Washington Arubi

Washington Arubi
Personal information
Full name Washington Arubi
Date of birth (1985-08-29) 29 August 1985
Place of birth Norton, Zimbabwe
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 CAPS United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Lancashire Steel 29 (0)
2007–2008 Highlanders 19 (0)
2009 Bantu Rovers 11 (0)
2010–2012 Dynamos
2012–2016 Pretoria University 105 (0)
2017–2018 Stellenbosch 38 (1)
2018–2020 SuperSport United 0 (0)
2020–2021 Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila 28 (0)
2021–2023 Marumo Gallants 48 (0)
2023–2024 SuperSport United 6 (0)
2024–2026 Marumo Gallants 33
2026– CAPS United
International career‡
1999–2001 Zimbabwe U20 15 (0)
2004–2005 Zimbabwe U23 8 (0)
2005– Zimbabwe 43 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 January 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 December 2025

Washington Arubi (born 29 August 1985) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League side CAPS United.[1][2]

Career

Club

He started his career with Lancashire Steel for which he played 29 matches, before having spells with other Zimbabwean clubs Highlanders, Bantu Rovers and Dynamos.[1] In 2012, Arubi joined South African Premiership team University of Pretoria. He made 105 appearances in the league for Tuks before leaving in 2016.[1] In February 2017, Arubi joined National First Division side Stellenbosch.[3]

Arubi signed for SuperSport United on a free transfer in summer 2018.[4]

He joined Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila on a two-year contract in October 2020, where he was named vice-captain.[5][6]

Following his signature with CAPS United in 2026, he became one of the few players to feature for all three traditional Zimbabwean giants, having started at Highlanders and later joining Dynamos.[2]

International

In 2007, he played as the goalkeeper for the Zimbabwe national football team during the COSAFA Cup.[7][8] He participated in the qualification matches for the Africa Cup of Nations 2015.[1]

On 11 December 2025, Arubi was called up to the Zimbabwe squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[9]

Honours

Dynamos 2010–12

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Washington Arubi at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  2. 1 2 Madyauta, Terry (29 June 2026). "Washington Arubi heads home: Veteran keeper set for final dance in Zimbabwe". FARPost. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Dube & Arubi Sign For Stellenbosch". Soccer Laduma. 7 February 2017. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "SuperSport United unveils Arubi". Soccer24. 11 July 2018. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "TTM unveil new signings". FourFourTwo. 15 October 2020. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  6. ↑ Soccer24 (15 October 2020). "Washington Arubi named vice-captain at his new club". Soccer24. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ Soccer-Madagascar 0 Zimbabwe 1 – Cosafa Castle Cup results – Reuters UK[link removed] (28 April 2007)
  8. ↑ Soccer-Mozambique 0 Zimbabwe 0 – Cosafa Castle Cup result – Reuters UK[link removed] (29 April 2007)
  9. ↑ @online_zifa (11 December 2025). "The wait is over. Here is the final Warriors AFCON 2025 squad to represent Zimbabwe in Morocco" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 December 2025 – via X (formerly Twitter).
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