Irakoze Donasiyano

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Irakoze Donasiyano
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-02-03) 3 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Kigoma Region, Tanzania
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Winger, midfielder, fullback
Team information
Current team
 Oakland Roots
Number 8
Youth career
Roanoke Star SC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2020 Virginia Cavaliers 65 (5)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019 Daytona Rush 8 (2)
2021–2022 Nashville SC 1 (0)
2021 → OKC Energy (loan) 1 (0)
2022 → Phoenix Rising (loan) 14 (0)
2023– Oakland Roots 43 (0)
International career‡
2022– Burundi 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:28, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

Irakoze Donasiyano (born 3 February 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Oakland Roots in the USL Championship. Born in Tanzania, he plays for the Burundi national team.

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Career

Youth

Donasiyano played soccer at Patrick Henry High School, scoring 65 goals and tallying 30 assists in 69 games. During his high school career, he was a three-time First Team All-Conference selection, earned back-to-back All-Region and All-State honors in 2016 and 2017, and was named the 2017 Conference 16 and 5A North Region Player of the Year. [1] He also played club soccer with local side Roanoke Star Soccer Club. [2]

College & Amateur

In 2017, Donasiyano attended the University of Virginia to play college soccer. In four seasons with the Cavaliers, included a truncated 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Donasiyano made 65 appearances, scoring 5 goals and tallying 8 assists. In 2019, he was named a Third Team All-ACC selection. [1] During his time at college, he played in multiple positions, including as a winger, central midfielder, and as either a fullback or wingback. [3]

Whilst at college, Donasiyano also appeared for USL League Two side Daytona Rush SC during their 2019 season, scoring 2 goals in 8 regular season games. [4]

Professional

On 21 January 2021, Donasiyano was selected 20th overall in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft by Nashville SC. [5] He officially signed with the MLS club on 28 April. [6]

Donasiyano made his professional debut on June 18, 2021, appearing as a 63rd-minute substitute during a 2–0 loss at New York Red Bulls. [7]

On 14 August 2021, Donasiyano joined USL Championship side OKC Energy on loan for the remainder of the season. [8]

Donasiyano was loaned to Phoenix Rising FC on 3 June 2022. [9]

Following the 2022 season, his contract option was declined by Nashville. [10] Donasiyano signed with USL Championship side Oakland Roots on 31 January 2023. [11]

International career

Donasiyano is of Burundian descent, and was called up to the Burundi national team for a set of friendlies in November 2022. [12] He debuted with them in a friendly 4–0 loss to Ivory Coast on 16 November 2022. [13]

Personal

Born to a Burundian family in Muyovozi refugee camp in Tanzania’s Kigoma Region, Donasiyano immigrated with his family from Tanzania to the United States in 2007. He became a United States citizen in January 2020. [1]

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  3. ↑ Hills, Drake. "Setting expectations for Nashville SC rookie Irakoze Donasiyano in 2021". The Tennessean.
  4. ↑ "Daytona Rush SC - 2019 Regular Season - Roster - #6 - Irakoze Donasiyano -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  5. ↑ SC, Nashville. "Nashville SC selects five players in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft, presented by adidas, from Hard Rock Cafe in Nashville". Nashville SC.
  6. ↑ SC, Nashville. "Nashville Soccer Club Signs Midfielder Irakoze Donasiyano". Nashville SC.
  7. ↑ "RBNYvsNSH 06-18-2021 | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  8. ↑ "Energy Fc Acquires Midfielder Irakoze Donasiyano on Loan from Nashville Sc". 14 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "Nashville Soccer Club Loans Midfielder Irakoze Donasiyano To Phoenix Rising FC". Nashville SC Communications. 3 June 2021.
  10. ↑ SC, Nashville. "Nashville Soccer Club Announces Roster Status Ahead of the 2023 Season". Nashville SC.
  11. ↑ "OAKLAND ROOTS SPORTS CLUB SIGN BURUNDI NATIONAL TEAM MEMBER IRAKOZE DONASIYANO". OaklandRootsSC.com. Oakland Roots . Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  12. ↑ "Ndizeye Samuel wari utegerejwe mu Mavubi, yahamagawe mu Intamba mu rugamba | Football Live Scores". 5 November 2022.
  13. ↑ "%competition_name% (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports.
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