Marvelous Nakamba
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Nakamba with Luton Town in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marvelous Nakamba | ||
| Date of birth | 19 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Hwange, Zimbabwe | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2008 | Highlanders | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Bantu Rovers | ||
| 2012–2014 | Nancy II | 32 | (1) |
| 2014 | Nancy | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Vitesse | 67 | (2) |
| 2017–2019 | Club Brugge | 53 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | Aston Villa | 58 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Luton Town (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2023–2026 | Luton Town | 35 | (0) |
| 2026– | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Zimbabwe U20 | ||
| 2015– | Zimbabwe | 38 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:59, 14 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Marvelous Nakamba (born 19 January 1994) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club Sheffield Wednesday and the Zimbabwe national team.
Nakamba started his career in his native Zimbabwe with Bantu Rovers before moving to Nancy in 2012. After mainly playing for Nancy's second team, he moved to Vitesse, where he became a regular player for the club. Nakamba would later join Club Brugge, winning the 2017–18 Belgian First Division A in his first season with the club. In 2019, he moved to Premier League side Aston Villa, before joining Luton Town on loan, being part of the squad that achieved promotion via the playoffs. He has been part of three Africa Cup of Nations squads with Zimbabwe.