Bonaventure Maruti
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bonaventure Ombira Maruti | ||
| Date of birth | 10 April 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Kenya | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996 | Gor Mahia | ||
| 1997–2000 | Mid-Michigan Bucks | ||
| 2001–2003 | Örebro | 34 | (10) |
| 2005 | Bryne | 14 | (0) |
| 2006–2010 | Follo | 109 | (55) |
| 2011–2013 | Fram | ||
| 2013– | |||
| National team | |||
| 2001–2007 | Kenya | 7 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 January 2010 | |||
Bonaventure Maruti (born 10 April 1976, in Nairobi) is a Kenyan football striker who is currently playing for in Norway.
Maruti has played 14 international matches for the Kenyan national team. He is Follo's all-time top scorer. He broke Oddmund Vaagsholm's previous record of 34 goals for the first team. He has a total of 36 goals from 66 games (09/09/08).
He has helped the two youth players from Kenya to settle into the area. Christian Bwamy and Joanes Muingi both signed by Follo from Kenyan club Mathare United.
In 2011, he joined Fram Larvik.[1] In 2013, he stepped down two tiers to play for Vollen.[2]
Career statistics[]
| Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2001 | Örebro SK | Allsvenskan | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | Allsvenskan | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Bryne FK | Adeccoligaen | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2006 | Follo | Adeccoligaen | 23 | 11 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007 | Second Division | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2008 | Second Division | 25 | 16 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2009 | Second Division | 26 | 16 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Adeccoligaen | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Career total | 157 | 65 | 14 | 10 | ||
References[]
- ^ Stenseth, Knut (9 April 2011). ""Boni" forlater Follo FK". Østlandets Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ^ "Bonaventure Ombira Maruti". Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
External links[]
- Club bio at the Wayback Machine (archived 11 March 2007) (in Norwegian)
- Weltfussball.de at the Wayback Machine (archived 12 March 2007) (in German)
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