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Ralph Matema

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Ralph Matema
Personal information
Full name Ralph Ticharwa Matema
Date of birth (1982-06-19) 19 June 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Yadah Stars
Youth career
Dynamos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Kambuzuma FC
2004–2007 Highlanders FC
2007–2009 Orlando Pirates 4 (1)
2009–2014 Witbank Spurs
2015–2017 Highlanders FC
2018– Yadah Stars
International career
2004–2007 Zimbabwe 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 January 2022

Ralph Matema (born 19 June 1982) is a Zimbabwean footballer. He has been a member of the Zimbabwe national football team.[1]

"Raru", as he is popularly known, is the reigning top scorer of the Zimbabwean CBZ Premier League after netting 19 times in the 2006 season. In 2007, he scored 10 goals in 11 games but left Highlanders FC to join Orlando Pirates for the 2007/2008 season.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Ralph Matema at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ "Highlanders start life without Matema". newzimbabwe.com. Archived from the original on 1 July 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2022.