Marley Tavaziva

Marley Joseph Tavaziva (born 17 December 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Brentford. Born in England, he represents the Zimbabwe national team at international level.

Marley Tavaziva

Personal information
Full name	Marley Joseph Tavaziva[1]
Date of birth	(2004-12-17) 17 December 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth	London, England[2]
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Brentford
Youth career
	Little Kickerz
	Hampton & Richmond Borough
	Sutton United
2021–	Brentford
International career‡
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2025–	Zimbabwe	1	(0)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:00, 21 September 2025 (UTC)

Tavaziva is a product of the Brentford Elite Development Education Football Programme and began his professional career with the club's B team. He made his full international debut for Zimbabwe in 2025.

Club career

A goalkeeper, Tavaziva began his youth career with spells at Little Kickerz, Hampton & Richmond Borough and Sutton United.^[3] He progressed through the Brentford Elite Development Education Football Programme and made six National Youth League South Premier Division appearances for Brentford's U19 CST team during the 2021–22 season.^[4][5] He signed a two-year scholarship with the club's B team on 31 August 2022 and played concurrently for the U18 team during the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons.^[4][6][7][8] At the end of the 2023–24 season, the club exercised its option to extend Tavaziva's scholarship by a further year.^[9] He then signed a one-year professional contract in July 2024.^[10] Tavaziva made 12 appearances during the 2024–25 season was part of the Professional Development League-winning squad.^[3][11] He was retained for the 2025–26 season.^[12]

International career

In November 2023, Tavaziva was named in the provisional Zimbabwe squad for its opening 2026 World Cup qualifiers,^[13] but he was not named in the final selection due to injury.^[14] He was an unused substitute in five matches during the remainder of the 2023–24 season.^{[15][16][17][18]} Tavaziva was an unused substitute in 9 matches during the 2024–25 season,^[18] before making his debut as a half-time substitute in a 1–1 friendly draw with Niger on 10 June 2025.^[19]

Personal life

Tavaziva is of Zimbabwean descent.^[20] He attended Halliford School.^[21]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 9 September 2025^[19]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Zimbabwe	2025	1	0
Total		1	0

Honours

• Hampton & Richmond Borough Supporters' U10 Youth Player of the Year: 2014–15^[22]