Jospin Nshimirimana

Jospin Nshimirimana (born 12 December 2001) is a Burundian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Burundian club Aigle Noir Makamba and the Burundi national team.

Jospin Nshimirimana
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-12-12) 12 December 2001
Place of birth Mutimbuzi, Burundi[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Aigle Noir Makamba
Youth career
New Regime
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2018 Delta Star
2018– Aigle Noir Makamba
National team‡
2018–2019 Burundi U20
2019– Burundi 5 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 April 2020

Club career

Born in Mutimbuzi, Nshimirimana began playing football at the age of eight, and his father enrolled him at the local club New Regime.[1] From there, he went on to play at Delta Star in the lower divisions of Burundian football.[1] They achieved promotion into the Burundi Premier League for the 2017–18 season. Although they finished the season in last place, Nshimirimana led his team to a runner-up finish in the 2018 Burundian Cup.[2] He scored a goal in the dominant 4–0 semi-final victory over Olympique Star, who finished fifth in the league.[3]

Nshimirimana made the move to Aigle Noir Makamba in the summer before the 2018–19 season.[1] They won their first-ever league title that year, in addition to winning their first domestic treble after also capturing the Burundian Cup and Super Cup as well as the second-ever Coupe de l'Unité.[1][4]

International career

Nshimirimana represented his country at the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Niger,[5] as well as the qualifiers for the tournament the year prior.[6]

He made his senior international debut on 27 July 2019, coming on for Landry Ndikumana in the second half of a match against South Sudan during 2020 African Nations Championship qualification. He scored in the 82nd minute of the 2–0 victory.[7] He received his next call-up ahead of the 2020 Bangabandhu Cup hosted by Bangladesh in January 2020. He scored a hat-trick in their opening match against Mauritius on January 16, which they won 4–1 after conceding the first goal.[8][9][10] He added a goal in Burundi's victory over Seychelles two days later,[11] then put up another hat-trick in their semi-final upset of the host team Bangladesh on 23 January.[12] Although they lost in the finals to Palestine, Nshimirimana was named player of the tournament after leading all scorers with seven goals.[1][13][14]

Career statistics

International
As of 8 April 2020[15]
Burundi
YearAppsGoals
201911
202047
Total58

International goals
Scores and results list Burundi's goal tally first.[15]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.27 July 2019Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi South Sudan2–02–02020 African Nations Championship qualification
2.16 January 2020Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Mauritius1–14–12020 Bangabandhu Cup
3.3–1
4.4–1
5.18 January 2020 Seychelles1–13–1
6.23 January 2020 Bangladesh1–03–0
7.2–0
8.3–0

Honours

Club
Aigle Noir Makamba

Individual

References
  1. Habonimana, Fleurette (31 January 2020). "Qui est donc Jospin Nshimirimana, meilleur buteur du Bangabandhu Gold Cup 2020?" (in French). akeza.net. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. Neretse, Jason (25 June 2018). "Football: Vital'O FC niwo waraye utahukanye igikombe citiriwe Umukuru w'Igihugu" (in Rundi). Burundi Sport. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  3. "Victoire surprise de Delta star sur Olympic star (4-0)" (in French). Publication de Presse Burundaise. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  4. "Aigle Noir remporte la Super Coupe, 4è coupe à son compte" (in French). Football Federation of Burundi. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  5. Lavon, Steven (28 January 2019). "CAN U20: LA SÉLECTION DU BURUNDI" (in French). Africa Top Sports. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  6. "FFB: Abakinyi 18 bagiye gukina na Sudani bamenyekanye" (in Rundi). igihe.bi. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  7. Habonimana, Fleurette (27 July 2019). "CHAN 2020: Après la débâcle de la CAN, le Burundi s'offre le Sud Soudan (2-0)" (in French). akeza.net. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  8. "Burundi ride on Jospin treble". New Age. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  9. Hoque, Shishir (16 January 2020). "Burundi no match for Mauritius". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  10. "Winning start for Burundi as Jospin slams hat-trick". bssnews. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  11. Duval, Roland (20 January 2020). "Bangabandhu Gold Cup 2020: Seychelles drop first half lead to lose against Burundi". Seychelles Nation. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  12. Isabirye, David (23 January 2020). "BANGABANDHU GOLD CUP 2020: NSHIMIRIMANA HAT-TRICK INSPIRES BURUNDI PAST HOSTS BANGLADESH". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  13. "Palestine rout Burundi 3-1 to retain Bangabandhu Gold Cup title". United News of Bangladesh. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  14. "দুই হ্যাটট্রিকসহ ৭ গোল করে সেরা জসপিন". Rtv online (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  15. Jospin Nshimirimana at National-Football-Teams.com
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