Archford Gutu

Archford Uche Gutu (born August 5, 1993) is an international Zimbabwean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dynamos.

Archford Gutu
Personal information
Full name Archford Uche Gutu
Date of birth (1993-08-05) August 5, 1993
Place of birth Harare, Zimbabwe
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Dynamos
Youth career
Sprouting Academy
2007–2008 CAPS United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Shooting Stars
2009–2010 Ajax Cape Town 0 (0)
2010–2011 Dynamos Harare 13 (3)
2012–2015 Kalmar FF 27 (0)
2014–2015 → IFK Värnamo (loan) 37 (1)
2016–2017 CAPS United
2017–2018 IFK Värnamo 14 (0)
2019– Dynamos
National team‡
Zimbabwe U17
Zimbabwe U20
Zimbabwe U23
2009–2013 Zimbabwe 16 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 August 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 November 2020

Club career

Early career

Gutu joined South Africa's Ajax Cape Town in 2009 on a three-year deal, but failed to make a single appearance in the Premier Soccer League. On 14 September 2010, he agreed to terminate his contract with Ajax and he returned to Zimbabwe to join Dynamos F.C.[1]

Dynamos Harare

On 25 September 2010, Gutu signed a two-year deal with Dynamos Harare.[2] He made his first appearance for Dynamos on 4 November, coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 win against Monomotapa United.[3] On 28 February 2011, he scored two goals in Dynamos's 3–2 victory over CAPS United in the Bob 87 Super Cup Final. Dynamos went on to win the 2011 league title.

Kalmar FF

On 20 September 2011, Swedish club Kalmar FF confirmed that they had reached a deal with Dynamos Harare regarding Gutu, as of 1 January 2012 he would go on a six-month loan to Kalmar, together with Pape Diouf from Dakar UC, Senegal.[4] On 14 March 2012, Kalmar FF announced that they had decided to purchase both Gutu and Diouf before Allsvenskan had started, on a four-year deal[5]

International career

He was capped by Zimbabwe at the under-17, under-20 and under-23 levels.[6]

International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
19 September 2012Harare Angola3–1Win2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References
  1. "Homesick Gutu back in Zimbabwe". Kickoff.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
  2. "Dynamos Bring in Fresh Talent". Thezimbabwean.co.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
  3. "De Mbare Rumble On: Dynamos 1 – 0 Monomotapa". Fcdynamos.com. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
  4. "Afrikansk landslagsduo till Kalmar FF" (in Swedish). kalmarff.se. 20 September 2011. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  5. "Archford och Papa stannar" (in Swedish). kalmarff.se. 14 March 2012. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  6. "Kalmar byter Brasilien mot Zimbabwe". fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish). 25 July 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2020.


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