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Tatenda Mkuruva
Personal information
Full name	Tatenda Marshal Mkuruva
Date of birth	4 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Harare, Zimbabwe
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Michigan Stars
Number	16
Youth career
2007–2008	Budiriro Gunners FC
2008–2012	Dynamos Juniors
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013–2016	Dynamos
2017–2018	Cape Town City
2018–2019	Buildcon
2019–	Michigan Stars
International career‡
2012	Zimbabwe U17
2013	Zimbabwe U20
2015	Zimbabwe U23
2015–2017	Zimbabwe
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 13, 2021; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 January 2017

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Tatenda Marshal Mkuruva (born 4 January 1996) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for National Independent Soccer Association club Michigan Stars. He has also represented the Zimbabwe national team.^[1]

Club career

Youth career

Mkuruva began his career with Budiriro Gunners FC (2007–2008) in Harare and joined Dynamos Juniors 2008–2012.

Senior career

Dynamos

In 2013, Mkuruva joined Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League club Dynamos on a three-year contract.^[2]^[3] He made 23 league appearances.

Cape Town City

In February 2017, he joined Premier Soccer League club Cape Town City on a three-year contract.^[4]^[5]

Buildcon

On 2 January 2018, MTN/FAZ Super Division club Buildcon F.C confirmed that they had reached a deal with Mkuruva to sign on a year as free agent.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

Michigan Stars

Mkuruva moved to America after a year in Zambia. In September 2019, he signed with Michigan Stars ahead of their inaugural season in the National Independent Soccer Association.^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]

International career

Mkuruva represented Zimbabwe at the under-17, under-20 and under-23 level before making his senior debut in 2016. He represented Zimbabwe national team at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]

Honours

Club

Dynamos

Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League: 2013, 2014, 2015
Mbada Diamonds Cup: 2012–2013
Zimbabwean Independence Trophy : 2013

Cape Town City

MTN 8: 2017 : Runners

Individual

Dynamos

Rookie of the Year: 2015
Soccer Star of the Year: 2015

References

^ Tatenda Mkuruva at National-Football-Teams.com
^ "Tatenda Mkuruva (Dynamos FC) - informace o Tatenda Mkuruva na EuroFotbalu".
^ "Mukuruva Turns Saviour".
^ "City sign Zimbabwean international goalkeeper". sport24.co.za. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
^ "T. Mkuruva". besoccer.com. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
^ "T. Mkuruva". flashscore.com. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
^ "Follow the money, go to Zambia".
^ "Mkuruva blessed with baby".
^ "MKURUVA DELIGHTED TO JOIN ZAMBIAN SIDE | Gemazo".
^ "Roster | Michigan Stars FC".
^ "Mkuruva reemerges in the U.S". 15 September 2019.
^ "Tatenda Mkuruva Extends Stay at Michigan Stars – Pindula News".
^ "Tatenda Mkuruva resurfaces in the US". 15 September 2019.
^ "Michigan Stars retain Mkuruva". 20 February 2020.
^ "Which players will your team lose to Afcon?". BBC Sport.
^ "Pasuwa names 23-man Zimbabwe Afcon squad".
^ "SENEGAL / ZIMBABWE 2–0 : d'Une pierre deux coups". 20 January 2017.
^ "CAN : La fiche du Zimbabwe".
^ https://dailynews.co.zw/articles-2017-01-06-strong-warriors-squad-for-afcon/ ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Pasuwa announces Warriors squad". 11 March 2016.

External links

Tatenda Mkuruva at Soccerway

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[1] Tatenda Mkuruva at National-Football-Teams.com

[2] "Tatenda Mkuruva (Dynamos FC) - informace o Tatenda Mkuruva na EuroFotbalu".

[3] "Mukuruva Turns Saviour".

[4] "City sign Zimbabwean international goalkeeper". sport24.co.za. Retrieved 15 April 2020.

[5] "T. Mkuruva". besoccer.com. Retrieved 15 April 2020.

[6] "T. Mkuruva". flashscore.com. Retrieved 15 April 2020.

[7] "Follow the money, go to Zambia".

[8] "Mkuruva blessed with baby".

[9] "MKURUVA DELIGHTED TO JOIN ZAMBIAN SIDE | Gemazo".

[10] "Roster | Michigan Stars FC".

[11] "Mkuruva reemerges in the U.S". 15 September 2019.

[12] "Tatenda Mkuruva Extends Stay at Michigan Stars – Pindula News".

[13] "Tatenda Mkuruva resurfaces in the US". 15 September 2019.

[14] "Michigan Stars retain Mkuruva". 20 February 2020.

[15] "Which players will your team lose to Afcon?". BBC Sport.

[16] "Pasuwa names 23-man Zimbabwe Afcon squad".

[17] "SENEGAL / ZIMBABWE 2–0 : d'Une pierre deux coups". 20 January 2017.

[18] "CAN : La fiche du Zimbabwe".

[19] ttps://dailynews.co.zw/articles-2017-01-06-strong-warriors-squad-for-afcon/ ^{[dead link‍]}

[20] "Pasuwa announces Warriors squad". 11 March 2016.

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-'''Tatenda Marshal Mkuruva''' (born 4 January 1996) is a Zimbabwean international [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] for [[National Independent Soccer Association]] club [[Michigan Stars FC]] and the [[Zimbabwe national football team|Zimbabwe national team]].<ref>{{NFT player|id=59565}}</ref>
+'''Tatenda Marshal Mkuruva''' (born 4 January 1996) is a Zimbabwean professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] for [[National Independent Soccer Association]] club [[Michigan Stars FC|Michigan Stars]]. He has also represented the [[Zimbabwe national football team|Zimbabwe national team]].<ref>{{NFT player|id=59565}}</ref>
-==Career==
+==Club career==
 ===Youth career===
-Mkuruva began his career with Budiriro Gunners FC (2007-2008) in Harare and joined Dynamos Juniors 2008-2012.
+Mkuruva began his career with Budiriro Gunners FC (2007–2008) in Harare and joined Dynamos Juniors 2008–2012.
 ===Senior career===
 ===Dynamos===
-In 2013, Mkuruva joined [[Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League]] club [[Dynamos F.C.|Dynamos]] on a three-year contract.<ref>https://www.eurofotbal.cz/hraci/tatenda-mkuruva-68699/</ref><ref>https://www.herald.co.zw/mukuruva-turns-saviour/ {{Bare URL inline|date=December 2021}}</ref> He made 23 league appearances.
+In 2013, Mkuruva joined [[Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League]] club [[Dynamos F.C.|Dynamos]] on a three-year contract.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurofotbal.cz/hraci/tatenda-mkuruva-68699/|title=Tatenda Mkuruva (Dynamos FC) - informace o Tatenda Mkuruva na EuroFotbalu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.herald.co.zw/mukuruva-turns-saviour/|title=Mukuruva Turns Saviour}}</ref> He made 23 league appearances.
 ===Cape Town City===
@@ Line 65: / Line 66: @@
 ===Buildcon===
-On 2 January 2018, [[Zambian Premier League|MTN/FAZ Super Division]] club [[Buildcon F.C]] confirmed that they had reached a deal with Mkuruva to sign on a year as free agent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flashscore.com/player/mkuruva-tatenda/bFuFRlhi/|title=T. Mkuruva|publisher=flashscore.com|accessdate=April 15, 2020}}</ref><ref>https://www.sundaymail.co.zw/follow-the-money-go-to-zambia</ref><ref>https://www.hmetro.co.zw/mkuruva-blessed-with-baby/</ref><ref>http://www.gemazo.co.zw/?p=1147</ref>
+On 2 January 2018, [[Zambian Premier League|MTN/FAZ Super Division]] club [[Buildcon F.C]] confirmed that they had reached a deal with Mkuruva to sign on a year as free agent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flashscore.com/player/mkuruva-tatenda/bFuFRlhi/|title=T. Mkuruva|publisher=flashscore.com|accessdate=April 15, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sundaymail.co.zw/follow-the-money-go-to-zambia|title = Follow the money, go to Zambia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hmetro.co.zw/mkuruva-blessed-with-baby/|title=Mkuruva blessed with baby}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gemazo.co.zw/?p=1147|title = MKURUVA DELIGHTED TO JOIN ZAMBIAN SIDE &#124; Gemazo}}</ref>
 ===Michigan Stars===
-Mkuruva moved to America after a year in Zambia. In September 2019, he signed with [[Michigan Stars FC|Michigan Stars]] ahead of their inaugural season in the [[National Independent Soccer Association]].<ref>https://michiganstarsfc.com/roster/tatenda-mkuruva</ref><ref>https://www.soccer24.co.zw/2019/09/15/mkuruva-reemerges-in-the-u-s/</ref><ref>https://news.pindula.co.zw/2020/02/20/tatenda-mkuruva-extends-stay-at-michigan-stars/</ref><ref>https://www.thestandard.co.zw/2019/09/15/tatenda-mkuruva-resurfaces-us/</ref><ref>https://www.soccer24.co.zw/2020/02/20/michigan-stars-retain-mkuruva/</ref>
+Mkuruva moved to America after a year in Zambia. In September 2019, he signed with [[Michigan Stars FC|Michigan Stars]] ahead of their inaugural season in the [[National Independent Soccer Association]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://michiganstarsfc.com/roster/tatenda-mkuruva|title = Roster &#124; Michigan Stars FC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccer24.co.zw/2019/09/15/mkuruva-reemerges-in-the-u-s/|title = Mkuruva reemerges in the U.S|date = 15 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.pindula.co.zw/2020/02/20/tatenda-mkuruva-extends-stay-at-michigan-stars/|title = Tatenda Mkuruva Extends Stay at Michigan Stars – Pindula News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestandard.co.zw/2019/09/15/tatenda-mkuruva-resurfaces-us/|title = Tatenda Mkuruva resurfaces in the US|date = 15 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccer24.co.zw/2020/02/20/michigan-stars-retain-mkuruva/|title = Michigan Stars retain Mkuruva|date = 20 February 2020}}</ref>
-==International==
+==International career==
-Mkuruva has represented [[Zimbabwe national football team|Zimbabwe U17]] , [[Zimbabwe national football team|Zimbabwe U20]] and [[Zimbabwe national football team|Zimbabwe U23]]. He has earned 20 senior caps for [[Zimbabwe national football team|Zimbabwe national team]]. He represented [[Zimbabwe national football team|Zimbabwe national team]] at the [[2017 Africa Cup of Nations|Africa Cup of Nations 2017]].<ref>https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/38500696</ref><ref>https://www.chronicle.co.zw/pasuwa-names-23-man-zimbabwe-afcon-squad/ {{Bare URL inline|date=December 2021}}</ref><ref>https://www.seneplus.com/football/senegal-zimbabwe-2-0-dune-pierre-deux-coups</ref><ref>https://www.sofoot.com/can-la-fiche-du-zimbabwe-437250.html</ref><ref>https://dailynews.co.zw/articles-2017-01-06-strong-warriors-squad-for-afcon/</ref><ref>https://www.newsday.co.zw/2016/03/pasuwa-announces-warriors-squad/</ref>
+Mkuruva represented Zimbabwe at the [[Zimbabwe national football team|under-17]], [[Zimbabwe national football team|under-20]] and [[Zimbabwe national football team|under-23]] level before making his [[Zimbabwe national football team|senior]] debut in 2016. He represented [[Zimbabwe national football team|Zimbabwe national team]] at the [[2017 Africa Cup of Nations]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/38500696|title = Which players will your team lose to Afcon?|work = BBC Sport}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chronicle.co.zw/pasuwa-names-23-man-zimbabwe-afcon-squad/|title=Pasuwa names 23-man Zimbabwe Afcon squad}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.seneplus.com/football/senegal-zimbabwe-2-0-dune-pierre-deux-coups|title = SENEGAL / ZIMBABWE 2–0 : d'Une pierre deux coups|date = 20 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sofoot.com/can-la-fiche-du-zimbabwe-437250.html|title = CAN : La fiche du Zimbabwe}}</ref><ref>https://dailynews.co.zw/articles-2017-01-06-strong-warriors-squad-for-afcon/ {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsday.co.zw/2016/03/pasuwa-announces-warriors-squad/|title=Pasuwa announces Warriors squad|date=11 March 2016}}</ref>
 ==Honours==
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 '''[[Dynamos F.C.|Dynamos]]'''
 * [[Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League]]: 2013, 2014, 2015
-* [[Mbada Diamonds Cup]]: 2012-2013
+* [[Mbada Diamonds Cup]]: 2012–2013
 * [[Zimbabwean Independence Trophy]] : 2013
 '''[[Cape Town City F.C. (2016)|Cape Town City]]'''
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 [[Category:Living people]]
 [[Category:1996 births]]
-[[Category:Zimbabwean footballers]]
+[[Category:Zimbabwean men's footballers]]
-[[Category:Sportspeople from Harare]]
+[[Category:Footballers from Harare]]
-[[Category:Association football goalkeepers]]
+[[Category:Men's association football goalkeepers]]
 [[Category:Dynamos F.C. players]]
 [[Category:Cape Town City F.C. (2016) players]]
-[[Category:Zimbabwe international footballers]]
+[[Category:Zimbabwe men's international footballers]]
 [[Category:2017 Africa Cup of Nations players]]
-[[Category:Zimbabwean expatriate footballers]]
+[[Category:Zimbabwean expatriate men's footballers]]
-[[Category:Expatriate soccer players in South Africa]]
+[[Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa]]
 [[Category:Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in South Africa]]
-[[Category:Expatriate footballers in Zambia]]
+[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Zambia]]
 [[Category:Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in Zambia]]
-[[Category:Expatriate soccer players in the United States]]
+[[Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States]]
 [[Category:Zimbabwean expatriate sportspeople in the United States]]
 [[Category:National Premier Soccer League players]]
 [[Category:Buildcon F.C. players]]
+[[Category:Zimbabwe men's A' international footballers]]
+[[Category:21st-century Zimbabwean sportsmen]]
+[[Category:2016 African Nations Championship players]]