Pacifique Niyongabire

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Pacifique Niyongabire
Pacifique Niyongabire with Perth Glory, 2022.jpg
Niyongabire warming up for Perth Glory in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-03-15) 15 March 2000 (age 24) [1]
Place of birth Bujumbura, Burundi
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Tampa Bay Rowdies
Number 27
Youth career
Playford City Patriots
Gawler Eagles
2017–2019 Adelaide United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2021 Adelaide United NPL 56 (25)
2018–2021 Adelaide United 20 (1)
2021–2022 Perth Glory 17 (0)
2023 Valour FC 25 (1)
2024– Tampa Bay Rowdies 30 (0)
International career‡
2022– Burundi 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2023

Pacifique Niyongabire (born 15 March 2000) is a Burundian professional footballer who plays as a winger for the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the USL Championship and the Burundi national football team.

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Early life

Niyongabire was born in Burundi, and spent his early childhood in Tanzania, before migrating to Australia with his family at age seven. [2] In Australia, he played youth football with the Playford City Patriots and Gawler, before joining Adelaide United at age 17. [2]

Club career

Niyongabire was initially given a scholarship to the Adelaide United Football Schools, after being discovered by the club. [3] He began playing for the Adelaide United NPL team in the second-tier NPL South Australia. [3] On 14 January 2018, he was called up to the Adelaide United first team in the A-League Men, making his professional debut against Sydney. [3] In March 2018, he signed a two-and-a-half year scholarship contract with the first team. [3] [4] On 30 July 2020, he scored his first A-League goal against Perth Glory. [5] In June 2021, he departed the club, upon the expiry of his contract. [6]

In August 2021, he signed with Perth Glory in the A-League Men, following a successful pre-season trial. [7] [8] In December 2022, he terminated his contract by mutual consent with the club to pursue another playing opportunity. [9]

In December 2022, he signed with Canadian Premier League club Valour FC for the 2023 season. [10] Niyongabire made his debut for Valour FC on 16 April 2023 against York United, recording an assist in the match. [11] He scored his first goal for the club on 20 May 2023 against Pacific FC. [11]

In January 2024, he joined USL Championship club Tampa Bay Rowdies for an undisclosed fee. [12] [13]

International career

On 16 November 2022, he made his debut for the Burundi national football team in a friendly against Ivory Coast. [14]

On 19 November, he scored in a 1–0 victory in an unofficial friendly against Guinea U23. [15]

On 25 March 2023, he scored his first goal for the national team in a friendly match against Indonesia in a 3–1 loss (his previous goal was considered unofficial, as the match was not against a senior national team). [16] [17]

In June 2023, he was called up for his first official tournament match ahead of a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match. [18]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of Elvis Kamsoba, who is also a professional footballer who also plays on the Burundi national football team. [19]

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 October 2023 [20] [21]
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsDomestic CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Adelaide United NPL 2017 NPL South Australia 195———195
2018 141010——1510
2019 137———137
2020 62———62
2021 41———41
Total56251000005725
Adelaide United 2017–18 A-League 100000—10
2018–19 000000—00
2019–20 31—20—51
2020–21 16020——180
Total201202000241
Perth Glory 2021–22 A-League 170—10—180
2022–23 00—00—00
Total170100000180
Valour FC 2023 Canadian Premier League 251—10—261
Career total1182730400012527

International

As of 12 September 2023
Burundi
YearAppsGoals
202210
202341
Total51

International goals

GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.25 March 2023 Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium, Bekasi, IndonesiaFlag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 3–13–1 Friendly

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  2. 1 2 Phillips, Liam (5 August 2020). "Former Eagles make splash on the big stage". The Bunyip .
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Reds sign Pacifique Niyongabire to scholarship contract". Adelaide United FC . 6 March 2018.
  4. ↑ Greenwood, Rob (8 March 2018). "Adelaide United signs teenager Pacifique Niyongabire on A-League scholarship contract". The West Australian .
  5. ↑ Filosi, Gianluca (31 July 2020). "Niyongabire delighted to score maiden Adelaide goal". Adelaide United FC .
  6. ↑ "Adelaide United scholarship update". Adelaide United FC . 28 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "Glory swoop for young dynamic duo". Perth Glory FC . 1 September 2021.
  8. ↑ Taylor, Nick (31 August 2021). "Perth Glory add Pacifique Niyongabire and Antonee Burke-Gilroy for the next two seasons". The West Australian .
  9. ↑ Morgan, Gareth (15 December 2022). "Niyongabire departs by mutual consent". Perth Glory FC .
  10. ↑ "Valour FC sign Burundian forward Pacifique Niyongabire". Valour FC . 19 December 2022.
  11. 1 2 Marchetti, Christian (5 July 2023). "Pacifique Niyongabire: The former A-League Men winger thriving in Canada". Front Page Football.
  12. ↑ "Rowdies Acquire Winger Pacifique Niyongabire". Tampa Bay Rowdies . 12 January 2024.
  13. ↑ Jacques, John (12 January 2024). "Tampa Bay Signs Valour Forward Niyongabire". Northern Tribune.
  14. ↑ Jacques, John (19 December 2022). "Valour Adds A-League Forward Pacifique Niyongabire". Northern Tribune.
  15. ↑ Jacques, John (19 March 2023). "Niyongabire Nets Burundi Call Up". Northern Tribune.
  16. ↑ "Skor Sementara Indonesia Vs Burundi FIFA Matchday 2023, Gawang Timnas Dibobol Pacifique Niyongabire" [Provisional score for Indonesia vs Burundi FIFA Matchday 2023, Pacifique Niyongabire's goal was broken by the national team]. Tribun Network (in Indonesian). 25 March 2023.
  17. ↑ Tait, Ed (6 April 2023). "Pacifique Niyongabire: "I feel like I'm quite fast and I like to create things – whether it's coming inside or trying to dribble on the wing."". Valour FC .
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