Innocent Mbonihankuye

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Innocent Mbonihankuye
Personal information
Full name Innocent Madede Mbonihankuye
Date of birth (1996-11-05) 5 November 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Gitega, Burundi
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
ASAS
Number 16
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2015 LLB Académic
2015–2019 Université de Djibouti 34 (0)
2019–2020 AS ESD 14 (0)
2020–2022 AS Port 25 (0)
2022- ASAS 21 (0)
International career
2014 Burundi 2 (0)
2019– Djibouti 25 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 6 September 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:00, 2 September 2023 (UTC)

Innocent Madede Mbonihankuye (born 5 November 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for AS Port. Born in Burundi and emigrated to Djibouti, he represented the Burundi national team in two friendlies, before switching to represent the Djibouti national team.

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Career

Born in Burundi, Mbonihankuye debuted with the Burundi national team in a friendly 0–0 tie with Kenya on 15 July 2014. [1] In 2015, he moved to Djibouti and was naturalized as a citizen. He switched to represent Djibouti in 2019, as he was not cap tied to Burundi due to only playing 2 friendlies with them. [2] He debuted with Djibouti in a 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Eswatini on 4 September 2019. [3]

Honours

LLB Académic

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References

  1. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Kenya vs. Burundi (0:0)". www.national-football-teams.com.
  2. "Madede jouera désormais pour l'équipe nationale de Djibouti - ejo.bi". September 4, 2019.
  3. "Djibouti vs. Eswatini - Football Match Summary - September 4, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com.