Valery Nahayo

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Valery Nahayo
Personal information
Full name Valery Twite Nahayo
Date of birth (1984-04-15) 15 April 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Bujumbura, Burundi
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Position(s) Central defender [1]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001 Atomic 12 (0)
2002–2003 Muzinga 51 (4)
2004–2008 Jomo Cosmos 99 (0)
2008–2011 Kaizer Chiefs 43 (2)
2011–2014 Gent 48 (1)
2014–2015 Mpumalanga Black Aces 5 (0)
2017–2018 KSV Temse 1 (0)
2018–2019 FC Ganshoren 5 (0)
International career
2003–2014 Burundi 23 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2022

Valery Twite Nahayo (born 15 April 1984) is a Burundian international footballer who played professionally in Belgium and South Africa, among others, as a central defender.

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Career

Club career

Born in Bujumbura, Nahayo has played club football for Atomic, Muzinga, Jomo Cosmos, Kaizer Chiefs, Gent and Mpumalanga Black Aces [1] [2] While playing for Gent in August 2012 he was linked with a return to the Chiefs. [3]

Kaizer Chiefs

Nahayo joined Chiefs on 20 June 2008 after Jomo Cosmos got relegated; he was one of seven players that left Cosmos including Anthony Laffor, Morgan Gould, Reneilwe Letsholonyane, Sydney Plaatjies, Thapelo Tshilo, Dikgang Mabalane and Nkosinathi Nhleko. [4] During pre-season he competed in the Telkom Charity Cup and the Vodacom Challenge and eventually made his official debut on 8 August 2008 in a 4–0 win over Engen Santos. In the same match he got injured when he tore his knee ligaments, after landing awkwardly in an aerial battle. [5]

International career

Nahayo made his international debut for Burundi in 2003, [1] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for them. [6]

International goals

Scores and results list Burundi's tally first. [1]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.29 February 2012 Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 2–12–1 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Valery Nahayo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  2. Valery Nahayo at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  3. "Chiefs look at Gould replacement". Kickoff.com. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  4. "SuperSport".
  5. "allAfrica.com: South Africa: Chiefs Lose Nahayo to Injury - m.allAfrica.com". Archived from the original on 18 December 2014.
  6. Valery Nahayo FIFA competition record (archived)