Willard Katsande
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Willard Katsande | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Mutoko, Zimbabwe | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Kaizer Chiefs | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | Frontier Steel | 36 | (7) |
| 2006–2007 | Feruka | 30 | (6) |
| 2007–2009 | Highway | 60 | (12) |
| 2009–2010 | Gunners | 15 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Ajax Cape Town | 15 | (0) |
| 2011– | Kaizer Chiefs | 118 | (9) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009– | Zimbabwe | 16 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 June 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 June 2016 |
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Willard Katsande (born 15 January 1986 in Mutoko, Mashonaland East Province) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer, who currently plays as a midfielder for Premier Soccer League club Kaizer Chiefs and for the Zimbabwe national team.
Known as a midfield work-horse, Willard Katsande began his career playing for local lower division clubs in Zimbabwe such as Frontier Steel (2002–2005), Feruka (2006–2007) and a popular giant killing club from Mutare, called Highway (2007–2009) from where he was recruited to play for Gunners F.C. in Harare for the 2009–10 season.
At Gunners, Katsande made a huge contribution to the club's campaign in the CAF Champions League qualifiers. He was in irresistible form as the Gunners shocked African giants Al-Ahly 1–0 at Rufaro Stadium in the Champions League second round match before eventually bowing out on 2–1 aggregate, after losing the reverse encounter 2–0 in Cairo. The Gunners would however finish 1st in their league, clinching the title as Zimbabwean Premier League Champions for the 2009–10 season.
Willard Katsande made his professional debut for Ajax Cape Town on 12 December 2010 in a 2–0 win against Mpumalanga Black Aces at Atlantic Stadium in Witbank. He was acquired by Ajax Cape Town in the summer of 2010 as a transfer from Zimbabwean club Gunners F.C., having left a lasting impression on the club by his earlier performance with the Gunners in the CAF Champions League qualifiers.
On 15 August 2011 it was announced that Willard Katsande had joined the Kaizer Chiefs, after Chiefs manager Bobby Motaung saw his performance, while attending an international friendly match between Zimbabwe and Zambia. Katsande made his debut on 10 September 2011 in the MTN 8 final against Orlando Pirates coming in for Tshabalala in the 81st minute. In his first 12 league matches for Chiefs, Katsande got 5 yellow cards. Katsande won the Premier Soccer League and the Nedbank Cup in 2013 where he was the most booked player with 10 yellow cards including one red card. Katsande scored a long range scorcher after taking a few steps off the centre line in a 4–1 win over Bloemfontein Celtic on 21 July 2013 with his fellow countryman Knowledge Musona scoring on debut.
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