Bienvenue Kanakimana
Personal information
Full name Bienvenue Kanakimana
Date of birth (1999-12-28) 28 December 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Bujumbura, Burundi
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger[1]
Team information
Current team
 Jablonec
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Aigle Noir Makamba (23)
2019–2024 Vyškov 65 (23)
2019 → Atlanta United 2 (loan) 16 (7)
2020 → Pinzgau Saalfelden (loan) 4 (0)
2020 → Xinjiang Tianshan (loan) 5 (1)
2024– Jablonec 0 (0)
International career
Burundi U17
2019 Burundi U20 3 (1)
2018– Burundi U23 4 (1)
2019– Burundi 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 January 2924

Bienvenue Kanakimana (born 28 December 1999) is a Burundian footballer who currently plays as a winger for Jablonec.

Club career

Kanakimana spent the 2018 season with Aigle Noir of the Burundi Premier League, finishing as the league's top scorer with 23 goals across all competitions and leading his team to the league title. He was subsequently transferred to MFK Vyškov on 1 January 2019 and was later loaned to Atlanta United 2 on April 12 for the remainder of the season.

On 17 February 2021, Kanakimana permanently joined USL Championship side Colorado Springs Switchbacks.[2] On 7 May 2021, Kanakimana and Colorado Springs mutually agreed to terminate his contract at the club due to visa issues.[3]

On 20 January 2024, Kanakimana signed a multi-year contract with Czech First League club FK Jablonec.[4]

International career

In September 2019, Kanakimana was called into the Burundi national team for its 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Tanzania. He made his senior international debut on September 4, 2019.[5]

References

  1. ^ Bienvenue Kanakimana at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Bienvenue! Switchbacks Welcome Kanakimana". USL Championship. 2021-02-17. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  3. ^ "Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Roster Updates". switchbacksfc.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-07.
  4. ^ "Útočník Kanakimana novou posilou Jablonce!". FK Jablonec (in Czech). 2024-01-20. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  5. ^ FIFA.com

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FK Jablonec – current squad
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