Isaskar Gurirab (born 1 March 1998) is a Namibian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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since August 2023. He scored in his first match since returning to the country from Orapa United in the Botswana Premiere League.

Club career

Born in

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in the

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, Gurirab was a fan of

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. After having an unsuccessful trial with the club, he joined Golden Bees FC from

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before moving on to Life Fighters. Gurirab was won the MVP and Golden Boot awards for the

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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. Following the season, Gurirab went on trial with

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of the Moroccan Botola. However, it was cut short by injury. The Following year he finally moved to

for the inaugural season of the

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. 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.

International career

Gurirab made his senior international debut on 28 May 2019 in a

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defeat to

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. Two days later he scored his first two senior international goals in a 3–0 victory over the

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Namibia's goal tally first.''

International career statistics

Honours

Individual

player of the year: 2018–19 * Namibia Premier League top scorer: 2018–19

References

External links

* * * Living people 1998 births Namibian men's footballers Namibia men's international footballers 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players Men's association football forwards Life Fighters F.C. players Namibia Premier League players Footballers from Windhoek 21st-century Namibian sportsmen {{Namibia-footy-bio-stub