Haruna Niyonzima

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Haruna Niyonzima
Personal information
Full name Haruna Fadhili Niyonzima [1]
Date of birth (1990-02-05) 5 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Gisenyi, Rwanda
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al Ta'awon
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005 Etincelles
2006–2007 Rayon Sports
2007–2011 APR
2011–2017 Young Africans
2017–2019 Simba
2019 AS Kigali
2020–2021 Young Africans
2021–2022 AS Kigali
2022– Al Ta'awon
International career‡
2006– Rwanda 110 [2] (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:54, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2022 (UTC)

Haruna Fadhili Niyonzima (born 5 February 1990) is a Rwandan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Libyan Premier League club Al Ta'awon and captains the Rwanda national team.

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Club career

Born in Gisenyi, Niyonzima has played club football in Rwanda and Tanzania for Etincelles, Rayon Sports, APR, Young Africans, Simba and A.S. Kigali. [1]

Niyonzima left A.S. Kigali at the end of 2019 to return to former club Young Africans. [3] [4]

International career

Niyonzima made his senior international debut for Rwanda in 2006, [1] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. [5]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Rwanda's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Niyonzima goal.
List of international goals scored by Haruna Niyonzima [1]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
12 June 2007 Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, RwandaFlag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 1–02–0 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
22–0
39 December 2007 National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaFlag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 1–02–1 2007 CECAFA Cup
422 December 2007National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaFlag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 1–22–22007 CECAFA Cup
58 December 2009 Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, KenyaFlag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 4–14–1 2009 CECAFA Cup
626 November 2012 Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, UgandaFlag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 2–02–0 2012 CECAFA Cup

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Haruna Niyonzima". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Haruna Fadhili Niyonzima - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF .
  3. ↑ Muhinde, Jejje (21 December 2019). "Haruna confirms talks with former club Young Africans". The New Times. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  4. ↑ Mwebe, Michael (3 January 2020). "Niyonzima jets in ahead of derby". The Guardian Tanzania. ippmedia.com. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  5. ↑ Haruna Niyonzima – FIFA competition record (archived)


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