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

Club

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

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

Dynamos 2010–12

• Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League (1): 2011
• Cup of Zimbabwe (1): 2011

References

1. 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)

External links

• Washington Arubi at National-Football-Teams.com