{{short description|Zimbabwean footballer (born 1992)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Edmore Chirambadare | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1992|01|24}} | birth_place = Gweru, Zimbabwe | height = | position = Winger | currentclub = Magesi | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2005 | youthclubs1 = Bristol City<ref name="thestandard">{{cite web|url=https://www.thestandard.co.zw/2015/10/25/chirambadare-takes-psl-by-storm/|title=Chirambadare takes PSL by storm|date=25 October 2015|publisher=}}</ref> | years1 = 2010<ref name="sundaynews.co.zw"/> | clubs1 = BOC | years2 = 2011 | clubs2 = Zim Alloys <ref name="barman"/> | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = | clubs3 = → Gweru Pirates (loan) | years4 = 2012 | clubs4 = Silo United | years5 = 2013–2014 | clubs5 = Tsholotsho FC | goals5 = 13 | years6 = 2015–2016 | clubs6 = Chicken Inn | years7 = 2016–2018 | clubs7 = Kaizer Chiefs | caps7 = 23 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2018–2019 | clubs8 = Maccabi FC | caps8 = 19 | goals8 = 1 | years9 = 2019–2020 | clubs9 = Real Kings | caps9 = 4 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2023 | clubs10 = Venda Football Academy<ref>https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/kaizer-chiefs-won-t-be-the-same-until-they-replace-tshabalala-and-letsholonyane-chirambadare/blt69f8531e9144dd2f</ref> | caps10 = 10 | goals10 = 4 | years11 = 2024– | clubs11 = Magesi | caps11 = 15 | goals11 = 5 | nationalyears1 = 2015–2016 | nationalteam1 = Zimbabwe | nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | club-update = 6 May 2018 }} FC Magesi '''Edmore Chirambadare''' (born 24 January 1992 in Gweru, Zimbabwe) is a left-footed<ref name="kaizerchiefs"/> Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a winger for Magesi.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Munyai |first=Ofhani |date=2024-01-29 |title=Magesi announce signing of former Chiefs midfielder |url=https://farpost.co.za/2024/01/29/magesi-announce-signing-of-former-chiefs-midfielder/ |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=FARPost |language=en-ZA}}</ref> Nicknamed "Spanner" by his teammates, he was mostly known for his goalscoring adroitness back in Zimbabwe.<ref name="herald.co.zw"/>
The Gweru local sees Zimbabwean former footballer Peter Ndlovu as his main inspiration.<ref name="sundaynews.co.zw"/>
==Early life== Born in Gweru, the former Takunda Primary and Mkoba 3 High School student was raised solely by his mother Georgina Kunene after the passing of his father in his early childhood.<ref name="sundaynews.co.zw">{{cite web|url=http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/chirambadare-enjoys-moment-in-the-sun/|title=Chirambadare enjoys moment in the sun|website=www.sundaynews.co.zw}}</ref>
==Career==
===Youth===
Aged 17, the national team player also represented Midlands Province in the Zimbabwe National Youth Games where he was spotted by Tsholotsho F.C. coach Lizwe Sweswe who identified him as someone he could build his team around.<ref name="thestandard"/> Lizwe ended up buying Chirmabadare in 2013.
===Zimbabwe===
The winger joined Zimbabwean lower-league side Zim Alloys in 2011 but was overlooked by the coach which chagrined him deeply.<ref name="barman"/> Begrudgingly, Chirmabadare opted to work as a barman for six months in his hometown of Gweru<ref name="barman">{{cite web|url=http://www.herald.co.zw/from-barman-to-chiefs/|title=From barman to Chiefs - The Herald|website=www.herald.co.zw}}</ref> before proceeding to move to Gweru Pirates on a loan spell. Not long after, he was sold to Silo United before sealing a move to Tsholtsho F.C. of the Zimbabwe Division 1 where he scored 13 goals,(in his second year following a stint at Highlands F.C.)<ref name="thestandard"/> earning them automatic promotion. Owing to his form, Chicken Inn coach Joey Antipas decided to scout him in a match facing Black boots F.C. where he scored a brace.<ref name="thestandard"/> Because of his performance there, he was bought by Chicken Inn F.C. in 2015 and delivered 11 goals in his first season there,<ref name="thestandard"/> scoring three goals in his first five games and netting the fastest goal of the season on his debut in a 2–1 victory over Flame Lilly FC.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsday.co.zw/2015/04/08/chirambadare-makes-instant-psl-impact/|title=Chirambadare makes instant PSL impact|date=8 April 2015|publisher=}}</ref> As a result, he became the most sought-for player in the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League at the time.<ref name="herald.co.zw">{{cite web|url=http://www.herald.co.zw/all-eyes-on-the-pirate/|title=All eyes on the Pirate - The Herald|website=www.herald.co.zw}}</ref>
===Kaizer Chiefs=== Following a trial with the Soweto-based club,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newzimbabwe.com/sports-28810-Chicken+Inn+duo+impress+on+Chiefs+trial/sports.aspx|title=Chicken Inn duo impress on Chiefs trial|website=www.newzimbabwe.com}}</ref> Chirambadare signed a three-year contract with the ''Amakhosi'' along with Zimbabwean Michelle Katsvairo in 2016,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-za/news/4682/transfer-zone/2016/06/27/25076432/kaizer-chiefs-sign-chirambadare-and-katsvairo-from-chicken|title=Kaizer Chiefs sign Chirambadare and Katsvairo from Chicken Inn - Goal.com|date=26 June 2016|publisher=}}</ref> authoring his first goal in the quarter-final of the 2016 Telkom Knockout where Kaizer Chiefs lost on penalties to Free State Stars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nehandaradio.com/2016/11/07/edmore-chirambadare-breaks-kaizer-chiefs-duck/|title=Edmore Chirambadare breaks Kaizer Chiefs duck|date=7 November 2016|publisher=}}</ref>
Although Chirambadare did not manage a league goal in his first seventeen appearances at Kaizer Chiefs,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sabreakingnews.co.za/2017/05/06/chirambadare-chiefs-still-in-league-fight/ |title=Chirambadare: Chiefs still in league fight |website=SA Breaking News |language=en-US |access-date=2017-09-07}}</ref> he adapted well to the club<ref name="iol">{{cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/sport/soccer/psl/amakhosi-star-chirambadare-turns-critics-into-admirers-8447915|title=Amakhosi star Chirambadare turns critics into admirers - IOL Sport|publisher=}}</ref> and cemented his place as a regular starter in the lineup<ref name="kaizerchiefs">{{cite web|url=http://www.kaizerchiefs.com/players/edmore-chirambadare/|title=Edmore Chirambadare - Kaizer Chiefs|publisher=|access-date=6 September 2017|archive-date=7 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907080657/http://www.kaizerchiefs.com/players/edmore-chirambadare/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="iol"/> and won the '''2016-17 Kaizer Chiefs Most Improved Player''' award.<ref name="soccer24.co.zw">{{cite web|url=https://www.soccer24.co.zw/2017/06/02/30972/|title=Chirambadare wins Kaizer Chiefs award|date=2 June 2017|website=Soccer24}}</ref>
Back in 2016, the offensive player trialed for Bidvest Wits but he never made the transfer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.herald.co.zw/chirambadare-for-bidvest-wits-trials/|title=Chirambadare for Bidvest Wits trials - The Herald|website=www.herald.co.zw}}</ref>
==Personal life== While plying his trade for Chicken Inn, the Zimbabwean playmaker shared a house with teammate David Tenwanjira.<ref name="sundaynews"/> A devout Christian, he was raised on the Masowe Echishanu Apostolic Church before moving on to the Methodist Church.<ref name="sundaynews">{{cite web|url=http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/chirambadares-other-passion-reveals-heartache-of-bosso-snub/|title=Chirambadare's other passion. . . reveals heartache of Bosso snub|website=www.sundaynews.co.zw}}</ref>
His interests include pool, darts and chess.<ref name="sundaynews"/>
His late father Peter and his cousins Stanley, Ernest, and Shepherd were all footballers.<ref name="diski365">{{cite web|url=http://diski365.co.za/10-things-dont-know-edmore-chirambadare/|title=10 Things You Don't Know About Edmore Chirambadare - Diski 365|website=diski365.co.za}}</ref>
==Individual awards== * '''2016-17 Kaizer Chiefs Most Improved Player'''<ref name="soccer24.co.zw"/> * '''ZIFA Southern region Golden Boot'''(1): 2014<ref name="diski365"/>
==References== {{reflist|2}}
==External links== * [http://www.sport24.co.za/Soccer/PSL/chirambadare-finding-his-feet-at-chiefs-20170322 Sport24 Article] * [http://www.kickoff.com/news/69535/kaizer-chiefs-edmore-chirambadare-banking-on-confidence Chirmabadare banking on confidence] * [http://www.goal.com/en-za/news/makua-calls-on-kaizer-chiefs-fans-to-show-patience-on/p8qkii8qebhz1r7lxe81y8d1j Makua calls on Kaizer Chiefs to show patience on Chirambadare] * {{Soccerway|edmore-chirambadare/432279}}
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