Emery Bayisenge

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Emery Bayisenge
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-11-02) 2 November 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Huye, Rwanda
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Central defender
Team information
Current team
Gor Mahia
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2011 Amagaju
2011–2012 Isonga
2012–2016 APR
2016–2017 KAC Kénitra 26 (1)
2017–2018 JS Massira
2018–2019 USM Alger 0 (0)
2019–2020 Saif 13 (3)
2020–2021 AS Kigali
2021–2022 Saif
2023– Gor Mahia
International career
Rwanda U20
2011– Rwanda 43 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:38, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:55, 20 September 2021 (UTC)

Emery Bayisenge (born 2 November 1994) [2] is a Rwandan international footballer who plays as a central defender for Kenyan club Gor Mahia.

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Club career

Born in Huye, Bayisenge has played club football for Amagaju, Isonga, APR, KAC Kénitra, JS Massira, [3] and USM Alger. [1] [4] In July 2015 he was close to a move to Austrian club LASK Linz. [5]

In January 2019 he signed for Bangladeshi club Saif. [6] He returned to Rwanda with AS Kigali in September 2020. [7] [8]

He rejoined Saif in November 2021. [9] [10] [11]

In February 2023 he agreed to sign for Kenyan club Gor Mahia, [12] completing the move in March 2023. [13] [14] He played as a second choice right back for the club in his first season, but said he wanted to renew his contract. [15] He won the league championship with the club that season. [16]

International career

He captained under-20 team of Rwanda. [17]

He made his senior international debut for Rwanda in 2011, [1] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. [18]

International goals

Scores and results list Rwanda's goal tally first. [1]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 January 2016 Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, RwandaFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 1–01–0 2016 African Nations Championship

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References

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  17. Mugabe, Bonnie (8 May 2012). "Bayisenge set for Toulouse trials". The New Times.
  18. Emery Bayisenge FIFA competition record (archived)