Philana Tinotenda "Tino" Kadewere (born 5 January 1996) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Greek Super League club Aris and the Zimbabwe national team.
Club career
Zimbabwe Kadewere was picked by Harare City in 2014 after he had finished playing for his high school team at Prince Edward School. During the first half of his debut season with the first team, he scored seven goals in the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League.
Djurgårdens IF During the summer of 2015, Kadewere went for trials with Swedish first division club Djurgårdens IF and French Ligue 2 side Sochaux. Later he decided to join Djurgårdens IF on loan in August 2015 for the remainder of the season with an option for the club to sign him permanently on a four-year deal at the end of the year. He made his Allsvenskan debut on 29 August 2015. He later joined Djurgården permanently.
Kadewere scored his first league goal for the club on 25 July 2016. It was a consolation goal in the 94th minute of a 3–1 home loss to GIF Sundsvall having been subbed on in the 85th minute.
On 27 May 2018, he scored four goals in a league game against IK Sirius, making him the first Djurgården player since Tommy Berggren in 1978 to score four goals in a single league game.
Le Havre In July 2018, Kadewere joined French Ligue 2 side Le Havre on a four-year contract. The transfer fee paid to Djurgården was reported as $2.5 million.
Lyon On 22 January 2020, Kadewere signed with Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonnais. The deal also saw him stay at Le Havre on loan for the remainder of the 2019–20 season.
Kadewere began with the Lyon squad for the 2020–21 season. On 8 November 2020, he scored a brace for Lyon in a 2–1 win over Saint-Étienne.
Loan to Mallorca On 29 August 2022, Kadewere joined Mallorca in Spain on loan with an option-to-buy.
Nantes On 4 January 2024, Kadewere joined fellow Ligue 1 side Nantes on loan with an option-to-buy. On 14 May 2024, he was permanently transferred to Nantes after the club avoided relegation. Lyon received no transfer fee, but would retain a 25% sell-on clause. On 6 July 2024, Kadewere clarified that his contract with Nantes lasted until 2026, and not 2027 as previously reported. International career Kadewere represented Zimbabwe at the under-17, under-20 and under-23 youth levels. He made his international debut for the senior team in a 2–0 win against the Comoros on 21 June 2015.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsDjurgårdens IF (loan)2015Allsvenskan5011—61Djurgårdens IF2016Allsvenskan21340—2532017Allsvenskan10210—1122018Allsvenskan12864—1812Total4813125—6018Le Havre B2018–19Championnat National 210——10Le Havre2018–19Ligue 2235212Appearances in the Coupe de la Ligue12772019–20Part of the season spent on loan from LyonLigue 2242000002420Total472521215127Lyon2020–21Ligue 1331000—33102021–22Ligue 115100502012022–23Ligue 10000—002023–24Ligue 111000—110Total591100506411Mallorca (loan)2022–23La Liga15141—192Nantes (loan)2023–24Ligue 114122—163Nantes2024–25Ligue 112100—1212025–26Ligue 10000—00Total26222—284Career total196522097122362
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsZimbabwe201520201620201710201862201950202021202110202230202320202430Total273
Scores and results list Zimbabwe's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kadewere goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Tino Kadewere No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 9 June 2018 Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, South Africa 1–0 4–2 2018 COSAFA Cup 2. 2–2 3. 12 November 2020 Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria 1–3 1–3 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
Honours Djurgårdens IF Svenska Cupen: 2017–18
Zimbabwe COSAFA Cup: 2018
Individual Ligue 2 UNFP Player of the Month: August 2019 Ligue 2 top goalscorer: 2019–20
References
External links Djurgården profile