Ovidy Karuru

Black Leopards

Born on : January 23, 1989 (35 years) at Masvingo

Nationality : Zimbabwe

Height : 1m78

Weight : 68 kg

Number of international caps : 44 (7 goals)

First cap : vs Malawi 09/09/2007

First international goal : vs Liberia 04/09/2011

2018-2019
2011-2012
2010-2011

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Current season statistics (2024/2025)

0 Impacting goals 0 Goals

0 Impacting assists 0 Assists

0 Played matches 0 Minutes played

0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards

ROM

Main position
Right Offensive Midfielder	53%
Other positions
Striker	13%
Centre Midfield	6%

Karuru's career statisticsLast updated on 18/11/2024 at 15:11

Offense

Defense

Playing time

Presence

discipline

V D L

Results

Season

Club

League

Continent

Nat. cups

International

Total

tier

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

2024/2025

2023/2024

2022/2023

2021/2022

2020/2021

Club	Competition												V	D	L
Black Leopards	DStv Premiership	22	5	2	374	31	3	1870	19	95%	2	88%	18%	36%	45%
Black Leopards	Nedbank Cup	3	2		90	3	1	180	19	67%	1	100%	67%	0%	33%
Zimbabwe	CAF Nations Cup Qualifying	2				2	1	180	0	100%		100%	50%	0%	50%
Zimbabwe	COSAFA Cup	4		1		5	1	298	10	75%	1	100%	0%	50%	50%

2020/2021

Stellenbosch

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Zimbabwe	CAF Nations Cup Qualifying	2					3		115	0	50%	1	100%			0%	50%	50%

2019/2020

Stellenbosch

543

663

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Stellenbosch	ABSA Premiership	9	1		543		6	4	543	17	78%	3	60%	2	1	56%	11%	33%
Stellenbosch	Nedbank Cup	1					2		120	17	100%		100%			0%	100%	0%

2019/2020

AmaZulu

Club	Competition										V	D	L
AmaZulu	ABSA Premiership	8	6	1	616	11	88%	3	57%	1	13%	13%	75%
AmaZulu	Telkom Knockout	1	2		58	11	100%		100%		0%	0%	100%
Zimbabwe	World Cup Qualifying - Africa Zone	1	1		90	0	100%		50%		100%	0%	0%
Zimbabwe	CAF Nations Cup Qualifying	2	1	1	167	0	100%		100%		50%	50%	0%

2018/2019

AmaZulu

637

1027

Club	Competition													V	D	L
AmaZulu	ABSA Premiership	21	2	1	637	12	9	1274	11	62%	8	70%	1	29%	29%	43%
AmaZulu	Telkom Knockout	1					1	72	11	100%		50%		100%	0%	0%
AmaZulu	Nedbank Cup	1				1		69	11	100%		100%		0%	100%	0%
Zimbabwe	CAF Nations Cup Qualifying	4				2	1	188	0	50%	2	80%		50%	25%	25%
Zimbabwe	COSAFA Cup	1					1	90	0	100%		33%		100%	0%	0%
Zimbabwe	Friendlies	1					1	90	0	100%		100%		0%	100%	0%
Zimbabwe	CAF Nations Cup	3		1		6		270	10	100%		100%		0%	33%	67%

2017/2018

AmaZulu

638

538

Club	Competition												V	D	L
AmaZulu	ABSA Premiership	25	3	4	638	20	9	1915	23	84%	4	83%	28%	36%	36%
AmaZulu	Nedbank Cup	1	1		90	3		90	23	100%		50%	0%	0%	100%
Zimbabwe	Friendlies	1				2		90	0	100%	1	33%	0%	100%	0%
Zimbabwe	COSAFA Cup	1						55	0	100%		33%	0%	100%	0%

2016/2017

AmaZulu

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Zimbabwe	CAF Nations Cup Qualifying	1						1	3	0	0%	1	100%			100%	0%	0%
Zimbabwe	COSAFA Castle Cup	6	6		90		5	3	540	11	100%		100%			83%	17%	0%

2015/2016

Kaizer Chiefs

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Kaizer Chiefs	MTN 8									11		4	0%
Kaizer Chiefs	ABSA Premiership	4						2	38	11	0%	5	13%			25%	75%	0%

2014/2015

Kaizer Chiefs

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Kaizer Chiefs	ABSA Premiership	1							0	29	0%	1	3%			100%	0%	0%
Kaizer Chiefs	Nedbank Cup	2					1	1	147	29	100%		100%			50%	0%	50%

2013/2014

OH Leuven

Club	Competition											V	D	L
OH Leuven	Cofidis Cup	1		1	90	7	100%		50%			100%	0%	0%
OH Leuven	Jupiler Pro League	8	8	4	551	7	75%	2	27%	1		25%	25%	50%
OH Leuven	Tweede Klasse Playoffs	8	4	4	683	7	100%		89%	2	1	38%	25%	38%
Zimbabwe	CAF Nations Cup Qualifying	1	2		90	0	100%		50%			0%	100%	0%

2012/2013

OH Leuven

927

1239

Club	Competition													V	D	L
OH Leuven	Jupiler Pro League	17	1	1	927	13	3	927	7	65%	6	68%		29%	35%	35%
OH Leuven	Cofidis Cup	1				2		90	7	100%		100%	1	0%	0%	100%
OH Leuven	Europa League Play Offs	4				6	1	169	7	50%	2	50%		50%	0%	50%
Zimbabwe	World Cup Qualifying - Africa Zone	2				4		53	7	0%	2	67%		0%	0%	100%

2012/2013

Boulogne/mer

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Boulogne/mer	National	4					3	1	268	0	75%	1	100%	1		25%	25%	50%
Boulogne/mer	Coupe de la Ligue	1						1	27	0	100%		100%			0%	100%	0%

2011/2012

Club	Competition													V	D	L
Boulogne/mer	Ligue 2	30	6	1	256	20	9	1538	7	47%	16	79%	3	20%	43%	37%
Boulogne/mer	French Cup	2				1	1	144	7	100%		67%		50%	0%	50%
Zimbabwe	Friendlies	2				1	1	150	0	100%		100%		100%	0%	0%
Zimbabwe	CAF Nations Cup Qualifying	2	1		180	2	1	180	0	100%		100%		50%	0%	50%
Zimbabwe	World Cup Qualifying - Africa Zone	2				1	1	142	0	100%		100%		0%	50%	50%

2010/2011

Boulogne/mer

447

679

Club	Competition												V	D	L
Boulogne/mer	Coupe de la Ligue	4			5		252	15	75%	1	100%		50%	25%	25%
Boulogne/mer	Ligue 2	25	3	447	17	10	1342	15	56%	11	66%	5	40%	36%	24%
Boulogne/mer	French Cup	4			2	2	332	15	100%		100%		50%	25%	25%
Zimbabwe	CAF Nations Cup Qualifying	2			1		111	0	50%	1	50%		50%	0%	50%

2009/2010

Boulogne/mer

873

1234

Club	Competition													V	D	L
Boulogne/mer	Ligue 1	14	1	1	873	20	2	873	15	64%	5	37%	1	21%	21%	57%
Boulogne/mer	French Cup	4		1		5	1	308	15	100%		100%		75%	0%	25%
Zimbabwe	Friendlies	1				2		53	0	100%		25%		0%	0%	100%

2009

Shooting Stars

2008

Masvingo

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Zimbabwe	World Cup Qualifying - Africa Zone	2						1	41	0	0%	2	33%			0%	50%	50%

2007

Masvingo

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Zimbabwe	CAF Nations Cup Qualifying	1							38	0	100%		33%			100%	0%	0%

2006

Total

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Notes

Overall

/100

Physical

/20

Mental

/20

Technical

/20

Offense

/20

Defense

/20

Player's evolution

*The FBDB Index is an automatically engineered figure based on player's statistical performances during each game he is involved in.

Player's titles

Victories

Premier Soccer League	1	2015
COSAFA Cup	2	20172018

Runner-ups

MTN 8

2015

Transfers

30/11/20 >	Black Leopards
01/01/20 > 30/11/20	Stellenbosch	Free
03/02/17 > 20/12/19	AmaZulu
22/07/14 > 31/05/16	Kaizer Chiefs
30/08/12 > 01/07/14	OH Leuven
30/07/09 > 30/08/12	Boulogne/mer
01/01/09 > 30/07/09	Shooting Stars
01/01/06 > 01/01/09	Masvingo

Suggest a transfer for this player

Player career by clubLast updated on 18/11/2024 at 15:11

Club	Played matches	Goals	Assists	Efficiency	Minutes played	Yellow cards	Red cards	Match starts	V Victories	L Losses
AmaZulu	58	6	5	682	4094	2		78%45	26%15	45%26
Black Leopards	25	7	2	293	2050			92%23	24%6	44%11
Boulogne/mer	88	10	3	508	5084	10		61%54	32%28	35%31
Kaizer Chiefs	7				185			29%2	43%3	14%1
OH Leuven	39	1	1	2510	2510	4	1	74%29	33%13	41%16
Stellenbosch	10	1		663	663	2	1	80%8	50%5	30%3
Zimbabwe	44	7	2	433	3034			77%34	39%17	32%14
Zimbabwe B	1	1		90	90			100%1	0%0	0%0

Player's favourite opponents

Club		V
SuperSport	6	4	3	2
Le Cap	8	4	0	0
Polokwane	6	1	1	0
FS Stars	5	3	0	0
Istres	4	2	1	0
Mozambique	3	1	2	0
Chippa United	8	0	0	0
Kaizer Chiefs	7	1	3	0
Maritzburg	6	0	0	0
Golden Arrows	6	4	0	1
Mons	5	2	0	0
Bloemfontein	5	1	0	0
Le Mans	4	2	0	0
Reims	4	1	0	0
Botswana	3	1	0	0
Laval	3	1	0	0
Liberia	3	2	1	0
Kortrijk	2	0	0	0
Sochaux	2	1	0	0
Mamelodi	7	1	1	0

Player's worst opponents

Club		L
Mamelodi	7	5	13
Chippa United	8	5	11
Le Cap	8	4	10
Metz	3	3	6
Egypt	3	3	7
Kaizer Chiefs	7	3	10
Black Leopards	4	3	8
Baroka FC	4	3	5
Sint-Truiden	2	2	3
Namibia	2	2	6
Lens	3	2	6
Monaco	3	2	3
AC Ajaccio	2	2	3
Reims	4	2	7
Valenciennes	2	2	6
Gent	3	2	7
Club Brugge	3	2	9
Mons	5	2	7
Beveren	5	2	6
Orlando Pirates	5	2	7

Results with or without him

In clubs

for the national team

Season	Club	When present			When absent			Influence
		v	l	Total	v	l	Total
2024/2025	Black Leopards	0%	0%	0	50%	20%	10	-
2023/2024	Black Leopards	0%	0%	0	35%	52%	31	-
2022/2023	Black Leopards	0%	0%	0	13%	55%	31	-
2021/2022	Black Leopards	0%	0%	0	32%	39%	31	-
2020/2021	Black Leopards	24%	44%	25	0%	100%	3	-
2020/2021	Stellenbosch	0%	0%	0	20%	40%	5	-
2019/2020	Stellenbosch	50%	30%	10	17%	50%	6	-
2019/2020	AmaZulu	11%	78%	9	33%	17%	6	-
2018/2019	AmaZulu	30%	39%	23	40%	50%	10	Slightly negative
2017/2018	AmaZulu	27%	38%	26	29%	29%	7	Very slightly negative
2016/2017	AmaZulu	0%	0%	0	44%	38%	16	-
2015/2016	Kaizer Chiefs	25%	0%	4	39%	26%	38	-
2014/2015	Kaizer Chiefs	67%	33%	3	69%	13%	39	-
2013/2014	OH Leuven	35%	41%	17	21%	50%	24	Positive
2012/2013	OH Leuven	32%	41%	22	25%	42%	12	Slightly positive
2012/2013	Boulogne/mer	20%	40%	5	0%	0%	0	-
2011/2012	Boulogne/mer	22%	38%	32	10%	60%	10	Very positive
2010/2011	Boulogne/mer	42%	24%	33	23%	46%	13	Very positive
2009/2010	Boulogne/mer	33%	50%	18	16%	56%	25	Very positive
2009	Shooting Stars	0%	0%	0	33%	33%	18	-
2008	Masvingo	0%	0%	0	30%	40%	30	-
2007	Masvingo	0%	0%	0	47%	27%	30	-
2006	Masvingo	0%	0%	0	47%	30%	30	-

Key figures

The player hasn't scored away from home for the national team for 1724 minutes.

The player hasn't won for the national team any of the last 4 away from home matches

The player hasn't scored for the national team for 2264 minutes.

Ovidy Karuru hasn't won for the national team any of the last 5 matches

Karuru hasn't scored at home for the national team for 1036 minutes.

The player hasn't scored away from home all competitions included for 1173 minutes.

The player hasn't won all competitions included any of the last 7 away from home matches

Karuru hasn't scored all competitions included for 963 minutes.

The player hasn't won all competitions included any of the last 6 matches

The player hasn't lost all competitions included any of the last 4 at home matches

Karuru has played in the first 11 in Premier Soccer League in each of the last 12 at home matches

The player hasn't lost in Premier Soccer League any of the last 4 at home matches

He hasn't scored in Premier Soccer League for 603 minutes.

He has played in the first 11 in Premier Soccer League in each of the last 11 matches

Ovidy Karuru hasn't scored away from home in Premier Soccer League for 780 minutes.

Karuru hasn't scored at home in non-league and non-national team competition for 511 minutes.

Ovidy Karuru has played in the first 11 in non-league and non-national team competition in each of the last 12 away from home matches

First times

In clubs

for the national team

in competitions

Date	Competition	Games	Score	First times
Boulogne-sur-Mer
28/11/2009		Toulouse FC - Boulogne/mer	1 - 0	First match with the club, first start, first loss
06/12/2009		Boulogne/mer - Lens	2 - 1	First victory, first goal
14/10/2011		Sedan - Boulogne/mer	1 - 4	First time scoring 2 goals
OH Leuven
15/09/2012	JPL	OH Leuven - Zulte-Waregem	0 - 1	First match with the club, first loss
22/09/2012	JPL	Lokeren - OH Leuven	2 - 2	First start
29/09/2012	JPL	OH Leuven - Beveren	5 - 2	First victory
20/10/2012	JPL	OH Leuven - Club Brugge	4 - 1	First goal
11/05/2014	TKP	OH Leuven - Sint-Truiden	0 - 1	First red card
Kaizer Chiefs
16/12/2014		Kaizer Chiefs - FS Stars	2 - 1	First match with the club, first victory
21/02/2015		Kaizer Chiefs - Edu Sports	4 - 0	First start
21/03/2015		Kaizer Chiefs - Black Leopards	1 - 2	First loss
AmaZulu
19/08/2017		AmaZulu - FS Stars	1 - 0	First match with the club, first start, first victory
22/08/2017		Chippa United - AmaZulu	2 - 0	First loss
20/01/2018		AmaZulu - SuperSport	2 - 0	First goal
Stellenbosch
07/01/2020		Stellenbosch - Bloemfontein	1 - 2	First match with the club, first loss
11/01/2020		Highlands Park - Stellenbosch	1 - 4	First start, first victory
25/01/2020		Stellenbosch - Polokwane City	1 - 0	First goal
15/08/2020		Stellenbosch - Golden Arrows	1 - 0	First red card
Black Leopards
09/12/2020		Kaizer Chiefs - Black Leopards	2 - 2	First match with the club, first start, first goal, first time scoring 2 goals
20/12/2020		Black Leopards - Moroka	1 - 2	First loss
17/01/2021		Black Leopards - Orlando Pirates	2 - 0	First victory

Player's career by competitionLast updated on 18/11/2024 at 15:11

Competition	Played matches	Goals	Efficiency	Assists	Own goals	Match starts	Yellow cards	V Victories	D Draws	L Losses
Ligue 1	Ligue 1	14	1	873	1	873	64%9		21%3	21%3	57%8
French Cup	French Cup	10			1	784	100%10		60%6	10%1	30%3
Coupe de la Ligue	Coupe de la Ligue	5				279	80%4		40%2	40%2	20%1
Ligue 2	Ligue 2	55	9	320	1	2880	51%28		29%16	40%22	31%17
National	National	4				268	75%3		25%1	25%1	50%2
Jupiler Pro League	Jupiler Pro League	25	1	1478	1	1478	68%17		28%7	32%8	40%10
Belgian Cup	Belgian Cup	2				180	100%2		50%1		50%1
Europa League Playoffs	Europa League Playoffs	4				169	50%2		50%2		50%2
Tweede Klasse Playoffs	Tweede Klasse Playoffs	8				683	100%8	1	38%3	25%2	38%3
Premier Soccer League	Premier Soccer League	90	11	569	7	6256	77%69	1	28%25	31%28	41%37
Telkom Knockout	Telkom Knockout	2				130	100%2		50%1		50%1
FA Cup	FA Cup	8	3	202		606	88%7		38%3	25%2	38%3
MTN 8	MTN 8
Friendlies	Friendlies	5				383	100%5		40%2	40%2	20%1
CAF Nations Cup	CAF Nations Cup	3			1	270	100%3			33%1	67%2
WCQAZ	World Cup Qualifying - Africa Zone	7				326	43%3		14%1	29%2	57%4
CHAN	CHAN	1	1	90		90	100%1			100%1
CAFNCQ	CAF Nations Cup Qualifying	17	1	1072		1072	71%12		47%8	24%4	29%5
COSAFA Cup	COSAFA Cup	12	6	164	1	983	92%11		50%6	33%4	17%2

Player's results for each season

Season	Club	Tier	Rk.	pts	MP	V	D	L	GF	GA
2023/2024	Black Leopards	2	10	37	30	11	4	15	31	38
2022/2023	Black Leopards	2	16	22	30	4	10	16	21	39
2021/2022	Black Leopards	2	9	39	30	10	9	11	30	29
2020/2021	Black Leopards	1	16	23	30	5	8	17	23	47
2020/2021	Stellenbosch	1	12	5	5	1	2	2	4	6
2019/2020	Stellenbosch	1	10	36	30	9	9	12	26	34
2019/2020	AmaZulu	1	15	13	14	3	4	7	7	14
2018/2019	AmaZulu	1	11	31	30	10	7	13	33	41
2017/2018	AmaZulu	1	9	38	30	9	11	10	30	35
2016/2017	AmaZulu	2	5	47	30	14	5	11	52	37
2015/2016	Kaizer Chiefs	1	5	46	30	11	13	6	38	30
2014/2015	Kaizer Chiefs	1	1	69	30	21	6	3	41	14
2013/2014	OH Leuven	1	15	27	30	6	9	15	30	47
2012/2013	OH Leuven	1S	10	36	30	8	12	10	46	51
2012/2013	Boulogne/mer	3	16	4	4	1	1	2	5	6
2011/2012	Boulogne/mer	2	19	36	38	7	15	16	40	47
2010/2011	Boulogne/mer	2	8	52	38	13	13	12	35	41
2009/2010	Boulogne/mer	1	19	31	38	7	10	21	31	62
2009	Shooting Stars	1	6	24	18	6	6	6	17	17
2008	Masvingo	1	14	36	30	9	9	12	36	47
2007	Masvingo	1	3	50	30	14	8	8	37	24
2006	Masvingo	1	3	49	30	14	7	9	37	31

Last games

Date	Competition	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Score
November 15, 2024	15/11	Round 5	Zimbabwe	1 - 1	Kenya	No data
November 09, 2024	09/11	Round 10	Black Leopards	0 - 0	Kruger United	No data
November 03, 2024	03/11	Round 9	CT Spurs	1 - 2	Black Leopards	No data
October 26, 2024	26/10	Round 8	Black Leopards	2 - 1	Durban City	No data
October 19, 2024	19/10	Round 7	JDR Stars	3 - 1	Black Leopards	No data
October 14, 2024	14/10	Round 4	Zimbabwe	3 - 1	Namibia	Absent
October 10, 2024	10/10	Round 3	Namibia	0 - 1	Zimbabwe	Absent
October 05, 2024	05/10	Round 6	Black Leopards	1 - 1	Hungry Lions	No data
September 28, 2024	28/09	Round 5	Black Leopards	2 - 0	Callies	No data
September 22, 2024	22/09	Round 4	Orbit College	0 - 1	Black Leopards	No data
September 14, 2024	14/09	Round 3	Black Leopards	0 - 1	Casric Stars	No data
September 10, 2024	10/09	Round 2	Zimbabwe	0 - 0	Cameroon	Absent
September 06, 2024	06/09	Round 1	Kenya	0 - 0	Zimbabwe	Absent
August 31, 2024	31/08	Round 2	Black Leopards	2 - 0	Leruma United	No data
August 23, 2024	23/08	Round 1	Highbury FC	1 - 1	Black Leopards	No data

First XI

On the bench

Absent

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