Emmanuel Imanishimwe

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Emmanuel Imanishimwe
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Kigali, Rwanda
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
AEL Limassol
Number 24
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2015 Rayon Sports
2015–2021 APR
2021–2024 AS FAR 67 (0)
2024– AEL Limassol 1 (0)
International career
2016– Rwanda 31 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:09, 31 August 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:51, 30 January 2022 (UTC)

Emmanuel Imanishimwe (born 2 February 1995) is a Rwandan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for AEL Limassol and the Rwanda national team. [1] [2]

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Club career

In August 2021, he joined Moroccan club AS FAR on a three-year contract for a fee of 130 million Rwandan francs. [3]

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References

  1. "Emmanuel Imanishimwe". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  2. "Emmanuel Imanishimwe". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 22 February 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  3. Kamasa, Peter (12 August 2021). "Rwanda/Morocco: I Will Give My Best at Far Rabat, Defender Imanishimwe Says". allAfrica.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.