T. Darikwa · career
Tendayi David Darikwa
Full Back · Lincoln · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
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
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 2 clubs — 197 appearances with 28 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at Lincoln — Season rating 52, 6 goals and 3 assists in 45 games. 2021/22 was the leap — Season rating up 22 points at Wigan. Form is on a climb — up 25 Season points across his last 3 full seasons.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2022/23 (Championship) and kept playing — 37 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Lincoln | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 52 |
| 2025/26 | Lincoln | 45 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 52 |
| 2024/25 | Lincoln | 44 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 38 |
| 2023/24 | Apollon Limassol | 32 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Wigan | 37 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 28 |
| 2021/22 | Wigan | 43 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 47 |
| 2020/21 | Wigan | 26 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 25 |
| 2018/19 | Nottingham Forest | 28 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Burnley | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Burnley | 21 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Chesterfield | 48 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Chesterfield | 41 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Chesterfield | 36 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011/12 | Chesterfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011/12 | Hinckley UnitedLoan | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010/11 | Chesterfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010/11 | Barrow | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2022/23 | World Cup - Qualification Africa | 1 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | COSAFA Cup | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019/20 | Africa Cup of Nations | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019/20 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 |
Honours
League Two×3Championship×2EFL Trophy×2League One×2EFL Trophy×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Cup | 1 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
Schedule · 2026/27
0 played10 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10 | Friendlies Clubs | A Lincoln United | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 11 | Friendlies Clubs | A Boston United | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 17 | Friendlies Clubs | H Leyton Orient | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 28 | Friendlies Clubs | A Grimsby | 1-5 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 1 | Friendlies Clubs | A Doncaster | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 1 | Friendlies Clubs | A Barnsley | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 8 | League Cup | A Derby | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 15 | Championship | A Middlesbrough | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 22 | Championship | H Portsmouth | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 25 | League Cup | A Blackpool | 4-1 | Not in squad | — |