Novatus Miroshi

Novatus Dismas Miroshi (born on 2 September 2002) is a Tanzanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk and the Tanzania national team.

Novatus Miroshi
Personal information
Full name Novatus Dismas Miroshi[1]
Date of birth (2002-09-02) 2 September 2002[1]
Place of birth Tanga, Tanzania[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Shakhtar Donetsk
Number 26
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– Zulte Waregem 31 (0)
2023– → Shakhtar Donetsk (loan) 2 (0)
International career‡
2021– Tanzania U20 3 (1)
2021– Tanzania 21 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:47, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2024

Club career

In the summer of 2022, Miroshi signed a three-year contract with Zulte Waregem in Belgium.[3]

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.[4] On 7 September, he scored his first senior goal in a 3–2 victory against Madagascar.[5]

Career statistics
Scores and results list Tanzania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Miroshi goal.
List of international goals scored by Novatus Miroshi[6]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
121 September 2021Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Madagascar2–03–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
223 March 2022Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Central African Republic1–03–1Friendly
325 March 2024Dalga Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan Mongolia3–03–02024 FIFA Series

References
  1. Novatus Miroshi at Soccerway
  2. Novatus Miroshi at WorldFootball.net
  3. "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.
  4. "FIFA". fifa.com. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  5. "FIFA". fifa.com. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  6. "Novatus Miroshi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 January 2024.


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