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Benjani Mwaruwari

1978 - Today

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Benjani (or Mpenjani) Mwaruwari (born 13 August 1978) is a Zimbabwean former professional footballer who played as a striker. Having started his career with the Jomo Cosmos, Benjani moved to Europe in 2001 to join Swiss side Grasshopper Club Zürich, before moving to Auxerre a year later. He signed with Premier League club Portsmouth in 2006, then went on to play in England's top flight for Manchester City, Sunderland and Blackburn Rovers before returning to Portsmouth in 2011. The following year, he returned to South Africa with Chippa United and then the Bidvest Wits. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Benjani Mwaruwari is the 12,349th most popular soccer player (down from 11,069th in 2019), the 37th most popular biography from Zimbabwe (down from 35th in 2019) and the most popular Zimbabwean Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Benjani Mwaruwari ranks 12,349 out of 21,273. Before him are Olivier Echouafni, Katsumi Suzuki, Haukur Heiðar Hauksson, Kazuya Matsuda, Timo Horn, and Andrea Raggi. After him are Emile Smith Rowe, Edmílson dos Santos Silva, Lautaro Acosta, Yunus Akgün, Víctor Cuesta, and Michał Pazdan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Benjani Mwaruwari ranks 876. Before him are Immortal Technique, Fernando Almeida de Oliveira, Kalidou Cissokho, Antonio Colom, Greg Sestero, and Mirko Englich. After him are Kel Mitchell, Lee Isaac Chung, Yasushi Kita, Luciano Zauri, Kyle Hamilton, and Yves Allegro.

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In Zimbabwe

Among people born in Zimbabwe, Benjani Mwaruwari ranks 37 out of 45. Before him are Byron Black (1969), Yvonne Vera (1964), Ann Grant (1955), Wayne Black (1973), Clare Carey (1967), and Rick Cosnett (1983). After him are Patricia McKillop (1956), Tino Kadewere (1996), Nyasha Mushekwi (1987), Aleksandr Sergeyev (null), NoViolet Bulawayo (1981), and Debora Patta (1964).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Zimbabwe

Among soccer players born in Zimbabwe, Benjani Mwaruwari ranks 1. After him are Tino Kadewere (1996), Nyasha Mushekwi (1987), Knowledge Musona (1987), Marvelous Nakamba (1994), and Brendan Galloway (1996).

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