Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 15 April 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Bujumbura, Burundi | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
BV Veendam | |||
2007–2008 | VV Berkum | ||
2008–2009 | DOS Kampen | ||
2009–2010 | Be Quick '28 | ||
2011–2012 | Bootle | ||
2012–2013 | Prescot Cables | ||
2013 | Ashton Athletic | (2) | |
2013–2014 | Congleton Town | ||
2014 | AFC Liverpool | 5 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2007 | Burundi | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 17 March 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:00, 17 March 2019 (UTC) |
Elvis Banyihwabe (born 15 April 1983) is a former Burundian international footballer who played twice for the Burundi national team, as a midfielder.
Born in the Burundian capital of Bujumbura, [1] Banyihwabe fled to the Netherlands in 2001 as a result of the Burundian Civil War. [2] During his time in the Netherlands, Banyihwabe played for BV Veendam, [3] VV Berkum, DOS Kampen and Be Quick '28. [4] [5]
Following his time in Dutch football, Banyihwabe moved to England, playing for Bootle, Prescot Cables, [1] Ashton Athletic, [6] Congleton Town and AFC Liverpool. [1]
On 25 March 2007, Banyihwabe made his debut for Burundi in a 1–0 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification loss against Botswana. [7]