Bonaventure Maruti

Bonaventure Maruti

Personal information
Full name	Bonaventure Ombira Maruti
Date of birth	(1976-04-10) 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. In 2013, he stepped down two tiers to play for Vollen.

Career statistics

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

External links

• Club bio at the Wayback Machine (archived 11 March 2007) (in Norwegian)
• Weltfussball.de at the Wayback Machine (archived 12 March 2007) (in German)