Prince Ndlovu

Prince Ndlovu
Personal information
Date of birth 2006 (age 18–19)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Highlanders
Youth career
Bosso90
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Highlanders
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:08, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

Prince Ndlovu (born 19/1/2006) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Highlanders.

Club career

At the age of sixteen years and 170 days, Ndlovu became the youngest player to be promoted to Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League (ZPSL) side Highlanders's first team, having previously played for their development team, Bosso90, scoring four times in nineteen appearances in the Zimbabwean regional league.[1][2] He made his debut on 10 July 2022, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3–0 win against Manica Diamonds.[1] Highlanders is the club where his namesake (but not relation), Peter Ndlovu also made his debut at the age of sixteen, eight days older than Prince, and Ndlovu stated in a post-match interview following a 3–2 win against Yadah Stars: "I want to do more and achieve more [than Peter Ndlovu].", also stating that it was a "dream come true" to make his debut.[3][4]

In February 2023, he was invited to trial with Croatian First Football League side Vukovar 1991, and travelled to South Africa in order to process his visa. However, this visa application was denied, and he returned to Zimbabwe.[5] The following month, he spent a week on trial with South African side Orlando Pirates, his second trial with the side, as he had spent time with them in January as well.[6] He went on trial again in April, this time with Austrian Bundesliga side Sturm Graz.[7] However, after just three weeks of a ten-week trial, he returned to Zimbabwe, with Sturm Graz reportedly telling Ndlovu to gain more weight and muscle, with a view to take him back on trial again in July 2023.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Prince Ndlovu makes his debut for the club". highlandersfc.co.zw. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Prince seeks to follow in Peter Ndlovu's footsteps". newsday.co.zw. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  3. ^ Manyepo, Tadious (17 August 2022). "Bosso's Prince with a king's heart". herald.co.zw. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  4. ^ Kurira, Innocent (1 September 2022). "'I am not Peter Ndlovu' - Bosso's teenage sensation plays down flying elephant similarities". chronicle.co.zw. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Prince Ndlovu denied Croatian visa". bulawayo24.com. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  6. ^ Madyira, Michael (20 March 2023). "Prince Ndlovu: Orlando Pirates assessing Zimbabwean giants Highlanders FC's teenage sensation". goal.com. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  7. ^ Chigandiwa, Tafadzwa (25 April 2023). "Bosso's teenage sensation Prince Ndlovu arrives in Austria for trials". nehandaradio.com. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Third time lucky?..Muscle up, Bosso prodigy told". sundaynews.co.zw. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.


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