Novatus Miroshi
 Miroshi with Shakhtar Donetsk | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Novatus Dismas Miroshi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 September 2002[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Tanga, Tanzania[1] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | 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 | 57 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Tanzania U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2021– | Tanzania | 24 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 September 2024 | |||
Novatus Dismas Miroshi (born 2 September 2002) is a Tanzanian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Süper Lig side Göztepe and the Tanzania national team. Miroshi made his debut for the senior national team in 2021.
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]
| 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 | ||
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 10 September 2024[8]
| 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.
| 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 | 2024 FIFA Series | [11] |
| 4 | 29 March 2026 | Kigali Pelé Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda |  Macau |
5–0 | 6–0 | 2026 FIFA Series |
References
- 1 2 3 Novatus Miroshi at Soccerway
- ↑ Novatus Miroshi at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Novatus Dismas Miroshi Göztepe'mizde" [Novatus Dismas Miroshi is at our Göztepe]. Göztepe (in Turkish). 23 July 2024.
- ↑ "FIFA". fifa.com. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ↑ "FIFA". fifa.com. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ↑ Novatus Miroshi at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ↑ "Novatus Miroshi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ↑ "Tanzania vs. Madagascar". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ↑ "Tanzania vs. Central African Republic". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ↑ "Tanzania vs. Mongolia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
External links
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- Novatus Miroshi at Soccerway
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