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.
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.2
On 1 February 2024, Garananga signed for K.V. Mechelen in the Belgian Pro League for a fee of €500,000.3
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.4
Career statistics
Club
As of match played 6 March 2025 Appearances and goals by club, season and competition| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 45 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Moldovan Super Liga | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 146 | 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 | 47 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| Career total | 60 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 4 | ||
International
Appearances and goals by national team and year| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
Sheriff Tiraspol
References
Munashe Garananga at Soccerway https://int.soccerway.com/players/munashe-garananga/815146/ ↩
"Welcome, Munashe". fc-sheriff.com. Retrieved 15 January 2023. http://www.fc-sheriff.com/en/vse/welcome-munashe/ ↩
"Garananga versterkt KVM-defensie". kvmechelen.be (in Dutch). 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024. https://www.kvmechelen.be/WelkomGara ↩
"GARANANGA KLAR FOR F.C. KØBENHAVN". fck.dk (in Danish). 9 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024. https://www.fck.dk/nyhed/garananga-klar-fc-koebenhavn ↩
Appearances in UEFA Conference League /wiki/UEFA_Conference_League ↩
Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances in UEFA Europa League /wiki/UEFA_Champions_League ↩
Appearances in UEFA Conference League /wiki/UEFA_Conference_League ↩