Youssouf Ndayishimiye

Youssouf Ndayishimiye

Ndayishimiye with Nice in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Youssouf Nyange Ndayishimiye
Date of birth	(1998-10-27) 27 October 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Bujumbura, Burundi
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Positions	Defensive midfielder centre-back
Team information
Current team	Nice
Number	55
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2020	Aigle Noir
2020–2021	Yeni Malatyaspor	27	(3)
2021–2023	İstanbul Başakşehir	58	(5)
2023–	Nice	65	(4)
International career‡
2017–	Burundi	30	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:45, 18 October 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 September 2026

Youssouf Nyange Ndayishimiye (born 27 October 1998) is a Burundian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for the Ligue 1 club Nice and the Burundi national team.

Club career

In January 2023 Ndayishimiye joined Ligue 1 club Nice from Süper Lig side İstanbul Başakşehir. ^[2] He signed a contract until 2027 while, according to Turkish media, Nice agreed a transfer fee of €11 million plus bonuses with İstanbul Başakşehir. ^[2]

International career

Ndayishimiye represented the Burundi national team in a 7–0 friendly win over Djibouti on 11 March 2017. ^[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 October 2026 ^[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Yeni Malatyaspor	2019–20	Süper Lig	8	1	—		—		—		8	1
	2020–21	Süper Lig	19	2	1	0	—		—		20	2
	Total		27	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	28	3
İstanbul Başakşehir	2020–21	Süper Lig	14	0	2	0	0	0	—		16	0
	2021–22	Süper Lig	27	1	1	0	0	0	—		28	1
	2022–23	Süper Lig	17	4	1	0	12 [a]	3	—		30	7
	Total		58	5	4	0	12	3	—		74	8
Nice	2022–23	Ligue 1	10	1	0	0	4 [a]	0	—		14	1
	2023–24	Ligue 1	23	0	3	1	—		—		26	1
	2024–25	Ligue 1	23	3	1	0	5 [b]	0	—		29	3
	2025–26	Ligue 1	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2026–27	Ligue 1	7	0	0	0	—		—		7	0
	Total		65	4	4	1	9	0	—		78	5
Career total			150	12	8	1	21	3	0	0	180	16

1. Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 29 September 2026

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Burundi	2017	6	0
	2019	3	0
	2020	3	1
	2021	3	0
	2022	3	0
	2023	3	0
	2024	4	0
	2025	1	0
	2026	4	0
Total		30	1

Scores and results list Burundi's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ndayishimiye goal.

List of international goals scored by Youssouf Ndayishimiye

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	15 November 2020	Intwari Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi	Mauritania	2-1	3-1	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	[5]

Honours

Nice

• Coupe de France runner-up: 2025–26 ^[6]

References

1. "Youssouf Ndayishimiye". İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
2. "Transferts : Youssouf Ndayishimiye (Basaksehir) passe sa visite médicale à Nice". L'Équipe (in French). 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
3. Inkuru nshasha z'inkino kuri burundisport.com
4. Youssouf Ndayishimiye at Soccerway
5. "Burundi vs. Mauritania". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
6. "Lens lift the French Cup for the first time after beating Nice in the final". Associated Press . 11 June 2026. Retrieved 22 May 2026.

External links

• Youssouf Ndayishimiye at Soccerway
• Youssouf Ndayishimiye at National-Football-Teams.com
• Youssouf Ndayishimiye at WorldFootball.net