Valery Nahayo

Valery Nahayo
Personal information
Full nameValery Twite Nahayo
Date of birth15 April 1984
Place of birthBujumbura, Burundi
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Playing positionCentral defender[1]
Club information
Current team
Mpumalanga Black Aces
Number34
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001Atomic12(0)
2002–2003Muzinga51(4)
2004–2008Jomo Cosmos99(0)
2008–2011Kaizer Chiefs43(2)
2011–2014Gent48(1)
2014–Mpumalanga Black Aces0(0)
National team
2003–Burundi18(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:50, 24 September 2014 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:50, 24 September 2014 (UTC)

Valery Twite Nahayo (born 15 April 1984) is a Burundian international footballer who plays professionally for South African team Mpumalanga Black Aces, as a central defender.

Career

Club career

Born in Bujumbura, Nahayo has played club football for Atomic, Muzinga, Jomo Cosmos, Kaizer Chiefs, Gent and Mpumalanga Black Aces[1][2] While playing for Gent in August 2012 he was linked with a return to the Chiefs.[3]

Kaizer Chiefs

Nahayo joined Chiefs on 20 June 2008 after Jomo Cosmos got relegated; he was one of seven players that left Cosmos including Anthony Laffor, Morgan Gould, Reneilwe Letsholonyane, Sydney Plaatjies, Thapelo Tshilo, Dikgang Mabalane and Nkosinathi Nhleko.[4] During pre-season he competed in the Telkom Charity Cup and the Vodacom Challenge and eventually made his official debut on 8 August 2008 in a 4–0 win over Engen Santos. In the same match he got injured when he tore his knee ligaments, after landing awkwardly in an aerial battle.[5]

International career

Nahayo made his international debut for Burundi in 2003,[1] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for them.[6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Valery Nahayo". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  2. Valery Nahayo profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  3. "Chiefs look at Gould replacement". Kickoff.com. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  4. http://www.supersport.com/football/article.aspx?headline=Cosmos%20defender%20Nahayo%20joins%20Chiefs&id=258582
  5. http://m.allafrica.com/stories/200808110288.html/
  6. Valery NahayoFIFA competition record