| Intro | Zimbabwean footballer | ||
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Athlete Football player Association football player |
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| From | Zimbabwe | ||
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Sports |
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| Gender | male | ||
| Birth |
23 January 1989, Masvingo, Zimbabwe |
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| Age | 31 years | ||
| Star sign | Aquarius | ||
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Ovidy Obvious Karuru (born 23 January 1989) is a Zimbabwean footballer who plays as a midfielder for National First Division side AmaZulu.
Career
Club
Karuru began his career with Masvingo United F.C. and joined Newcastle United F.C. for a trial in March 2008. After two years in the senior side for Masvingo United F.C. he joined Gunners Football Club Harare in January 2009, after only a half-year with Harare, he was sold to Ligue 1 team US Boulogne in the summer of 2009. With Boulogne he relegated twice in three seasons, ending up in the Championnat National in 2012, when he moved to OH Leuven in the Belgian Pro League. He joined Chiefs on 22 July 2014 as a free agent after opting not to renew his contract with OH Leuven, who were relegated from the Jupiler League at the end of the 2013-2014 season. He joined Kaizer Chiefs and played in a pre-season friendly against Chippa United in which Chiefs won 4-2 in Port Elizabeth. Karuru received his work permit from the South African Department of Home Affairs on 22 August 2014 after a month-long delay. He was released by Kaizer Chiefs on 31 May 2016.
International
Karuru is a former member of the Zimbabwe U20 team and was with them as part of the 2009 African Nations Championship, he was also given captaincy of the team.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AmaZulu | 2016–17 | National First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | |||
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 1 | |
Honours
Club
- Zimbabwean Independence Trophy (2): 2006, 2007
- South African Premier Division (1): 2014–15
- MTN 8 (1): 2015