Jospin Nshimirimana

Jospin Nshimirimana (born 12 December 2001) is a Burundian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vital'O and the Burundi national team.

Club career

Burundi Born in Mutimbuzi, Burundi, Nshimirimana began playing football at the age of eight, and his father enrolled him at the local club New Regime. He scored a goal in the 4–0 semi-final victory over Olympique Star, who finished fifth in the league.

Nshimirimana made the move to Aigle Noir Makamba in the summer before the 2018–19 season.

Yeni Malatyaspor On 2 January 2021, in the final day of the winter transfer window, Turkish Süper Lig side Yeni Malatyaspor announced the signing of Nshimirimana on a three-and-a-half-year contract.

International career Nshimirimana represented his country at the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Niger, as well as the qualifiers for the tournament the year prior.

He made his senior international debut on 27 July 2019, coming on for Landry Ndikumana in the second half of a match against South Sudan during 2020 African Nations Championship qualification. He scored in the 82nd minute of the 2–0 victory. He received his next call-up ahead of the 2020 Bangabandhu Cup hosted by Bangladesh in January 2020. He scored a hat-trick in their opening match against Mauritius on January 16, which they won 4–1 after conceding the first goal. He added a goal in Burundi's victory over Seychelles two days later, then put up another hat-trick in their semi-final upset of the host team Bangladesh on 23 January. Although they lost in the finals to Palestine, Nshimirimana was named player of the tournament after leading all scorers with seven goals.

Career statistics International

Scores and results list Burundi's goal tally first. GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1 27 July 2019 Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi 2–0 2–0 2020 African Nations Championship qualification 2 16 January 2020 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh 1–1 4–1 2020 Bangabandhu Cup 3 3–1 4 4–1 5 18 January 2020 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh 1–1 3–12020 Bangabandhu Cup 6 23 January 2020 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh 1–0 3–02020 Bangabandhu Cup 7 2–0 8 3–0

Honours Aigle Noir Makamba Burundi Premier League: 2018–19 Burundian Cup: 2019 Burundian Super Coupe: 2019 Coupe de l'Unité: 2020

Individual Bangabandhu Cup Best Player: 2020 Bangabandhu Cup top scorer: 2020