Tendayi Darikwa

Darikwa's current-season form is level with last season (Season 52→52), while his Rating held around 21. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 52).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Lincoln · 22nd	2	0	1	6.15	21	52
2025/26	Lincoln · 1st	45	6	3	7.07	21	52
2024/25	Lincoln · 11th	44	5	4	6.92	25	38
2023/24	Apollon Limassol	32	1	0	7	—	—
2022/23	Wigan · 24th	37	0	1	6.68	37	28

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 11 earlier seasons in the full career.

Zimbabwe · international

Side	Apps	G
Zimbabwe	7	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headFull-back

T. Darikwa is a 34-year-old full-back at Lincoln, enjoying a standout season — 6 goals and 3 assists in 45 appearances, a Season grade of 52. On long-term scout potential he's rated 20.9. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present (96.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.36 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Darikwa.

On the season, Darikwa graded 52 for current form (age-blind), on 18 clean sheets and 3.363 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 52 → 52). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 21. At 34 Darikwa is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Darikwa is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2021/22Stepped up 2022/23

20.9

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

52.1

Seasoni

a solid contributor and squad regular

96.3%

Minutes

near ever-present

3.36

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Lincoln finished 1st of 24 · a title-challenging side

Apps

3.36

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.36 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 18 clean sheets across 45 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 6 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 96.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.2 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 20.9 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.36 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %96.3%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.135

Assists / 900.068

Goal contribution / 900.203

Defensive actions / 903.363

Player flow

Goal involvements9

Cards / 900.203

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~16), then tapers with age. At 34, Darikwa sits on 2.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Darikwa's projected Rating — 20.9 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals6

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles75

Interceptions57

Blocks17

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards9

Red cards0

Transfer history

LincolnJul 2024 – nowFree

AApollon LimassolJul 2023 – Jul 2024Free

WiganJan 2021 – Jul 2023Free

Nottingham ForestJul 2017 – Jan 2021

BurnleyJul 2015 – Jul 2017

HHinckley United(on loan)Jan 2012 – Jul 2015

Chesterfielduntil Jan 2012

About T. Darikwa

Tendayi David Darikwa is a 34-year-old full-back who plays for Lincoln, born on December 13, 1991 in Nottingham, standing 188 cm tall. He is from Zimbabwe. Lincoln currently sit 22nd of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, T. Darikwa has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 144 minutes.

T. Darikwa's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Lincoln face Bolton away in the Championship.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates T. Darikwa at 20.9 with a Season form score of 52.1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 9 career titles — among them the League One and the Championship. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, T. Darikwa has totalled 445 club appearances with 24 goals and 16 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2014/15, with 48 appearances for Chesterfield.

T. Darikwa's career has also included time at AApollon Limassol, Wigan, Nottingham Forest, Burnley, HHinckley United and Chesterfield.

On the international stage, T. Darikwa has represented Zimbabwe — 7 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.