 January 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Harare, Zimbabwe
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back[1]
Team information
Current team
 Copenhagen
Number 4
Youth career
Ubuntu Cape Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–2022 Ubuntu Cape Town
2022–2023 Dynamo Brest 24 (2)
2023 Sheriff Tiraspol 12 (0)
2024 Mechelen 16 (0)
2024– Copenhagen 8 (0)
International career‡
2023– Zimbabwe 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:29, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

Munashe Peter Garananga (born 18 January 2001) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club Copenhagen.[2]

Career

After spending his youth in the Prince Eduard Academy, in 2016 he moved to South Africa, wearing the Ubuntu Cape Town shirt until 2021.

In 2022, Garananga moved to Belarusian side Dynamo Brest, playing as a starter throughout the season.

On 13 January 2023, Garananga signed for Sheriff Tiraspol, formation of the Moldovan Super Liga, with whom he also played four games in the Conference League.[3]

On 1 February 2024, Garananga signed for K.V. Mechelen in the Belgian Pro League for a fee of €500,000.[4]

On 9 July 2024, Garananga joined Danish Superliga club Copenhagen for a reported fee in the region of €4 million, signing a four-year deal.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dynamo Brest 2022 Belarusian Premier League 24 2 2 0 – – 26 2
2023 Belarusian Premier League 0 0 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
Total 24 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 28 2
Sheriff Tiraspol 2022–23 Moldovan Super Liga 5 0 5 0 4[a] 0 – 14 0
2023–24 Moldovan Super Liga 16 0 1 2 14[b] 0 0 0 31 2
Total 12 0 6 2 18 0 0 0 36 2
Mechelen 2023–24 Belgian Pro League 16 0 0 0 — — 16 0
Copenhagen 2024–25 Danish Superliga 8 0 3 0 2[a] 0 — 13 0
Career total 60 2 13 2 20 0 0 0 83 4
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  2. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Zimbabwe 2023 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

Sheriff Tiraspol

References

  1. ^ Munashe Garananga at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Munashe Garananga at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Welcome, Munashe". fc-sheriff.com. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Garananga versterkt KVM-defensie". kvmechelen.be (in Dutch). 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  5. ^ "GARANANGA KLAR FOR F.C. KØBENHAVN". fck.dk (in Danish). 9 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.