Elias Uzamukunda

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Elias Uzamukunda
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-05-15) 15 May 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Kigali, Rwanda
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2006–2007 AS Kigali
2007–2010 A.P.R.
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2014 Cannes 81 (20)
2014–2015 Andrézieux-Bouthéon FC 14 (2)
2015–2016 Le Mans 23 (2)
2016–2017 Avoine OCC 12 (1)
Total130(25)
International career
2009–2010 Rwanda U20
2006–2016 Rwanda 16 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Elias Uzamukunda (born 15 May 1991) is a Rwandan former professional footballer who played as a forward. In his home country of Rwanda, he is known as "Baby". [1]

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Club career

Early career

Uzamukunda was born in Kigali, Rwanda. He became known for his performance at the 2009 African Youth Championship, which led to interest from French professional club Nantes. Uzamukunda joined the club on a trial basis and played on the club's reserve team, however, he was not signed. [2] Prior to that, he played for AS Kigali and A.P.R. in his home country. In January 2010, he trialled with French third-tier club Cannes and was subsequently signed the same month. [3]

Cannes

Uzamukunda made his debut for Cannes on 7 May 2010 in a league match against Troyes appearing as a substitute in a 0–0 defeat. [4] The following season, he scored his first goal for the club on 9 November against Créteil after appearing as a substitute 15 minutes prior. As a result of his goal, Cannes won the match 1–0. [1] [5]

International career

Uzamukunda previously played for Rwanda U20 national team, participating at the 2009 African Youth Championship. The competition was played on home soil as Rwanda failed to progress out of the group stage. Uzamukunda scored his only goal in the competition in the team's opening 2–1 win over Mali.

Uzamukunda made his full international in debut with the Rwanda senior national team in 2006 and scored his first senior goal in the 2–1 quarter-final win over Tanzania at the 2006 CECAFA Cup. [6] In 2008, the young striker appeared on the bench in several qualification matches with the senior team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup under manager Branko Tucak, but failed to make any appearances. Uzamukunda failed to make any appearances with the team in 2010, despite being called up for several matches. [7] [8]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Rwanda's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Uzamukunda goal.
List of international goals scored by Elias Uzamukunda [9]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
113 December 2007 National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaFlag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 5–09–0 2007 CECAFA Cup
226 March 2011 Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, RwandaFlag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 2–13–1 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
311 November 2011 Cicero Stadium, Asmara, EritreaFlag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 1–11–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
414 November 2012 Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, RwandaFlag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 2–02–2 Friendly

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References

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  2. ↑ "Why Has APR Ignored Uzamukunda?". All Africa. 30 August 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  3. ↑ "Rising striker Uzamukunda joins French side AS Cannes". African Soccer Union. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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  5. ↑ "Cannes - Creteil 1–0" (in French). Foot-National. 9 November 2010. Archived from the original on 10 December 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
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  7. ↑ "Le pro Elias Uzamukunda ne jouera pas contre le Malawi" (in French). Orinfor. 7 October 2010. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
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