Elvis Banyihwabe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 April 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Bujumbura, Burundi | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| BV Veendam | |||
| 2007–2008 | VV Berkum | ||
| 2008–2009 | DOS Kampen | ||
| 2009–2010 | Be Quick '28 | ||
| 2011–2012 | Bootle | ||
| 2012–2013 | Prescot Cables | ||
| 2013 | Ashton Athletic | (2) | |
| 2013–2014 | Congleton Town | ||
| 2014 | AFC Liverpool | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | Burundi | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 17 March 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:00, 17 March 2019 (UTC) | |||
Elvis Banyihwabe (born 15 April 1983) is a former Burundian international footballer who played twice for the Burundi national team, as a midfielder.
Club career
[edit]Born in the Burundian capital of Bujumbura,[1] Banyihwabe fled to the Netherlands in 2001 as a result of the Burundian Civil War.[2] During his time in the Netherlands, Banyihwabe played for BV Veendam,[3] VV Berkum, DOS Kampen and Be Quick '28.[4][5]
Following his time in Dutch football, Banyihwabe moved to England, playing for Bootle, Prescot Cables,[1] Ashton Athletic,[6] Congleton Town and AFC Liverpool.[1]
International career
[edit]On 25 March 2007, Banyihwabe made his debut for Burundi in a 1–0 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification loss against Botswana.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Elvis Banyihwabe". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "tv" (in Dutch). Trouw. 12 May 2006. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "Elvis Banyihwabe opgeroepen voor Burundi" (in Dutch). Parkstad Veendam. 8 March 2007. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "Overschrijvingen amateurvoetbal". De Brug (in Dutch). 3 June 2008.
- ^ "Excelsior'31 verstevigt koppositie met verve" (in Dutch). Excelsior '31. 5 December 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "All results for 2012/13 season". Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "Botswana vs. Burundi". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
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- 1983 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Bujumbura
- Burundian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Burundi men's international footballers
- Burundian emigrants to England
- Burundian expatriate men's footballers
- Burundian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- SC Veendam players
- Be Quick '28 players
- Bootle F.C. players
- Prescot Cables F.C. players
- Ashton Athletic F.C. players
- Congleton Town F.C. players
- A.F.C. Liverpool players
- North West Counties Football League players
- VV Berkum players
- Burundian football biography stubs