Jospin Nshimirimana

Jospin Nshimirimana
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-12-12) 12 December 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Mutimbuzi, Burundi[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Vital'O
Number 14
Youth career
New Regime
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–2018 Delta Star
2018–2021 Aigle Noir Makamba
2021–2023 Yeni Malatyaspor 40 (1)
2023–2024 Şanlıurfaspor 4 (0)
2024– Vital'O
International career‡
2019 Burundi U20 3 (0)
2019– Burundi 6 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:17, 2 June 2021 (UTC)

Jospin Nshimirimana (born 12 December 2001) is a Burundian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vital'O and the Burundi national team.

Club career

Burundi

Born in Mutimbuzi, Burundi, 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 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]

Yeni Malatyaspor

On 2 January 2021, in the final day of the winter transfer window, Turkish Süper Lig side Yeni Malatyaspor announced the signing of Nshimirimana on a three-and-a-half-year contract.[5]

International career

Nshimirimana represented his country at the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Niger,[6] as well as the qualifiers for the tournament the year prior.[7]

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.[8] 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.[9][10][11] He added a goal in Burundi's victory over Seychelles two days later,[12] then put up another hat-trick in their semi-final upset of the host team Bangladesh on 23 January.[13] Although they lost in the finals to Palestine, Nshimirimana was named player of the tournament after leading all scorers with seven goals.[1][14][15]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 8 April 2020[16]
National team Year Apps Goals
Burundi 2019 1 1
2020 4 7
Total 5 8
Scores and results list Burundi's goal tally first.[16]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 27 July 2019 Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi  South Sudan 2–0 2–0 2020 African Nations Championship qualification
2 16 January 2020 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh  Mauritius 1–1 4–1 2020 Bangabandhu Cup
3 3–1
4 4–1
5 18 January 2020 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh  Seychelles 1–1 3–1 2020 Bangabandhu Cup
6 23 January 2020 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh  Bangladesh 1–0 3–0 2020 Bangabandhu Cup
7 2–0
8 3–0

Honours

Aigle Noir Makamba

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f 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. ^ "Yeni Malatyaspor son gün 7 transfer yaptı". CNN Türk (in Turkish). Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  6. ^ Lavon, Steven (28 January 2019). "CAN U20: LA SÉLECTION DU BURUNDI" (in French). Africa Top Sports. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  7. ^ "FFB: Abakinyi 18 bagiye gukina na Sudani bamenyekanye" (in Rundi). igihe.bi. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Burundi ride on Jospin treble". New Age. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  10. ^ Hoque, Shishir (16 January 2020). "Burundi no match for Mauritius". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Winning start for Burundi as Jospin slams hat-trick". bssnews. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  12. ^ Duval, Roland (20 January 2020). "Bangabandhu Gold Cup 2020: Seychelles drop first half lead to lose against Burundi". Seychelles Nation. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  13. ^ Isabirye, David (23 January 2020). "BANGABANDHU GOLD CUP 2020: NSHIMIRIMANA HAT-TRICK INSPIRES BURUNDI PAST HOSTS BANGLADESH". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  14. ^ "Palestine rout Burundi 3–1 to retain Bangabandhu Gold Cup title". United News of Bangladesh. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  15. ^ "দুই হ্যাটট্রিকসহ ৭ গোল করে সেরা জসপিন". Rtv online (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  16. ^ a b Jospin Nshimirimana at National-Football-Teams.com