Aimable Nsabimana

Aimable Nsabimana

Personal information
Full name	Albert Aimable Nsabimana [1]
Date of birth	(1997-06-06) 6 June 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Rwanda
Position	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Minerva Punjab
Number	50
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(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 as of 24 September 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals 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]

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

Club	Season	League			League Cup		Domestic Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Minerva Punjab	2018–19	I-League	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0
Career total			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Honours

Armée Patriotique Rwandaise

• Rwanda National Football League: 2015–16

References

1. Aimable Nsabimana at WorldFootball.net
2. "Nsabimana, Aimable". nationalfootballteams.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
3. "APR Fc ease past Marines Fc in Rubavu". ferwafa.rw. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
4. "Nsabimana off to India for Pro move to Minerva Punjab". newtimes.co.rw. 3 September 2018. Archived from the original on 8 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
5. "Aimable Nsabimana fires APR into fourth". new times.com. 26 March 2018. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
6. "Rwanda International Defender Aimable Nsabimana is now a warrior". twitter.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
7. "RoundGlass Punjab FC » Players from A–Z". WorldFootball.net. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
8. "CHAN 2018 Qualifiers: Rwanda releases provisional squad ahead of Tanzania tie". kawowo.com. 3 July 2017. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
9. "Amavubi hold Taifa Stars in 2018 CHAN qualifiers". new times.com. 16 July 2017. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
10. "Rwanda: 2019 CAN Qualifiers - Amavubi Head Coach Hey Names Squad for CAR Clash". allafrica.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.