Teenage Hadebe

Teenage Hadebe

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club career

Early career

Hadebe started his career with Bantu Rovers, making his debut as a 17-year-old in 2012. He played the 2012 and 2013 seasons with Bantu in Division One while playing the 2014 season in the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League. Bantu Rovers were relegated from the PSL in 2014, so Hadebe joined top-flight side Highlanders in 2015 on a season-long loan. After Hadebe helped Highlanders finish 6th on the table, he joined 2015 PSL champions Chicken Inn in January 2016. Hadebe helped Chicken Inn win the Zimbabwean Independence Trophy, defeating Highlanders in the final. All three Zimbabwean clubs Hadebe played for were located in his hometown of Bulawayo.

Kaizer Chiefs

In July 2017, Hadebe signed for South African Premier Division side Kaizer Chiefs. He had previously been on trial for Kaizer Chiefs in August 2016. Hadebe missed the first three months of the season after suffering an ankle injury in pre-season. He made his Kaizer Chiefs debut on 22 November 2017 in a 0–0 draw with AmaZulu. On 4 April 2018, Hadebe scored in the 90+5th minute, his first goal for the club, to give Amakhosi a 1–0 away win over Free State Stars. He ended the season with one goal in 13 league appearances, helping Kaizer Chiefs finish third in the Premier Division. After missing the start of the 2018–19 season due to an ankle injury, Hadebe made his first appearance of the season on 1 September in a 1–0 loss to SuperSport United in the second leg of the MTN 8 semifinals, with…

International career

Habede made his debut for the Zimbabwe national team on 16 November 2014, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 loss to Morocco in a friendly. On 31 May 2016, he scored his first two goals for the national team to give Zimbabwe a 2–0 win over Uganda. On 4 January 2017, Hadebe was included in Callisto Pasuwa's squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, however, Hadebe would not appear during the tournament. He was named to Zimbabwe's 2019 Africa Cup of Nations squad by head coach Sunday Chidzambwa on 10 June 2019. Hadebe played every minute of Zimbabwe's three group stage games as they finished 4th in Group A. On 29 December 2021, Hadebe was included by head coach Norman Mapeza for the Zimbabwe 2021 Africa Cup of Nations squad. He started the first 2 games of the group stage, but did not appear in the third match with Zimbabwe already eliminated. On 11 December 2025, Hadebe was called up to the Zimbabwe squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 August 2026

International

As of 17 February 2023

As of 9 November 2021 Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hadebe goal.

Club
Kaizer Chiefs F.C.
Club
Zimbabwe men's national football team
League
Major League Soccer
National team
Zimbabwe

Personal

Personal life

Hadebe and his wife Mitchell Matambanashe met each other in 2012 while in school. Together, they have two sons and one daughter.

Clubs

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Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Description

Zimbabwean association football player

Position

defender

Extract from Wikipedia

Teenage Lingani Hadebe is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati. He also plays for the Zimbabwe national team.

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