Marvelous Nakamba

Marvelous Nakamba is a Zimbabwean footballer who plays for Dutch club Vitesse as a central midfielder.

Club career

Early career

Marvelous Nakamba was born in Hwange and made his senior debuts with local side Bantu Rovers in 2010, aged 16. He left the country in July 2012, and had trials at French side Nancy.

Nakamba officially joined Nancy on 24 December 2012, for an undisclosed fee. He received the international clearance seven days later, and was assigned to the reserve team in CFA.

On 9 May 2014 Nakamba played his first match as a professional, starting in a 3–1 home win against Angers SCO. He played his second match seven days later, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–0 away draw against AJ Auxerre, and a new deal was offered to him on the 19th.

Vitesse

In July 2014, Nakamba went on a trial at Eredivisie side Vitesse. On 13 August he signed a four-year deal with the Arnhem side, and made his debut for the club on 27 September, coming on as a late substitute for Kelvin Leerdam in a 6–2 away win against Dordrecht. Nakamba started to establish himself in Vitesse’s starting eleven during the 2015/16 campaign and went on to appear thirty times, scoring once against local rivals De Graafschap in a 2–2 draw.

International career Nakamba is a Zimbabwe youth international, having represented the country in the under-20 level. On 13 June 2015 he made his debut with the main squad, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 win against Malawi