Haruna Niyonzima

Haruna Niyonzima
Personal information
Full name	Haruna Fadhili Niyonzima
Date of birth	5 February 1990 (age 32)
Place of birth	Gisenyi, Rwanda
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Young Africans
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005	Etincelles
2006–2007	Rayon Sports
2007–2011	APR
2011–2017	Young Africans
2017–2019	Simba
2019	A.S. Kigali
2020–	Young Africans
National team‡
2006–	Rwanda
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:54, 18 October 2019 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 March 2021 (UTC)

Haruna Fadhili Niyonzima (born 5 February 1990) is a Rwandan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Young Africans S.C. and the Rwanda national team.

Club career[]

Born in Gisenyi, Niyonzima has played club football in Rwanda and Tanzania for Etincelles, Rayon Sports, APR, Young Africans, Simba and A.S. Kigali.^[1]

Niyonzima left A.S. Kigali at the end of 2019 to return to former club Young Africans.^[3]^[4]

He made his senior international debut for Rwanda in 2006,^[1] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.^[5]

Scores and results list Rwanda's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Niyonzima goal.

List of international goals scored by Haruna Niyonzima^[1]
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	2 June 2007	Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda	Equatorial Guinea	1–0	2–0	2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2	2 June 2007	Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda	Equatorial Guinea	2–0	2–0	2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3	9 December 2007	National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	Eritrea	1–0	2–1	2007 CECAFA Cup
4	22 December 2007	National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	Sudan	1–2	2–2	2007 CECAFA Cup
5	8 December 2009	Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya	Zimbabwe	4–1	4–1	2009 CECAFA Cup
6	26 November 2012	Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda	Malawi	2–0	2–0	2012 CECAFA Cup

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Haruna Niyonzima". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
^ "Haruna Fadhili Niyonzima - Century of International Appearances". www.rsssf.com.
^ Muhinde, Jejje (21 December 2019). "Haruna confirms talks with former club Young Africans". The New Times. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^ Mwebe, Michael (3 January 2020). "Niyonzima jets in ahead of derby". The Guardian Tanzania. ippmedia.com. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^ Haruna Niyonzima – FIFA competition record (archived)

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Personal information
Full name	Haruna Fadhili Niyonzima^[1]
Date of birth	(1990-02-05) 5 February 1990 (age 32)
Place of birth	Gisenyi, Rwanda
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Young Africans
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005	Etincelles
2006–2007	Rayon Sports
2007–2011	APR
2011–2017	Young Africans
2017–2019	Simba
2019	A.S. Kigali
2020–	Young Africans
National team^‡
2006–	Rwanda	104^[2]	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:54, 18 October 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 March 2021 (UTC)