Ethan Kachosa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ethan Takudzwa Kachosa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Leeds, England | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wakefield AFC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2021 | Leeds United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Sunderland | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Guiseley (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2023 | Lewes | ||
| 2023–2024 | Bury | ||
| 2024 | Yorkshire Amateur | ||
| 2024 | Rahoveci | ||
| 2024 | Tadcaster Albion | ||
| 2024–2025 | Pickering Town | ||
| 2025- | Wakefield AFC | 6 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:32, 24 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Ethan Takudzwa Kachosa (born 23 January 2003) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Wakefield A.F.C.
Early life
[edit]Kachosa was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire to a Zimbabwean family and attended Garforth Academy. He joined his local side Leeds United where he signed a two-year scholarship in 2019 after winning the Academy's Players' Player of the Year award.[2] He featured for the under-21s team in September 2020, during a 0–7 defeat to League One side Accrington Stanley in the Football League Trophy,[3] but failed to win a professional contract with the Premier League side and was released at the end of the 2020–21 season.
Club career
[edit]Kachosa signed for Sunderland in the summer of 2021 following his release from Leeds, signing a two year professional deal. He made his professional debut on 13 October in a 2–1 win over Manchester United's under-21 side in the Football League Trophy, replacing captain Denver Hume as a substitute in the 71st minute.[4]
In March 2023, Kachosa joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Guiseley on loan until the end of the season.[5]
In May 2023, he was released by Sunderland following the expiry of his contract.[6]
After a spell with Lewes, Kachosa joined Bury in December 2023.[7]
In March 2024, Kachosa was playing for Northern Counties East League side Yorkshire Amateur.[8]
In July 2024, Kachosa moved to play overseas for the first time, signing for First Football League of Kosovo side Rahoveci.[9]
In September 2024, Kachosa was playing for Northern Counties East Football League side Tadcaster Albion.[10] He later joined league rivals Pickering Town.[11]
In November 2025, Kachosa signed for Wakefield A.F.C, a club in Northern Counties East League Division One. He has predominantly been used by manager Jason Blunt at Right-Wing Back whilst also featuring at Left-Wing Back and both wings. His only goal so far was a wonderful strike against South Leeds at home on the 12th December 2025.
International career
[edit]Kachosa is eligible to play for his country of birth England or Zimbabwe through his family. He is yet to commit to either country.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 5 October 2022
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sunderland | 2021–22[13] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ "England & Wales Births 1837-2006". Find My Past. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ↑ "Zim Teen Ethan Kachosa Signs Two Year Contract at Real Madrid". New Zimbabwe. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ↑ "Match Report: Stanley 7 Leeds United U21 0". Accrington Stanley. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ↑ "Sunderland 2-1 Manchester United U21: highlights and reaction as Black Cats reach Trophy knockout stage". Chronicle Live. 13 October 2021. Archived from the original on 13 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ↑ "Kachosa and Richardson join Guiseley". safc.com. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ↑ "2023-24: Retained list confirmed". Sunderland A.F.C. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ↑ "INCOMING: DECLAN DANIELS & ETHAN KACHOSA". Bury F.C. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ↑ "Ammers miss opportunity in Athersley defeat". Yorkshire Amateur A.F.C. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ↑ "𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐊𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐊𝐅 𝐑𝐚𝐡𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐜𝐢". instagram.com. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ↑ @TadcasterAlbion (24 September 2024). "54 Wow @EthanKachosa is absolutely rapido by the way🌪" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 January 2025 – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ↑ @PickeringTownFC (17 November 2024). "The Chairman and management team sat down with @EthanKachosa and his father after yesterday's game" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 January 2025 – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ↑ "Ambitious Zimbabwean Footballer Eyes English Premier Soccer League Action". Zim Eye. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ↑ "Games played by Ethan Kachosa in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
External links
[edit]- Ethan Kachosa at Soccerway
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Leeds
- English men's footballers
- English people of Zimbabwean descent
- Sportspeople of Zimbabwean descent
- Sunderland A.F.C. players
- Guiseley A.F.C. players
- Men's association football defenders
- Northern Premier League players
- Lewes F.C. players
- Bury F.C. players
- Yorkshire Amateur A.F.C. players
- Northern Counties East Football League players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Kosovo
- English expatriate men's footballers
- English expatriate sportspeople in Kosovo
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- First Football League of Kosovo players
- KF Rahoveci players
- Tadcaster Albion A.F.C. players
- Pickering Town F.C. players