Arakaza MacArthur

Arakaza MacArthur (born 29 July 1995) is a Burundian professional footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper for Lusaka Dynamos F.C. in the Zambia Super League.[1] Lusaka Dynamos Football Club is a Zambian football club based in Lusaka. The club's nickname is "The Elite" and it lives up to its billing by way of the profile it commands in the media and general public. Lusaka Dynamos plays in the top division of the Football Association of Zambia league, called the Zambia Super League. Mac Arthur Popularly dubbed lion ("Saint lion") for his ability to produce spectacular saves, Arthur is widely regarded to be one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time in the East African region.

Arakaza MacArthur
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-07-29) 29 July 1995
Place of birth Makamba
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Lusaka Dynamos
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 LLB Académic
2014 Flambeau de l’Est
2015 Vital'O 88
2017 SC Villa 55
2018 Kakamega Homeboyz 39
2020 Lusaka Dynamos 20 (0)
National team
2012– Burundi 80 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Background

Born in the south of the country in Makamba, Mac Arthur comes from a modest family, passionate about football. Very young, he discovers that his father is a big lover of the round ball who has his own football club made up of very young boys. McArthur realizes he was made to be in the woods, the proof is that he still does quite well. The fans like him despite his boyish size. Deep down, young MAC Arthur tells himself that you can't let go.

In 2007, he was selected by the Aigle noir team. He is a guardian and does wonders. Football lovers said to themselves “this child is terrible. His talent will take him far ". At the time, his club were playing the B League from within. Mac Arthur has often been called upon by the national coach to join the cadet squad.

In 2009, when his club Aigle Noir suffered a fall to return to the 2nd division, Arthur like most of his former teammates was recruited by the club Vital'O. To meet his desire to always improve, he moved to South Africa, to a goalkeeper academy "FAGA" (Farouk Abrahams Goalkeeper AcademY). Farouk Abrahams is a former South African national team goalkeeper, and he was the one who spotted him.

He helped his club Flambeau de l’Est to win the national championship for the 2013 season.[2]

In July 2017, Mac Arthur joined Uganda side SC Villa after concluding a transfer from his home team Vital'O where he helped the club maintain a good position in the Uganda Super league [3]

In October 2018, Mac Arthur joined Kenya premier league side Kakamega Homeboyz, before joining Lusaka Dynamos late that year.

International career

He was invited by Lofty Naseem, the national team coach, to represent Burundi in the 2014 African Nations Championship held in South Africa.[4][5]

References
  1. "CHAN 2014: The Burundi squad". en.starafrica.com. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  2. http://akeza.net/mac-arthur-arakaza-au-dispensaire-2/
  3. https://kawowo.com/2017/01/10/sc-villa-agrees-deal-burundi-goalie-arakaza/
  4. "2014 chan : Burundi named 23-man squad for the tournament". yeswefoot.com/. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  5. "2014 CHAN - Burundi Team Profile". mtnfootball.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.


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