Obadiah Tarumbwa

Obadiah Danger Tarumbwa (born 25 November 1985 in Bulawayo) is a Zimbabwean football player who plays for Chicken Inn in the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League as an attacking midfielder.

Obadiah Tarumbwa
Personal information
Full name Obadiah Danger Tarumbwa Moyo
Date of birth (1985-11-25) 25 November 1985
Place of birth Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 University of Pretoria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2008 Highlanders 84 (32)
2008–2009 Cercle Brugge 6 (0)
2009 Bantu Rovers 5 (2)
2009–2011 Enosis Neon Paralimni 46 (2)
2011–2012 APOP Kinyras 25 (5)
2012–2013 Ermis Aradippou 12 (3)
2013 Sofapaka 0 (0)
2013–2014 Tuks 9 (0)
2014–2015 Bantu Rovers
2015–2016 → Highlanders (loan)
2016– Chicken Inn
National team‡
2007– Zimbabwe 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 January 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 January 2017

Career

In February 2008, he signed a 6-month deal with Belgian first division team Cercle Brugge.[1] At Cercle he was reunited with his former Highlanders FC colleagues Vusumuzi Nyoni and Honour Gombami, by whom he was tipped to the Cercle board. He is a member of the Zimbabwe national football team.

His contract with Cercle Brugge was ended on 13 March 2009. He returned to his home country and signed for Bantu Rovers.

On 2 August 2012, Tarumbwa returned to his homeland having been tipped to join Dynamos of Zimbabwe, but turned down the move after failing to agree terms.[2] He joined Cypriot Second Division club Ermis Aradippou and got the number 7 jersey.

On 29 December 2012, Tarumbwa landed in Kenya to sign a two-year contract with 2009 Kenyan Premier League champions Sofapaka. The deal was finalised on 2 January 2013.[3][4]

He joined University of Pretoria F.C. during the June 2013 TPL mid-season break

International goals
As of match played 11 June 2016. Zimbabwe score listed first, score column indicates score after each Tarumbwa goal.[5]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 June 2016Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia2 Swaziland1–22–22016 COSAFA Cup
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References
  1. "Obadiah Tarambwe Moyo". Sport.be. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
  2. "Dynamos bag Tarumbwa - NewsDay Zimbabwe". www.newsday.co.zw. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  3. Dan Ngulu (2 January 2013). "Sofapaka land Cyprus based striker". Futaa.com. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  4. "Sofapaka sign Zimbabwean hitman". SuperSport. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  5. Obadiah Tarumbwa at Soccerway
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