| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vitapi Punyu Ngaruka | ||
| Date of birth | 16 October 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Otjombinde, Namibia | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Black Africa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | United Stars | ||
| 2016– | Black Africa | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Namibia | 12 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:39, 4 August 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:39, 4 August 2020 (UTC) | |||
Vitapi Punyu Ngaruka (born 16 October 1995) is a Namibian footballer who plays as a defender for Black Africa and the Namibia national football team. [1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 2018 | 6 | 1 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 1 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 March 2018 | Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia | 4 |  Lesotho | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | [2] |
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