Innocent Mbonihankuye
Innocent Madede Mbonihankuye (born 5 November 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for AS Port. Born in Burundi and emigrated to Djibouti, he represented the Burundi national team in two friendlies, before switching to represent the Djibouti national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Innocent Madede Mbonihankuye | ||
| Date of birth | 5 November 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Gitega, Burundi | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AS Port | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | LLB Académic | ||
| 2015–2019 | Université de Djibouti | ||
| 2019–2020 | AS ESD | ||
| 2020– | AS Port | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Burundi | 2 | (0) |
| 2019– | Djibouti | 23 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 6 September 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:00, 2 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
Career
Born in Burundi, Mbonihankuye debuted with the Burundi national team in a friendly 0–0 tie with Kenya on 15 July 2014.[1] In 2015, he moved to Djibouti and was naturalized as a citizen. He switched to represent Djibouti in 2019, as he was not cap tied to Burundi due to only playing 2 friendlies with them.[2] He debuted with Djibouti in a 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Eswatini on 4 September 2019.[3]
References
- Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Kenya vs. Burundi (0:0)". www.national-football-teams.com.
- "Madede jouera désormais pour l'équipe nationale de Djibouti - ejo.bi". September 4, 2019.
- "Djibouti vs. Eswatini - Football Match Summary - September 4, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
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