Djihad Bizimana

Djihad Bizimana (born 12 December 1996) is a Rwandan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ukrainian club Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih and captain the Rwanda national football team.

Djihad Bizimana
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-12-12) 12 December 1996
Place of birth Gisenyi, Rwanda[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
Number 8
Youth career
2011–2014 Etincelles
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Rayon
2015–2018 APR
2018–2021 Waasland-Beveren 43 (0)
2021–2023 Deinze 17 (0)
2023– Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 9 (0)
International career‡
2014 Rwanda U20 2 (0)
2015– Rwanda 35 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2019

Professional career

Bizimana is a youth product of Etincelles since the age of 15, and began his career with Rayon.[2] On 26 April 2018, Bizimana joined Waasland-Beveren from the Rwandan club APR.[3] Bizimana made his professional debut for Waasland-Beveren in a 2-2 Belgian First Division A tie with S.V. Zulte Waregem on 28 July 2018.[4]

On 28 May 2021, he agreed to join Deinze in the Belgian First Division B.[5]

International career

Bizimana is a youth international for Rwanda.[6] Bizimana debuted for the Rwanda national football team in a 2-0 friendly loss to Zambia on 29 May 2015.[7]

International goals
Scores and results list Rwanda's goal tally first.[8]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 September 2019Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, Rwanda Seychelles1–07–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Rwanda

References
  1. "Dore igituma Bizimana Djihad akinana ishyaka mu kibuga". 27 July 2017.
  2. "Exclusive: Djihad Bizimana yatsinze igeragezwa muri Waasland-Beveren".
  3. "Djihad Bizimana yasinye imyaka itatu muri Waasland-Beveren #Rwanda".
  4. "Zulte-Waregem vs. Waasland-Beveren - 28 July 2018 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  5. "DJIHAD BIZIMANA TWEEDE AANKOOP VOOR SK DEINZE" (in Dutch). Deinze. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  6. Football, CAF - Confederation of African. "CAF - Competitions - 19th Edition of The African U-20 Championship, Senegal 2015 - Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
  7. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Zambia vs. Rwanda (2:0)". www.national-football-teams.com.
  8. "Djihad Bizimana". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  9. "Uganda vs Rwanda (1-0) Dec 5, 2015 Lineups and Squads".
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