Munashe Garananga

Munashe Garananga
Personal information
Full name	Munashe Peter Garananga
Date of birth	18 January 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Harare, Zimbabwe
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Copenhagen
Number	4
Youth career
	Ubuntu Cape Town
Senior career*
Years	Team
0000–2022	Ubuntu Cape Town
2022–2023	Dynamo Brest
2023	Sheriff Tiraspol
2024	Mechelen
2024–	Copenhagen
International career‡
2023–	Zimbabwe
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:29, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

Munashe Peter Garananga (born 18 January 2001) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club Copenhagen and the Zimbabwe national team.^[2]

Career

After spending his youth in the Prince Eduard Academy, in 2016 he moved to South Africa, wearing the Ubuntu Cape Town shirt until 2021.

In 2022, Garananga moved to Belarusian side Dynamo Brest, playing as a starter throughout the season.

On 13 January 2023, Garananga signed for Sheriff Tiraspol, formation of the Moldovan Super Liga, with whom he also played four games in the Conference League.^[3]

On 1 February 2024, Garananga signed for K.V. Mechelen in the Belgian Pro League for a fee of €500,000.^[4]

On 9 July 2024, Garananga joined Danish Superliga club Copenhagen for a reported fee in the region of €4 million, signing a four-year deal.^[5]

As of match played 14 December 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dynamo Brest	2022	Belarusian Premier League	24	2	2	0	–		–		26	2
	2023	Belarusian Premier League	0	0	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Total		24	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	28	2
Sheriff Tiraspol	2022–23	Moldovan Super Liga	5	0	5	0	4^[a]	0	–		14	0
	2023–24	Moldovan Super Liga	16	0	1	2	14^[b]	0	0	0	31	2
	Total		12	0	6	2	18	0	0	0	36	2
Mechelen	2023–24	Belgian Pro League	16	0	0	0	—		—		16	0
Copenhagen	2024–25	Danish Superliga	8	0	3	0	2^[a]	0	—		13	0
Career total			60	2	13	2	20	0	0	0	83	4

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Zimbabwe	2023	1	0
Total		1	0

Sheriff Tiraspol

^ Munashe Garananga at WorldFootball.net
^ Munashe Garananga at Soccerway
^ "Welcome, Munashe". fc-sheriff.com. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
^ "Garananga versterkt KVM-defensie". kvmechelen.be (in Dutch). 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
^ "GARANANGA KLAR FOR F.C. KØBENHAVN". fck.dk (in Danish). 9 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.