Bienvenue Kanakimana
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bienvenue Kanakimana | ||
| Date of birth | 28 December 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Bujumbura, Burundi | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger[1] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | MFK Vyškov | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Aigle Noir FC | (23) | |
| 2019– | MFK Vyškov | 9 | (5) |
| 2019 | → Atlanta United 2 (loan) | 16 | (7) |
| 2020 | → Pinzgau Saalfelden (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Xinjiang Tianshan (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Switchbacks FC (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2019 | Burundi U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2018– | Burundi U23 | 4 | (1) |
| 2019– | Burundi | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:22, 23 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
Bienvenue Kanakimana (born 28 December 1999) is a Burundian footballer who currently plays as a winger for MFK Vyškov.
Club career[]
Kanakimana spent the 2018 season with Aigle Noir of the Burundi Premier League, finishing as the league's top scorer with 23 goals across all competitions and leading his team to the league title. He was subsequently transferred to MFK Vyškov on 1 January 2019 and was later loaned to Atlanta United 2 on April 12 for the remainder of the season.
On 17 February 2021, Kanakimana permanently joined USL Championship side Colorado Springs Switchbacks.[2] On 7 May 2021, Kanakimana and Colorado Springs mutually agreed to terminate his contract at the club due to visa issues.[3]
International career[]
In September 2019, Kanakimana was called into the Burundi national team for its 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Tanzania. He made his senior international debut on September 4, 2019.[4]
References[]
- ^ Bienvenue Kanakimana at WorldFootball.net
- ^ https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1146962
- ^ https://www.switchbacksfc.com/news_article/show/1162360[dead link]
- ^ FIFA.com
External links[]
- Bienvenue Kanakimana at National-Football-Teams.com
- Bienvenue Kanakimana at USL Championship
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- Burundian footballers
- Burundian expatriate footballers
- Burundi international footballers
- Burundi under-20 international footballers
- Burundi youth international footballers
- Association football wingers
- MFK Vyškov players
- Atlanta United 2 players
- Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard F.C. players
- Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC players
- Austrian Regionalliga players
- China League One players
- USL Championship players
- Sportspeople from Bujumbura
- Burundian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
- Burundian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
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