Knowledge Musona (born 21 June 1990) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a left winger or forward for Scottland. Musona, also captained the Zimbabwe national team prior to retiring from international football. Previously, he has played senior football in South Africa, Belgium and Germany.
Personal life Knowledge Musona hails from Norton, Mashonaland West and attended Lord Malvern High School in Harare. His younger brother Walter Musona is also a professional footballer.
Club career Musona began his senior career with South African club Kaizer Chiefs, where he scored in Chief's victory in the final of the 2009 Telkom Knockout.
Musona made his debut for Hoffenheim as a substitute against SC Freiburg in a 3–1 win and scored his first goal in a 2–1 DFB-Pokal win over Köln on 25 October 2011. On 18 May 2012, it was announced that he would join Augsburg on a one-year loan for the upcoming season.
In July 2013, he left Germany and returned to Kaizer Chiefs on a loan deal. He scored eight goals in 19 league matches, including a vital goal which sent his team into the last 16 of the Nedbank Cup. Musona scored a hat trick in a 3–0 first-round, second-leg CAF Champions League victory over Liga Muculmana in Maputo on 6 March, progressing to the next round of the competition on a 7–0 aggregate scoreline after winning 4–0 at Moses Mabhida Stadium. Musona suffered an ankle sprain in a 2–0 win over AS Vita Club in the CAF Champions League on 29 March 2014 where they lost 3–2 on aggregate. Musona ended the season with 16 goals in 25 starts in all competitions. He attracted interest from clubs in Belgium, Germany and Roda of the Netherlands. On 5 August, Musona started training with La Liga club, Granada.
On 18 December 2014, Musona signed for Belgian club Oostende, effective 1 January 2015, with the player signing a two-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee. His agent Paschalis Tountouris stated that this move was the ideal step to revive his career. He joined Andile Jali at the Belgian club. He made his Belgian Pro League debut on 17 January 2015 in a 7–1 home defeat to K.V. Kortrijk. He was subbed off in the 67th minute, being replaced by Fernando Canesin. He scored his first competitive goal for the club on 21 February 2015 in a 3–1 home defeat to Charleroi in the league. His goal, assisted by Elimane Coulibaly, was scored in the 77th minute.
In May 2018, Musona moved to RSC Anderlecht, signing a four-year deal. This came after reported interest from another Belgian side, Standard Liège. He made his league debut for the club on the opening day of the season, coming on for Landry Dimata in the 86th minute of Anderlecht's 4–1 away victory over K.V. Kortrijk. He scored his first competitive goal for the club on 26 August 2018 in a 2–1 away defeat to Club Brugge. His goal, assisted by Ivan Santini, was scored in the 19th minute and levelled the scores at one.
In January 2019, Musona was loaned out to Lokeren until the end of the 2018–19 season. He made his league debut for the club on 19 January 2019, playing all ninety minutes of a 4–1 away defeat to Eupen. He scored his first league goal for the club on 9 February 2019 in a 2–1 home victory over Royal Antwerp. His goal, assisted by Marko Mirić, was scored in the 32nd minute.
On 4 June 2023, Musona joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Riyadh on a free transfer. On 11 August 2024, Musona joined Al-Okhdood on a free transfer.
On 28 July 2025, Musona joined Scottland.
International career Musona made his national team debut in a friendly against South Africa on 3 March 2010. He is often considered to be one of the finest strikers to ever come out of Zimbabwe. At the 2017 African Cup of Nations, he scored a goal against Tunisia, beating two defenders and smashing the ball beyond the goalkeeper. On 11 June 2017, he scored a hat trick to join other Zimbabwean hat trick heroes like the legendary Peter Ndlovu and Vitalis Takawira. Musona announced his retirement from international football in 2022.
On 11 December 2025, Musona was called up to the Zimbabwe squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
Career statistics Club
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsKaizer Chiefs2009–10South African Premiership2140000——2142010–1128150000——2815Total49190000——49191899 Hoffenheim2011–12Bundesliga16011——00171FC Augsburg (loan)2012–13Bundesliga14031——00171Kaizer Chiefs (loan)2013–14South African Premiership198113235302916Oostende2014–15Belgian Pro League15500———1552015–16351310———36132016–17291033——1033132017–1824722—21—2810Total1033565—211012241Anderlecht2018–19Belgian Pro League8100—20—101Lokeren2018–19Belgian Pro League6100—––61Eupen2019–20Belgian Pro League7200–––722020–2124720–––267Total31920–––339Al-Tai2021–22Saudi Pro League24610———2562022–2329811———309Total531421———5515Al-Riyadh2023–24Saudi Pro League22410———234Al-Okhdood2024–25Saudi Pro League5200———52Career total32693169327640356110
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsZimbabwe201062201135201252201343201410201521201653201744201831201991202021202151202231202562Total5827
Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Musona goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Knowledge MusonaNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1SKD Stadium, Paynesville, Liberia1–01–12012 African Cup of Nations qualification2Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique1–03–1Friendly3Rufaro Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe1–02–12012 African Cup of Nations qualification42–15Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde1–21–22012 African Cup of Nations qualification6Rufaro Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe1–12–1Friendly72–18Intwari Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi1–11–22013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification9National Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe1–01–02013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification10Borg El Arab Stadium, Amreya, Egypt1–11–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification11National Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe1–12–42014 FIFA World Cup qualification12Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa1–02–1Friendly13Rufaro Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe1–11–12017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification14National Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe1–04–02017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification15National Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe1–03–02017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification16National Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe1–03–0Friendly17Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon1–32–42017 Africa Cup of Nations18National Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe1–03–02019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification192–0203–021Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo2–12–12019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification22National Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe2–02–02019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification23National Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe1–22–22021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification24Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast, Ghana1–11–32022 FIFA World Cup qualification25Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon1–02–12021 Africa Cup of Nations26Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa2–22–22026 FIFA World Cup qualification27Marrakesh Stadium, Marrakesh, Morocco1–11–12025 Africa Cup of Nations
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