Tatenda Mkuruva

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Tatenda Mkuruva
Personal information
Full name Tatenda Marshal Mkuruva
Date of birth (1996-01-04) 4 January 1996 (age 30)
Place of birth Harare, Zimbabwe
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Detroit City
Number 16
Youth career
2007–2008 Budiriro Gunners FC
2008–2012 Dynamos Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Dynamos 68 (0)
2017–2018 Cape Town City 12 (0)
2018–2019 Buildcon 20 (0)
2019–2024 Michigan Stars 20 (1)
2025– Detroit City 0 (0)
International career‡
2012 Zimbabwe U17 11 (0)
2013 Zimbabwe U20 9 (0)
2015 Zimbabwe U23 6 (0)
2015–2017 Zimbabwe 16 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of April 13, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 January 2017

Tatenda Marshal Mkuruva (born 4 January 1996) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for USL Championship club Detroit City FC. He has also represented the Zimbabwe national team.[1]

Club career

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Youth career

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

Senior career

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Dynamos

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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

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

Buildcon

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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

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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] On March 19th, 2025 Mkuruva would announce via his Facebook that he would not be returning to Michigan Stars FC[15]

Detroit City FC

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On March 25th, 2025 USL Championship club Detroit City FC announced the signing of Mkuruva on a two-year deal, with 2025 guaranteed and a 2026 option.

International career

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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.[16][17][18][19][20][21]

Honours

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Club

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Dynamos

Cape Town City

Individual

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Dynamos

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

References

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