Elvis Banyihwabe

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Elvis Banyihwabe
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-04-15) 15 April 1983 (age 42)
Place of birth Bujumbura, Burundi
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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Club career

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]

International career

On 25 March 2007, Banyihwabe made his debut for Burundi in a 1–0 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification loss against Botswana. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Elvis Banyihwabe". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  2. "tv" (in Dutch). Trouw. 12 May 2006. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  3. "Elvis Banyihwabe opgeroepen voor Burundi" (in Dutch). Parkstad Veendam. 8 March 2007. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  4. "Overschrijvingen amateurvoetbal". De Brug (in Dutch). 3 June 2008.
  5. "Excelsior'31 verstevigt koppositie met verve" (in Dutch). Excelsior '31. 5 December 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  6. "All results for 2012/13 season". Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  7. "Botswana vs. Burundi". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 March 2019.