Innocent Mbonihankuye

Djiboutian footballer

Innocent Mbonihankuye
Personal information
Full name	Innocent Madede Mbonihankuye
Date of birth	(1996-11-05) 5 November 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth	Gitega, Burundi
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	ASAS
Number	16
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	LLB Académic
2015–2019	Université de Djibouti	34	(0)
2019–2020	AS ESD	14	(0)
2020–2022	AS Port	25	(0)
2022-	ASAS	21	(0)
International career^‡
2014	Burundi	2	(0)
2019–	Djibouti	25	(0)
*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 2023 (UTC)

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.

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]

Honours

LLB Académic

Burundi Premier League: 2013-14

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.