Novatus Miroshi

Novatus Dismas Miroshi (born on 2 September 2002) is a Tanzanian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Turkish side Göztepe and the Tanzania national team.

Novatus Miroshi

Miroshi with Shakhtar Donetsk
Personal information
Full name	Novatus Dismas Miroshi[1]
Date of birth	(2002-09-02) 2 September 2002 (age 22)[1]
Place of birth	Tanga, Tanzania[1]
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Göztepe
Number	20
Youth career
0000–2020[2]	Azam F.C.
2020–2021	Maccabi Tel Aviv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2022	Maccabi Tel Aviv	0	(0)
2021–2022	→ Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam (loan)	24	(1)
2022–2024	Zulte Waregem	33	(0)
2023–2024	→ Shakhtar Donetsk (loan)	4	(0)
2024–	Göztepe	22	(4)
International career‡
2021–	Tanzania U20	3	(1)
2021–	Tanzania	24	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 September 2024

Club career

In the summer of 2022, Miroshi signed a three-year contract with Zulte Waregem in Belgium.^[3]

He signed a four-year contract with Göztepe on 23 July 2024.^[4]

International career

Miroshi made his international debut with the Tanzania under-20 team on 16 February 2021 in a 4–0 defeat to Ghana at the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. On 19 February, he scored his first goal for Tanzania against the Gambia in a 1–1 draw.

On 2 September 2021, Miroshi made his senior debut in a 1–1 draw against DR Congo in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying.^[5] On 7 September, he scored his first senior goal in a 3–2 victory against Madagascar.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 September 2024^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Maccabi Tel Aviv	2021-22	Israeli Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam (loan)	2021-22	Liga Leumit	24	1	2	0	—		26	1
Zulte Waregem	2022-23	Belgian Pro League	31	0	5	0	—		36	0
	2023-24	Challenger Pro League	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Total		33	0	5	0	—		38	0
Shakhtar Donetsk (loan)	2023-24	Ukrainian Premier League	4	0	1	0	1[a]	0	6	0
Göztepe	2024-25	Süper Lig	3	0	0	0	—		3	0
Career total			64	1	8	0	1	0	73	1

1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 10 September 2024^[8]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Tanzania	2021	6	1
	2022	4	1
	2023	7	0
	2024	7	1
Total		24	3

Scores and results list Tanzania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Miroshi goal.

List of international goals scored by Novatus Miroshi

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	7 September 2021	Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	Madagascar	2–0	3–2	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	[9]
2	23 March 2022	Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	Central African Republic	1–0	3–1	Friendly	[10]
3	25 March 2024	Dalga Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan	Mongolia	3–0	3–0	Friendly	[11]