Archford Gutu

Archford Gutu
Personal information
Full nameArchford Uche Gutu
Date of birth5 August 1993
Place of birthHarare, Zimbabwe
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Kalmar FF
Number20
Youth career
Sprouting Academy
2007–2008CAPS United F.C.
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2009Shooting Stars
2009–2010Ajax Cape Town0(0)
2010–2011Dynamos Harare13(3)
2012–Kalmar FF26(0)
2014→ IFK Värnamo (loan)13(0)
National team‡
2010–Zimbabwe12(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 November 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 March 2013

Archford Uche Gutu (born 5 August 1993) is an international Zimbabwean footballer, who plays Midfielder for Kalmar FF in the highest Swedish league Allsvenskan.

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
1 9 September 2012 Harare  Angola 3–1 Win 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References

  1. ↑ "Homesick Gutu back in Zimbabwe". Kickoff.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
  2. ↑ "Dynamos Bring in Fresh Talent". Thezimbabwean.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
  3. ↑ "De Mbare Rumble On: Dynamos 1 – 0 Monomotapa". Fcdynamos.com. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
  4. ↑ "Dynamos win Bob 87 Super Cup". Bulawayo24.com. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
  5. ↑ "Afrikansk landslagsduo till Kalmar FF" (in Swedish). kalmarff.se. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
  6. ↑ "Archford och Papa stannar" (in Swedish). kalmarff.se. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-14.

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