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{{Short description|Zimbabwean footballer (born 1982)}}
{{EngvarB|date=October 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Takesure Chinyama
| image = ChinyamaWikipedia.jpg
| upright = 0.9
| caption =
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|9|30}}
| birth_place = [[Harare]], Zimbabwe
| height = 1.84 m
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| currentclub = UKS Warszowice
| clubnumber = 40
| years1 = 2003–2005
| clubs1 = [[Wankie F.C.|Wankie]]/[[Hwange F.C.|Hwange]]
| years3 = 2005–2006
| clubs3 = [[Monomotapa United F.C.|Monomotapa United]]
| caps3 = 8
| goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2007
| clubs4 = [[Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski|Groclin Grodzisk]]
| caps4 = 11
| goals4 = 3
| years5 = 2007–2011
| clubs5 = [[Legia Warszawa]]
| caps5 = 72
| goals5 = 36
| years6 = 2012
| clubs6 = [[Dynamos F.C. (Zimbabwe)|Dynamos]]
| caps6 =
| goals6 =
| years7 = 2012–2013
| clubs7 = [[Orlando Pirates]]
| caps7 = 15
| goals7 = 3
| years8 = 2013–2014
| clubs8 = [[Platinum Stars]]
| caps8 = 5
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2015
| clubs9 = [[Dynamos F.C. (Zimbabwe)|Dynamos]]
| caps9 =
| goals9 =
| years10 = 2016
| clubs10 = LZS Piotrówka
| caps10 =
| goals10 =
| years11 = 2017
| clubs11 = [[F.C. Platinum]]
| caps11 =
| goals11 =
| years12 = 2019
| clubs12 = LZS Piotrówka
| caps12 = 12
| goals12 = 8
| years13 = 2022
| clubs13 = LZS Piotrówka
| caps13 = 8
| goals13 = 2
| years14 = 2023–2024
| clubs14 = Batory Wola Batorska
| caps14 = 5
| goals14 = 0
| years15 = 2024–
| clubs15 = UKS Warszowice
| caps15 = 6
| goals15 = 3
| totalcaps =
| totalgoals =
| nationalyears1 = 2005–2012
| nationalteam1 = [[Zimbabwe national football team|Zimbabwe]]
| nationalcaps1 = 7
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| medaltemplates =
| club-update = 22 September 2024
}}

''' Takesure Chinyama ''' (born 30 September 1982) is a Zimbabwean professional [[association football|footballer]]. He is currently head coach of Zimbabwean team [[Dynamos F.C.|Dynamos]].<ref name="fp_dynamos" />

==Club career==
Chinyama was born in [[Harare]].

In autumn 2006, he was on trial in [[Legia Warsaw]], but they decided not to buy him. After it, he joined [[Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski]]. In the summer 2007, he moved to Legia, joining his two fellow countrymen, [[Dickson Choto]] and [[Herbert Dick]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zimonline.co.za/Article.aspx?ArticleId=1635|date=6 July 2007|title=Zimbabwe striker joins Polish giants|publisher=zimonline.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071122051854/http://www.zimonline.co.za/Article.aspx?ArticleId=1635|archivedate=22 November 2007}}</ref> He became the first non-European joint top scorer in the [[Ekstraklasa]] history.

After four years, due to his poor performance in the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons and recurring health problems, he was released from Legia in June 2011.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.90minut.pl/news/160/news1603539-Takesure-Chinyama-odchodzi-z-Legii.html | title = Takesure Chinyama odchodzi z Legii | language = Polish | publisher = 90minut.pl | date = 22 June 2011 | accessdate = 27 October 2013}}</ref>

After a short-term spell at his country's club [[Dynamos F.C. (Zimbabwe)|Dynamos Harare]], Chinyama joined South African team [[Orlando Pirates]] in July 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.psl.co.za/article.asp?id=1496691|date=25 July 2012|title=Bucs capture Chinyama's signature|publisher=Premier Soccer League official website|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019164607/http://www.psl.co.za/article.asp?id=1496691|archivedate=19 October 2013}}</ref>

== Managerial career ==
In May 2025, Chinyama was appointed head coach of Zimbabwean team [[Dynamos F.C.|Dynamos]].<ref name="fp_dynamos">{{Cite web |last=Madyauta |first=Terry |date=2025-05-07 |title=Ailing Zim giants turn to highly-rated PSL coach for solutions |url=https://farpost.co.za/2025/05/07/ailing-zim-giants-turn-to-highly-rated-psl-coach-for-solutions/ |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=FARPost |language=en-ZA}}</ref>

Previously, he was one of the coaches at Polish academy KS Bibiczanka.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=The Soccer24 |date=2024-01-27 |title=Chinyama lands coaching post in Poland |url=https://www.soccer24.co.zw/2024/01/27/chinyama-lands-coaching-post-in-poland/ |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=Soccer24 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Career statistics ==
{{Updated|27 July 2010}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National Cups
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
|-
|[[Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski|Groclin Grodzisk]]
|[[2006–07 Ekstraklasa|2006–07]]
|[[Ekstraklasa]]
|11||3||6||3||colspan="2"|–||17||6
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Legia Warsaw]]
|[[2007–08 Ekstraklasa|2007–08]]
|rowspan="4"|Ekstraklasa
|28||15||10||3||colspan="2"|–||38||18
|-
|[[2008–09 Ekstraklasa|2008–09]]
|26||19||6||2||3||0||35||21
|-
|[[2009–10 Ekstraklasa|2009–10]]
|7||2||0||0||0||0||7||2
|-
|[[2010–11 Ekstraklasa|2010–11]]
|11||0||1||0||0||0||12||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!72!!36!!17!!5!!3!!0!!92!!41
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!83!!39!!23!!8!!3!!0!!109!!47
|}

== Honours ==
'''Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski'''<ref name=90m>{{cite web |title=Takesure Chinyama |url=http://www.90minut.pl/kariera.php?id=8205 |access-date=14 October 2023 |language=pl |date=14 October 2023}}</ref>
* [[Polish Cup]]: [[2006–07 Polish Cup|2006–07]]
* [[Ekstraklasa Cup]]: 2006–07

'''Legia Warsaw'''<ref name=90m/>
* Polish Cup: [[2007–08 Polish Cup|2007–08]], [[2010–11 Polish Cup|2010–11]]
* [[Polish Super Cup]]: 2008

'''F.C. Platinum'''
* [[Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League]]: [[2017 Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League|2017]]<ref name=90m/>

'''Individual'''
* [[Ekstraklasa]] top scorer: [[2008–09 Ekstraklasa|2008–09]] (19 goals, joint with [[Paweł Brożek]])

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{NFT player|11535}}
* {{90minut|8205}}

{{Ekstraklasa top scorers}}
{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chinyama, Takesure}}
[[Category:1982 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Footballers from Harare]]
[[Category:Zimbabwean men's footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
[[Category:Zimbabwe men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League players]]
[[Category:Ekstraklasa players]]
[[Category:III liga players]]
[[Category:IV liga players]]
[[Category:South African Premier Division players]]
[[Category:Hwange Colliery F.C. players]]
[[Category:Monomotapa United F.C. players]]
[[Category:Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski players]]
[[Category:Legia Warsaw players]]
[[Category:Dynamos F.C. players]]
[[Category:Orlando Pirates F.C. players]]
[[Category:Platinum Stars F.C. players]]
[[Category:LZS Piotrówka players]]
[[Category:F.C. Platinum players]]
[[Category:Zimbabwean expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in Poland]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Poland]]
[[Category:Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in South Africa]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa]]

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