Tivonge Rushesha

Tivonge Sacha Rushesha (born 24 July 2002) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bosnian Premier League club Radnik Bijeljina.

Club career Rushesha made his Swansea City debut on 28 August 2019 as a second-half substitute in a 6–0 EFL Cup win against Cambridge United.

Rushesha was released by Swansea on 30 June 2023. However, on 4 August 2023, Rushesha signed a one-year contract with League One club Reading. On 4 July 2024, Rushesha signed a new one-year contract with Reading, signing another one-year contract the following summer, on 1 July 2025.

On 5 May 2026, Reading announced that Rushesha would leave the club once his contract expires on 30 June 2026.

On 10 July 2026, Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina club Radnik Bijeljina announced the signing of Rushesha.

International career Rushesha was born in Zimbabwe but moved to the United Kingdom with his family in 2003. He has represented Wales at the under-17 level, playing against Kazakhstan and Portugal in the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifiers in October 2018.

On 13 November 2023, Rushesha was named in the final squad for Zimbabwe's first two 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Nigeria but didn't play in either game as he was still awaiting his Zimbabwean passport.

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