Archford Gutu
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Archford Uche Gutu | ||
Date of birth | 5 August 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Harare, Zimbabwe | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Free agent | ||
Youth career | |||
Sprouting Academy | |||
2007–2008 | CAPS United F.C. | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2009 | Shooting Stars | ||
2009–2010 | Ajax Cape Town | 0 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Dynamos Harare | 13 | (3) |
2012–2015 | Kalmar FF | 26 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → IFK Värnamo (loan) | 37 | (1) |
2016– | CAPS United F.C. | ||
National team‡ | |||
2010– | Zimbabwe | 12 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 February 2016. |
Archford Uche Gutu (born 5 August 1993) is an international Zimbabwean footballer who plays for CAPS United F.C. as a midfielder.
Career
Early career
Gutu joined South Africa's Ajax Cape Town in 2009, but failed to make a single appearance in the Premier Soccer League. On 14 September 2010 Ajax terminated the contract of Gutu and he returned to Zimbabwe.[1]
Dynamos Harare
On 25 September, Gutu signed a two-year deal with Dynamos Harare.[2] Archi made his first appearance for Dynamos on 4 November, coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 win against Monomotapa United.[3] On 28 February 2011 he scored two goals in Dynamos's 3–2 victory over CAPS United in the Bob 87 Super Cup Final.[4]
Kalmar FF
On 20 September 2011 Swedish club Kalmar FF confirmed that they had reached a deal with Dynamos Harare regarding Gutu, as of 1 January 2012 he would go on a 6-month loan to Kalmar, together with Pape Diouf from Dakar UC, Senegal.[5] On 14 March Kalmar FF announced that they had decided to purchase both Gutu and Diouf before Allsvenskan had started.[6]
International goals
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 9 September 2012 | Harare | Angola | 3–1 | Win | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
References
- ↑ "Homesick Gutu back in Zimbabwe". Kickoff.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
- ↑ "Dynamos Bring in Fresh Talent". Thezimbabwean.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
- ↑ "De Mbare Rumble On: Dynamos 1 – 0 Monomotapa". Fcdynamos.com. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
- ↑ "Dynamos win Bob 87 Super Cup". Bulawayo24.com. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ↑ "Afrikansk landslagsduo till Kalmar FF" (in Swedish). kalmarff.se. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
- ↑ "Archford och Papa stannar" (in Swedish). kalmarff.se. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
External links
- Archford Gutu profile at Soccerway
- Swedish FA profile
- Eliteprospects profile
- Archford Gutu at National-Football-Teams.com