Marvelous Nakamba

Marvelous Nakamba
Nakamba with Luton Town in 2024
Personal information
Full name Marvelous Nakamba
Date of birth (1994-01-19) 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)
2023Luton Town (loan) 17 (0)
2023–2026 Luton Town 35 (0)
2026– Sheffield Wednesday 2 (0)
International career
2012 Zimbabwe U20
2015– Zimbabwe 38 (0)
* 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.