Isaskar Gurirab (born 1 March 1998) is a Namibian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Orapa United fc.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1998-03-01) 1 March 1998 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Windhoek, Namibia | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Orlando Pirates | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | Life Fighters | 24 | (22) |
2020– | Orlando Pirates | 4 | (8) |
National team‡ | |||
2019– | Namibia | 12 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 June 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:20, 2 February 2022 (UTC) |
Born in Uis in the Erongo Region, Gurirab was a fan of Orlando Pirates. After having an unsuccessful trial with the club, he joined Golden Bees FC from Outjo before moving on to Life Fighters.[1] Gurirab was won the MVP and Golden Boot awards for the Namibia Premier League for the 2018–19 season after scoring 22 goals in 24 matches for Life Fighters. His club Life Fighters finished fifth in the league in what was Gurirab's first top-flight season.[2] Following the season, Gurirab went on trial with Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi of the Moroccon Botola. However, it was cut short by injury. The Following year he finally moved to Orlando Pirates for the inaugural season of the Namibia Premier Football League. Gurirab took an early lead in the goal scoring race as he tallied eight goals shortly into the season, including five goals in the first two matches of the season.[3][1]
Gurirab made his senior international debut on 28 May 2019 in a 2019 COSAFA Cup defeat to Malawi. Two days later he scored his first two senior international goals in a 3–0 victory over the Seychelles.[4]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 30 May 2019 | Princess Magogo Stadium, KwaMashu, South Africa | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2019 COSAFA Cup |
2. | 2–0 | |||||
Last updated 2 February 2022 |
Namibia national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2019 | 7 | 2 |
2020 | 1 | 0 |
2021 | 4 | 0 |
2022 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 12 | 0 |
Namibia squad – 2019 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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