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Benjani Mwaruwari

1978 - Today

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Benjani (or Mpenjani) Mwaruwari (born 13 August 1978), often known mononymously as Benjani, 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 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Benjani Mwaruwari is the 12,696th most popular soccer player (down from 11,069th in 2024), the 39th 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 12,696 out of 21,273. Before him are Katsumi Suzuki, Haukur Heiðar Hauksson, Kazuya Matsuda, Timo Horn, Andrea Raggi, and Chaswe Nsofwa. After him are Marco Ferrante, Emile Smith Rowe, Edmílson dos Santos Silva, Lautaro Acosta, Yunus Akgün, and Estêvão Willian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Benjani Mwaruwari ranks 942. Before him are Kalidou Cissokho, Kris Lemche, Antonio Colom, Greg Sestero, Mirko Englich, and Chaswe Nsofwa. After him are Kel Mitchell, Lee Isaac Chung, Yasushi Kita, Luciano Zauri, Kyle Hamilton, and Mohamed Diab.

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In Zimbabwe

Among people born in Zimbabwe, Benjani Mwaruwari ranks 39 out of 45. Before him are Yvonne Vera (1964), Derek Chisora (1983), Ann Grant (1955), Wayne Black (1973), Clare Carey (1967), and Rick Cosnett (1983). After him are Patricia McKillop (1956), Tino Kadewere (1996), Belinda Stowell (1971), Tendai Ndoro (1985), Nyasha Mushekwi (1987), and Aleksandr Sergeyev (null).

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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), Tendai Ndoro (1985), Nyasha Mushekwi (1987), Costa Nhamoinesu (1986), Peter Ndlovu (1973), Knowledge Musona (1987), Marvelous Nakamba (1994), Marshall Munetsi (1996), and Brendan Galloway (1996).

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