Aimable Nsabimana

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Aimable Nsabimana
Personal information
Full name Albert Aimable Nsabimana [1]
Date of birth (1997-06-06) 6 June 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Rwanda
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Minerva Punjab
Number 50
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 Marines F.C.
2016–2018 APR FC
2018 Minerva Punjab 0 (0)
International career
2017– Rwanda 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 September 2018

Aimable Nsabimana (born 6 July 1997) is a Rwandan professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Minerva Punjab in the I-League and the Rwanda national football team. [2]

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Club career

The versatile defender had joined APR in July 2016 from Marines FC and went on to become a key member [3] of the military side before he was ravaged by a series of injuries since the beginning of the 2017–18 season. During his two-year stint with APR, the hard-hitting defender helped the club to clinch Peace Cup and the league titles. [4] [5]

Minerva Punjab

In September 2018, he joined I-League club Minerva Punjab FC. [4] [6] [7]

International career

He made his debut for the national team on 15 July 2017 in the 2018 African Nations Championship qualification 2nd round match against Tanzania. [8] [9] [10]

Career statistics

As of 11 September 2018
ClubSeasonLeagueLeague CupDomestic CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Minerva Punjab 2018–19 I-League 000000
Career total0000000000

Honours

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