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Archford Gutu (born 5 August 1993) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Gutu is one of the few players to have played for both Dynamos FC and Caps United in Zimbabwe, and he has won Championships with both teams. Gutu won the Championship with Dynamos FC in 2011 and moved overseas the following year to join Kalmar FF in 2012. On his return from Europe, he joined Caps United in 2016 and won the Championship for the second time in his career. Archford Gutu has played most of his senior football career in Sweden, where he has played for Kalmar FF and IFK Varnamo. He has played for the Zimbabwe National Team at all levels. Gutu is currently the director of Archford Gutu Football Academy in Zimbabwe.

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 due to registration rules, as he was still a minor then. OnSeptember 1,r 2010, he agreed to terminate his contract with Ajax and he returned to Zimbabwe to join the country’s biggest club DynamosFC,c and revived his football career.[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] Gutu scored his 1st Dynamos goal in 2010 Derby match against rivals Caps United in a BancABC super8 Cup Final win and he was the man of the match. On 28 February 2011, he scored two goals in Dynamos' 3–2 victory over CAPS United in the Bob 87 Super Cup Final. Dynamos went on to win double, the 2011 League title and the inaugural Mbada Diamonds Cup. During his stay at Dynamos FC, Gutu was one of the club’s top players before signing for Kalmar FF in Sweden.

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] Archford Gutu is the first Zimbabwean professional footballer to play in Sweden.

International career

He was capped by Zimbabwe at the under-17, under-20, and under-23 levels and the Zimbabwe senior National team.[6] Gutu has won the Cosafa Cups with the Zimbabwe under-17s, under-20s, and with the Zimbabwe senior team. He was part of the team that won the COSAFA Under-20 in South Africa in 2007, and he was the captain of the Zimbabwe Under-17 team that won the COSAFA Cup in Namibia in 2007. After winning the Under-20 COSAFA Cup in South Africa in 2007, Gutu flew to Namibia to join and captain the Zimbabwe Under-17 team, which won the COSAFA Cup in 2007. Gutu is also a COSAFA Cup winner, with the Zimbabwe Senior National Team as hosts in 2009. In 2011, Gutu was part of the Zimbabwe CHAN team in Sudan. He scored in the second game of the group stages to help Zimbabwe beat Ghana by one goal to zero. Archford Gutu is currently the youngest Zimbabwe National Team player to ever make their debut at the age of 16 years and 175 days old. In 2007, Gutu was among the Young Sportsmen of the Year nominees.

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 9 September 2012 Harare Шаблон:Fb 3–1 Win 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

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