Archford Gutu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Archford Gutu | ||
| Date of birth | August 5, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Harare | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Unattached | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sprouting Academy | |||
| 2007–2008 | Caps FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009 | Shooting Stars | ||
| 2009–2010 | Ajax Cape Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Dynamos Harare | 13 | (5) |
| 2012–2015 | Kalmar FF | 27 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | → IFK Värnamo (loan) | 37 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | CAPS United | 10 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | IFK Värnamo | 14 | (2) |
| 2019– | Dynamos | 12 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 10 | (7) | ||
| 9 | (4) | ||
| Zimbabwe U23 | 7 | (2) | |
| 2009–2013 | Zimbabwe | 23 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 November 2020 | |||
Archford Gutu (born August 5, 1993) is a Zimbabwean International footballer who plays as a midfielder. Gutu has played for both Dynamos FC and Caps United in Zimbabwe and won Championships with both teams, 2011 with Dynamos FC and 2016 with Caps United. He has played most of his senior football career in Europe, and represented Zimbabwe National Team.
Club career[]
Early career[]
Gutu joined South Africa's Ajax Cape Town in 2009 on a three-year deal, but failed to make a single appearance in the Premier Soccer League due to registrations errors. On 14 September 2010, he agreed to terminate his contract with Ajax and he returned to Zimbabwe to join The biggest club in the country Dynamos F.C.[1]
Dynamos Harare[]
On 25 September 2010, Gutu signed a two-year deal with Dynamos Harare.[2] He made his first appearance for Dynamos on 4 November, coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 win against Monomotapa United.[3] Gutu scored his 1st Dynamos goal in 2010 Derby match against rivals Caps United in a BancABC super8 Cup Final win and he got a man of the match award.. On 28 February 2011, he scored two goals in Dynamos' 3–2 victory over CAPS United in the Bob 87 Super Cup Final. Dynamos went on to win The 2011 League Championship and The Mbada Diamonds Cup. During his stay at Dynamos FC, Gutu was one of the clubs top players before moving to Sweden.
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 six-month loan to Kalmar, together with Pape Diouf from Dakar UC, Senegal.[4] On 14 March 2012, Kalmar FF announced that they had decided to purchase both Gutu and Diouf before Allsvenskan had started, on a four-year deal[5] Gutu is the first Zimbabwean Professional football player to play in Sweden.
International career[]
He was capped by Zimbabwe at the under-17, under-20 under-23 levels and the Zimbabwe senior National team.[6]He has won The Cosafa Cups with the Zimbabwe under 20s team in South africa 2007 and went on to captain Zimbabwe under 17 team which won the Cosafa Cup in Namibia the same year, as well as winning The Cosafa Cup with Zimbabwe senior National team as hosts in 2009. Archford Gutu is currently the youngest Zimbabwe National Team player to ever make their debut at the age of 16 years 175 days old.
International goals[]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 14 September 2010.
- ^ "Dynamos Bring in Fresh Talent". Thezimbabwean.co.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ^ "De Mbare Rumble On: Dynamos 1 – 0 Monomotapa". Fcdynamos.com. Retrieved 4 November 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "Afrikansk landslagsduo till Kalmar FF" (in Swedish). kalmarff.se. 20 September 2011. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ^ "Archford och Papa stannar" (in Swedish). kalmarff.se. 14 March 2012. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ^ "Kalmar byter Brasilien mot Zimbabwe". fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish). 25 July 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
External links[]
- Archford Gutu at Soccerway
- Archford Gutu at SvFF (in Swedish) (archived)
- Eliteprospects profile
- Archford Gutu at National-Football-Teams.com
- Archford Gutu at Footballdatabase
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