Washington Arubi

Washington Arubi
Personal information
Full name Washington Arubi
Date of birth (1985-08-29) 29 August 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Norton, Zimbabwe
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Marumo Gallants
Number 36
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Lancashire Steel 29 (0)
2007–2008 Highlanders 19 (0)
2009 Bantu Rovers 11 (0)
2010–2012 Dynamos
2012–2016 Pretoria University 105 (0)
2017–2018 Stellenbosch 38 (1)
2018–2020 SuperSport United 0 (0)
2020–2021 Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila 28 (0)
2021–2023 Marumo Gallants 48 (0)
2023–2024 SuperSport United 6 (0)
2024– Marumo Gallants 2 (0)
International career
1999–2001 Zimbabwe U20 15 (0)
2004–2005 Zimbabwe U23 8 (0)
2005– Zimbabwe 32 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 September 2024

Washington Arubi (born 29 August 1985) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier Soccer League side Marumo Gallants.[1]

Career

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Club

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He started his career with Lancashire Steel for which he played 29 matches, before having spells with other Zimbabwean clubs Highlanders, Bantu Rovers and Dynamos.[1] In 2012, Arubi joined South African Premier Division team University of Pretoria. He made 105 appearances in the league for Tuks before leaving in 2016.[1] In February 2017, Arubi joined National First Division side Stellenbosch.[2]

Arubi signed for SuperSport United on a free transfer in summer 2018.[3]

He joined Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila on a two-year contract in October 2020, where he was named vice-captain.[4][5]

International

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In 2007, he played as the goalkeeper for the Zimbabwe national football team during the COSAFA Cup.[6][7] He participated in the qualification matches for the Africa Cup of Nations 2015.[1]

Honours

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Dynamos 2010–12

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Washington Arubi at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Dube & Arubi Sign For Stellenbosch". Soccer Laduma. 7 February 2017. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  3. ^ "SuperSport United unveils Arubi". Soccer24. 11 July 2018. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  4. ^ "TTM unveil new signings". FourFourTwo. 15 October 2020. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Washington Arubi named vice-captain at his new club". Soccer24. 15 October 2020. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  6. ^ Soccer-Madagascar 0 Zimbabwe 1 – Cosafa Castle Cup results – Reuters UK (28 April 2007)
  7. ^ Soccer-Mozambique 0 Zimbabwe 0 – Cosafa Castle Cup result – Reuters UK (29 April 2007)
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