Novatus Miroshi

Tanzanian footballer (born 2002)

Novatus Miroshi
Personal information
Full name Novatus Dismas Miroshi[1]
Date of birth (2002-09-02) 2 September 2002 (age 22)[1]
Place of birth Tanga, Tanzania[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Göztepe
Number 20
Youth career
–2020[2] Azam F.C.
2020–2021 Maccabi Tel Aviv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Maccabi Tel Aviv 0 (0)
2021–2022 → Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam (loan) 24 (1)
2022–2024 Zulte Waregem 33 (0)
2023–2024 → Shakhtar Donetsk (loan) 4 (0)
2024– Göztepe 2 (0)
International career‡
2021– Tanzania U20 3 (1)
2021– Tanzania 24 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:46, 19 September 2024 (BST)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 September 2024

Novatus Dismas Miroshi (born on 2 September 2002) is a Tanzanian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Turkish side Göztepe and the Tanzania national team.

Club career

In the summer of 2022, Miroshi signed a three-year contract with Zulte Waregem in Belgium.[3]

He signed a four-year contract with Göztepe on 23 July 2024.[4]

International career

Miroshi made his international debut with the Tanzania under-20 team on 16 February 2021 in a 4–0 defeat to Ghana at the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. On 19 February, he scored his first goal for Tanzania against the Gambia in a 1–1 draw.

On 2 September 2021, Miroshi made his senior debut in a 1–1 draw against DR Congo in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying.[5] On 7 September, he scored his first senior goal in a 3–2 victory against Madagascar.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 September 2024[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Maccabi Tel Aviv 2021-22 Israeli Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam (loan) 2021-22 Liga Leumit 24 1 2 0 — 26 1
Zulte Waregem 2022-23 Belgian Pro League 31 0 5 0 — 36 0
2023-24 Challenger Pro League 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
Total 33 0 5 0 — 38 0
Shakhtar Donetsk (loan) 2023-24 Ukrainian Premier League 4 0 1 0 1[a] 0 6 0
Göztepe 2024-25 Süper Lig 3 0 0 0 — 3 0
Career total 64 1 8 0 1 0 73 1
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 10 September 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Tanzania 2021 6 1
2022 4 1
2023 7 0
2024 7 1
Total 24 3
Scores and results list Tanzania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Miroshi goal.
List of international goals scored by Novatus Miroshi
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 7 September 2021 Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  Madagascar 2–0 3–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification [9]
2 23 March 2022 Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  Central African Republic 1–0 3–1 Friendly [10]
3 25 March 2024 Dalga Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan  Mongolia 3–0 3–0 Friendly [11]

References

  1. ^ a b c Novatus Miroshi at Soccerway
  2. ^ Novatus Miroshi at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "Novatus Miroshi is trots om boer te zijn" [Novatus Miroshi is proud to be a farmer] (in Dutch). Zulte Waregem. 28 June 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Novatus Dismas Miroshi Göztepe'mizde" [Novatus Dismas Miroshi is at our Göztepe]. Göztepe (in Turkish). 23 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "FIFA". fifa.com. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  6. ^ "FIFA". fifa.com. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  7. ^ Novatus Miroshi at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Novatus Miroshi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Tanzania vs. Madagascar". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Tanzania vs. Central African Republic". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Tanzania vs. Mongolia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
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