Tivonge Sacha Rushesha (born 24 July 2002) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bosnian Premier League club Radnik Bijeljina.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tivonge Sacha Rushesha[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 July 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Zimbabwe | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Radnik Bijeljina | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Swansea City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Swansea City | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2026 | Reading | 22 | (0) |
| 2026– | Radnik Bijeljina | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Wales U17 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:20, 6 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:07, 14 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editRushesha made his Swansea City debut on 28 August 2019 as a second-half substitute in a 6–0 EFL Cup win against Cambridge United.[3]
Rushesha was released by Swansea on 30 June 2023.[4] However, on 4 August 2023, Rushesha signed a one-year contract with League One club Reading.[5] On 4 July 2024, Rushesha signed a new one-year contract with Reading,[6] signing another one-year contract the following summer, on 1 July 2025.[7]
On 5 May 2026, Reading announced that Rushesha would leave the club once his contract expires on 30 June 2026.[8]
On 10 July 2026, Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina club Radnik Bijeljina announced the signing of Rushesha.[9]
International career
editRushesha was born in Zimbabwe but moved to the United Kingdom with his family in 2003.[10] He has represented Wales at the under-17 level, playing against Kazakhstan and Portugal in the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifiers in October 2018.
On 13 November 2023, Rushesha was named in the final squad for Zimbabwe's first two 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Nigeria[11] but didn't play in either game as he was still awaiting his Zimbabwean passport.[12]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 7 October 2025[13]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Swansea City | 2019–20 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Reading | 2023–24 | League One | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
- 1 2 3 Appearances in EFL Trophy
References
edit- ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ↑ https://www.tntsports.co.uk/football/tivonge-rushesha_prs564851/person.shtml
- ↑ "Swansea 6–0 Cambridge". BBC Sport. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ↑ "Swansea City confirm retained list ahead of 2023-24 season | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ↑ "Reading bring in free-agent midfielder Rushesha". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ↑ "RUSHESHA RETURNS TO READING!". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ↑ "RUSHESHA SIGNS NEW ROYALS DEAL". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ↑ "Released and Retained List 2026: First-Team". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 5 May 2026. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
- ↑ "Tivonge Rushesha signs for European club". soccer24.co.zw. Soccer 24. 10 July 2026. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- ↑ "Welsh Wonderkid.. The latest teenage star we've donated to the world". The Herald. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ↑ "Final 23". twitter.com/online_zifa. Zimbabwe Football Association Twitter. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ↑ "Revealed: Why Tivonge Rushesha was not part of Warriors matchday squads for Rwanda, Nigeria games". Soccer24. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ↑ "Wales - T. Rushesha - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
External links
edit- Tivonge Rushesha at Soccerway
- Tivonge Rushesha at Soccerbase
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