Ovidy Karuru

Ovidy Karuru

Personal information
Full name	Ovidy Obvious Karuru[1]
Date of birth	January 23, 1989 (1989-01-23) (age 22)
Place of birth	Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	US Boulogne
Number	15
Youth career
2001–2006	Masvingo United F.C.
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006–2008	Masvingo United F.C.	50	(15)
2009	Gunners Football Club	19	(8)
2009–	US Boulogne	36	(2)
National team
2007–2009	Zimbabwe U-20	18	(4)
2009–	Zimbabwe	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 18, 2009. † Appearances (Goals).

Ovidy Obvious Karuru (born on January 23, 1989 in Harare) is a Zimbabwean footballer currently under contract for French side US Boulogne.

Career

Karuru began his career with Masvingo United F.C. and joined Newcastle United F.C. for a trial in March 2008.^[2] After two years in the senior side for Masvingo United F.C. he joined Gunners Football Club Harare in January 2009,^[3] after only a half year with Harare, he was sold to Ligue 1 team US Boulogne.^[4]

Position

He is a Midfield all rounder, he can play any position in the midfield, being utilised on either sides of the field, or in the centre.^[5]

International career

Karuru is a former member of the U-20 team from  Zimbabwe and was with them as part of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2009,^[6] he was also given Captaincy of the team.^[7] He currently holds five Caps for the Zimbabwe national football team.^[8]

References

1. ^ Ovidy Karuru – Fussballdaten – Die Fußball-Datenbank
2. ^ Karuru fails at Newcastle united
3. ^ Profile on National-Football-Teams.com
4. ^ Ligue 1 – Transferts – Le Zimbabwéen Ovidy Karuru signe à Boulogne
5. ^ Spielerkarte :: Ovidy Karuru | IMScouting
6. ^ Zimbabwe: Karuru in Chan Team
7. ^ Zimbabwe: Karuru's Big Break
8. ^ FIFA.com – FIFA Spielerstatistik Ovidy KARURU

Persondata
Name	Karuru, Ovidy
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	January 23, 1989
Place of birth	Masvingo, Zimbabwe
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