Marshal Munesti scored Stade de Reims’ opener against PSG over the weekend. Images: Instagram @ marshall_nyasha_munetsi
WATCH: Former Orlando Pirates star scores against PSG
Former Orlando Pirates midfielder Marshall Munetsi scored Stade de Reims’ opener against PSG over the weekend.
Marshal Munesti scored Stade de Reims’ opener against PSG over the weekend. Images: Instagram @ marshall_nyasha_munetsi
Former Orlando Pirates star Marshall Munetsi scored against Ligue 1 leaders PSG over the weekend. PSG hoped to extend their log lead as they squared off with ninth-place Stade de Reims.
Stade de Reims’ talisman netted the opener in the four-goal encounter. He tapped the opener in the seventh minute. The match ended in a 2-2 draw, but the former Pirates star was praised for his performance.
FORMER ORLANDO PIRATES STAR SCORES REIMS’ OPENER AGAINST PSG
A video of his goal has been making rounds on social media against the backdrop of the match. It has gained thousands of comments and reactions since it dropped on the internet.
Against the trends, Marshall Munetsi posted on Instagram, “What a great team performance @stadedereims.Until the end.” However, his goal against PSG saw the former Orlando Pirates star going down in the history books of Stade de Reims.
He is now one of the club’s top goal scorers of the 21st century in Ligue 1. He has sixteen goals. This season, he has three goals and four assists. Is Marshall Munetsi one of the most in-form former Orlando Pirates stars playing in Europe?
His performance has since undoubtedly thrust his former club, Orlando Pirates, into the top trends. Fans flooded his comments section with some comments of appraisal.
The 27-year-old Zimbabwean midfielder maestro joined Stade de Reims in 2019. Munetsi has earned over 150 appearances for the club. In September 2024, he extended his contract with the French outfit.
In September 2023 Marshall Munetsi marked his 100th appearance for the club. However, his new contract will keep him at Reims until the end of the 2026/2027 season. Marshall Munetsi reportedly earns a base salary of €13.846, which amounts to over R276 000 weekly.
CAREER
The Zimbabwean talisman was born on 22 June 1996. However, many find it puzzling that he once had trials with the Orlando Pirates before his move to the Soweto Giants.
He started his senior career with Ubuntu Cape Town in 2015. Marshall Munetsi’s command of the game saw him joining Baroka FC in 2016. From Baroka FC, he joined Orlando Pirates.
However, he made 28 appearances for the club during his two-year stay. In 2019, he joined Stade de Reims on a four-year contract he recently extended. According to Capology, media reports have it that his new deal saw him becoming one of the Stade de Reims’ highest-paid stars.
