{{Short description|Zimbabwean footballer (born 1982)}} {{EngvarB|date=October 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Takesure Chinyama | image = ChinyamaWikipedia.jpg | upright = 0.9 | caption = | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|9|30}} | birth_place = Harare, Zimbabwe | height = 1.84 m | position = Forward | currentclub = Dynamos (assistant) | clubnumber = | years1 = 2003–2005 | clubs1 = Wankie/Hwange | years3 = 2005–2006 | clubs3 = Monomotapa United | caps3 = 8 | goals3 = 3 | years4 = 2007 | clubs4 = Groclin Grodzisk | caps4 = 11 | goals4 = 3 | years5 = 2007–2011 | clubs5 = Legia Warsaw | caps5 = 72 | goals5 = 36 | years6 = 2012 | clubs6 = Dynamos | caps6 = | goals6 = | years7 = 2012–2013 | clubs7 = Orlando Pirates | caps7 = 15 | goals7 = 3 | years8 = 2013–2014 | clubs8 = Platinum Stars | caps8 = 5 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2015 | clubs9 = Dynamos | caps9 = | goals9 = | years10 = 2016 | clubs10 = LZS Piotrówka | caps10 = | goals10 = | years11 = 2017 | clubs11 = F.C. Platinum | caps11 = | goals11 = | years12 = 2019 | clubs12 = LZS Piotrówka | caps12 = 12 | goals12 = 8 | years13 = 2022 | clubs13 = LZS Piotrówka | caps13 = 8 | goals13 = 2 | years14 = 2023–2024 | clubs14 = Batory Wola Batorska | caps14 = 5 | goals14 = 0 | years15 = 2024 | clubs15 = UKS Warszowice | caps15 = 6 | goals15 = 3 | totalcaps = | totalgoals = | nationalyears1 = 2005–2012 | nationalteam1 = Zimbabwe | nationalcaps1 = 7 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | medaltemplates = | club-update = 22 September 2024 }}
''' Takesure Chinyama ''' (born 30 September 1982) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer. He is currently the assistant coach of Zimbabwean team Dynamos.<ref name="fp_dynamos" />
==Club career== Chinyama was born in Harare.
In autumn 2006, he was on trial in Legia Warsaw, but they decided not to buy him. After it, he joined Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski. In the summer 2007, he moved to Legia, joining his two fellow countrymen, Dickson Choto and Herbert Dick.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zimonline.co.za/Article.aspx?ArticleId=1635|date=6 July 2007|title=Zimbabwe striker joins Polish giants|publisher=zimonline.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071122051854/http://www.zimonline.co.za/Article.aspx?ArticleId=1635|archivedate=22 November 2007}}</ref> He became the first non-European joint top scorer in the Ekstraklasa history.{{Citation needed|date=August 2025}}
After four years, due to his poor performance in the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons and recurring health problems, he was released from Legia in June 2011.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.90minut.pl/news/160/news1603539-Takesure-Chinyama-odchodzi-z-Legii.html | title = Takesure Chinyama odchodzi z Legii | language = Polish | publisher = 90minut.pl | date = 22 June 2011 | accessdate = 27 October 2013}}</ref>
After a short-term spell at his country's club Dynamos Harare, Chinyama joined South African team Orlando Pirates in July 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.psl.co.za/article.asp?id=1496691|date=25 July 2012|title=Bucs capture Chinyama's signature|publisher=Premier Soccer League official website|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019164607/http://www.psl.co.za/article.asp?id=1496691|archivedate=19 October 2013}}</ref>
== Managerial career == In May 2025, Chinyama was appointed assistant coach of Zimbabwean team Dynamos.<ref name="fp_dynamos">{{Cite web |last=Madyauta |first=Terry |date=2025-05-07 |title=Ailing Zim giants turn to highly-rated PSL coach for solutions |url=https://farpost.co.za/2025/05/07/ailing-zim-giants-turn-to-highly-rated-psl-coach-for-solutions/ |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=FARPost |language=en-ZA}}</ref>
Previously, he was one of the coaches at Polish academy KS Bibiczanka.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=The Soccer24 |date=2024-01-27 |title=Chinyama lands coaching post in Poland |url=https://www.soccer24.co.zw/2024/01/27/chinyama-lands-coaching-post-in-poland/ |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=Soccer24 |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Career statistics == {{Updated|match played 29 May 2011}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- |Groclin Grodzisk |2006–07 |Ekstraklasa |11||3||4||1||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name=ECU|Appearances in Ekstraklasa Cup}}||2||17||6 |- |rowspan="5"|Legia Warsaw |2007–08 |Ekstraklasa |28||15||6||1||0||0||4{{efn|name=ECU}}||2||38||18 |- |2008–09 |Ekstraklasa |26||19||2||0||3{{efn|name=UEF|Appearances in UEFA Cup}}||0||4{{efn|Three appearances and one goal in Ekstraklasa Cup, one appearance and one goal in Polish Super Cup}}||1||35||21 |- |2009–10 |Ekstraklasa |7||2||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||7||2 |- |2010–11 |Ekstraklasa |11||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !72!!36!!9!!1!!3!!0!!8!!3!!92!!41 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !83!!39!!13!!9!!3!!0!!10!!5!!109!!47 |}
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== Honours == '''Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski'''<ref name=90m>{{cite web |title=Takesure Chinyama |url=http://www.90minut.pl/kariera.php?id=8205 |access-date=14 October 2023 |language=pl |date=14 October 2023}}</ref> * Polish Cup: 2006–07 * Ekstraklasa Cup: 2006–07
'''Legia Warsaw'''<ref name=90m/> * Polish Cup: 2007–08, 2010–11 * Polish Super Cup: 2008
'''F.C. Platinum''' * Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League: 2017<ref name=90m/>
'''Individual''' * Ekstraklasa top scorer: 2008–09 (19 goals, joint with Paweł Brożek)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{NFT player|11535}} * {{90minut|8205}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chinyama, Takesure}} Category:1982 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Harare Category:Zimbabwean men's footballers Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Zimbabwe men's international footballers Category:Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League players Category:Ekstraklasa players Category:III liga players Category:IV liga players Category:South African Premier Division players Category:Hwange Colliery F.C. players Category:Monomotapa United F.C. players Category:Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski players Category:Legia Warsaw players Category:Dynamos F.C. players Category:Orlando Pirates F.C. players Category:Platinum Stars F.C. players Category:LZS Piotrówka players Category:F.C. Platinum players Category:Zimbabwean expatriate men's footballers Category:Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in Poland Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Category:Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa
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