Bonaventure Maruti
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bonaventure Ombira Maruti | ||
| Date of birth | 10 April 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Nairobi, Kenya | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996 | Gor Mahia | ||
| 1997–2000 | Mid-Michigan Bucks | ||
| 2001–2003 | Örebro | 34 | (10) |
| 2005 | Bryne | 14 | (0) |
| 2006–2010 | Follo | 109 | (55) |
| 2011–2013 | Fram | ||
| 2013–2015 | Vollen | ||
| International career | |||
| 2001–2007 | Kenya | 23 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2020 | |||
Bonaventure Ombira Maruti (born 10 April 1976) is a Kenyan former football striker who last played for Vollen UL in Norway.
Maruti played 23 international matches for the Kenyan national team. He is Follo's leading scorer all-time. He surpassed the previous mark of 34 goals for the first team held by Oddmund Vaagsholm. He has scored 36 goals in 66 games overall (as of 09/09/08).
He has helped the two youth players from Kenya to settle into the area. Christian Bwamy and Joanes Muingi both signed by Follo from Kenyan club Mathare United.
In 2011, he joined Fram Larvik.[1] In 2013, he stepped down two tiers to play for Vollen.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]| Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2001 | Örebro SK | Allsvenskan | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | Allsvenskan | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Bryne FK | Adeccoligaen | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2006 | Follo | Adeccoligaen | 23 | 11 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007 | Second Division | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2008 | Second Division | 25 | 16 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2009 | Second Division | 26 | 16 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Adeccoligaen | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Career total | 157 | 65 | 14 | 10 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Stenseth, Knut (9 April 2011). ""Boni" forlater Follo FK". Østlandets Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ^ "Bonaventure Ombira Maruti". Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
External links
[edit]- Club bio at the Wayback Machine (archived 11 March 2007) (in Norwegian)
- Weltfussball.de at the Wayback Machine (archived 12 March 2007) (in German)
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