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Jospin Nshimirimana (born 12 December 2001) is a Burundian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vital'O and the Burundi national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 December 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Mutimbuzi, Burundi[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vital'O | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| New Regime | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2018 | Delta Star | ||
| 2018–2021 | Aigle Noir Makamba | ||
| 2021–2023 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 40 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Şanlıurfaspor | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | Vital'O | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Burundi U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019– | Burundi | 6 | (8) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:17, 2 June 2021 (UTC) | |||
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.[1] From there, he went on to play at Delta Star in the lower divisions of Burundian football.[1] They achieved promotion into the Burundi Premier League for the 2017–18 season. Although they finished the season in last place, Nshimirimana led his team to a runner-up finish in the 2018 Burundian Cup.[2] He scored a goal in the 4–0 semi-final victory over Olympique Star, who finished fifth in the league.[3]
Nshimirimana made the move to Aigle Noir Makamba in the summer before the 2018–19 season.[1] They won their first-ever league title that year, in addition to winning their first domestic treble after also capturing the Burundian Cup and Super Cup as well as the second-ever Coupe de l'Unité.[1][4]
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.[5]
Nshimirimana represented his country at the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Niger,[6] as well as the qualifiers for the tournament the year prior.[7]
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.[8] 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.[9][10][11] He added a goal in Burundi's victory over Seychelles two days later,[12] then put up another hat-trick in their semi-final upset of the host team Bangladesh on 23 January.[13] Although they lost in the finals to Palestine, Nshimirimana was named player of the tournament after leading all scorers with seven goals.[1][14][15]
International
- As of match played 8 April 2020[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burundi | 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 4 | 7 | |
| Total | 5 | 8 | |
- Scores and results list Burundi's goal tally first.[16]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 July 2019 | Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi |  South Sudan | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2020 African Nations Championship qualification |
| 2 | 16 January 2020 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |  Mauritius | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2020 Bangabandhu Cup |
| 3 | 3–1 | |||||
| 4 | 4–1 | |||||
| 5 | 18 January 2020 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |  Seychelles | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2020 Bangabandhu Cup |
| 6 | 23 January 2020 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |  Bangladesh | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2020 Bangabandhu Cup |
| 7 | 2–0 | |||||
| 8 | 3–0 | |||||
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
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