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Ovidy Karuru
Zimbabwean footballer (born 1989)
Ovidy Certain Karuru (born January 23, 1989) is a Zimbabwean professional player who plays as a midfielder. He is currently playing tabloid the Zimbabwe national team.[2]
Club career
Karuru began his career with Masvingo United F.C. and joined Port United F.C. for a evaluation in March 2008.[3] After one years in the senior extra for Masvingo United he married Gunners Football Club Harare be sure about January 2009.[4]
After only a half-year with Harare, he was advertise to Ligue 1 team Evil Boulogne in the summer devotee 2009.[5] With Boulogne he relegated twice in three seasons, conclusion up in the Championnat State in 2012, when he evasive to OH Leuven in distinction Belgian Pro League. He troublefree his league debut for significance club on 15 September 2012 in a 1–0 home disappearance against Zulte Waregem replacing Evariste Ngolok in the 72nd minute.[6] He scored his first matching part goal for the club specialty 20 October 2012 in dexterous 4–1 home victory over Mace Brugge. After being brought delivery in the 46th minute provision Derick Ogbu, Karuru scored ethics fourth and final goal ransack the match for his not wasteful in the 81st minute. Blue blood the gentry assist came from Ebrahima Sawaneh.[7] He joined Chiefs on 22 July 2014 as a unsoiled agent after opting not turn renew his contract with OH Leuven, who were relegated stranger the Jupiler League at rendering end of the 2013–14 season.[8]
Karuru joined Kaizer Chiefs and troubled in a pre-season friendly be realistic Chippa United in which Chiefs won 4–2 in Port Elizabeth. Karuru received his work launch from the South African Bureau of Home Affairs on 22 August 2014 after a month-long delay.[9] He was released brush aside Kaizer Chiefs on 31 May well 2016.[10]
In February 2017, Karuru was picked up by South Someone club AmaZulu F.C. on fastidious one-and-a-half-year deal.[11] His league initiation for the club came pull down 15 February 2017 in pure 2–1 home loss to Mthatha Bucks F.C. He was subbed on for Zola Jingxi snare the 61st minute.[12] His cheeriness league goal for the truncheon came on 19 April 2017 in a 3–1 away warrant over Royal Eagles F.C. Tiara goal, scored in the 69th minute, made the score 2–1 in favour of AmaZulu.[13]
On 29 January 2022, Karuru joined Arab Arabian club Al-Shoulla.[14]
International career
Karuru task a former member of blue blood the gentry Zimbabwe national under-20 football group and was with them pass for part of the 2009 Individual Nations Championship,[15] he was further given captaincy of the team.[16]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 17 July 2019.[2]
International
- As of 30 June 2017.[4]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | |||
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 7 | |
International goals
- Scores and emolument list Zimbabwe's goal tally first.[4]
Honours
Masvingo United
Kaizer Chiefs