Tatenda_Mkuruva
Tatenda Mkuruva
Zimbabwean footballer
Tatenda Marshal Mkuruva (born 4 January 1996) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for National Independent Soccer Association club Michigan Stars FC. He has also represented the Zimbabwe national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tatenda Marshal Mkuruva | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-01-04) 4 January 1996 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Harare, Zimbabwe | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Michigan Stars | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Budiriro Gunners FC | ||
| 2008–2012 | Dynamos Juniors | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Dynamos | 68 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Cape Town City | 12 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Buildcon | 20 | (0) |
| 2019– | Michigan Stars | 20 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Zimbabwe U17 | 11 | (0) |
| 2013 | Zimbabwe U20 | 9 | (0) |
| 2015 | Zimbabwe U23 | 6 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Zimbabwe | 16 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 13, 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 January 2017 | |||
Youth career
Mkuruva began his career with Budiriro Gunners FC (2007-2008) in Harare and joined Dynamos Juniors 2008–2012.
Senior career
Dynamos
In 2013, Mkuruva joined Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League club Dynamos on a three-year contract.[2][3] He made 23 league appearances.
Cape Town City
In February 2017, he joined Premier Soccer League club Cape Town City on a three-year contract.[4][5]
Buildcon
On 2 January 2018, MTN/FAZ Super Division club Buildcon F.C confirmed that they had reached a deal with Mkuruva to sign on a year as free agent.[6][7][8][9]
Michigan Stars
Mkuruva moved to America after a year in Zambia. In September 2019, he signed with Michigan Stars ahead of their inaugural season in the National Independent Soccer Association.[10][11][12][13][14]
Mkuruva represented Zimbabwe at the under-17, under-20 and under-23 level before making his senior debut in 2016. He represented Zimbabwe national team at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[15][16][17][18][19][20]
Club
- Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League: 2013, 2014, 2015
- Mbada Diamonds Cup: 2012-2013
- Zimbabwean Independence Trophy : 2013
- MTN 8: 2017 : Runners
Individual
- Rookie of the Year: 2015
- Soccer Star of the Year: 2015
- Tatenda Mkuruva at National-Football-Teams.com
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- "Mkuruva reemerges in the U.S". 15 September 2019.
- "Tatenda Mkuruva resurfaces in the US". 15 September 2019.
- "Michigan Stars retain Mkuruva". 20 February 2020.
- "SENEGAL / ZIMBABWE 2-0 : d'Une pierre deux coups". 20 January 2017.
- "Pasuwa announces Warriors squad". 11 March 2016.
- Tatenda Mkuruva at Soccerway
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