Selemani Ndikumana Explained

Selemani Ndikumana
Full Name:Selemani Yamin Ndikumana
Birth Date:18 March 1987
Birth Place:Bujumbura, Burundi
Height:1.86 m
Position:Forward
Currentclub:KMC
Youthyears1:2003–2006
Youthclubs1:AS Inter Star
Years1:2006–2007
Clubs1:Simba
Caps1:36
Goals1:19
Years2:2008
Clubs2:Molde
Caps2:1
Goals2:0
Years3:2009–2010
Clubs3:Lierse
Caps3:13
Goals3:1
Years4:2010–2011
Clubs4:Fantastique
Years5:2011–2012
Clubs5:APR FC
Years6:2012
Clubs6:Shenzhen Ruby
Years7:2013
Clubs7:Al-Merrikh
Years8:2013
Clubs8:Vital'O FC
Years9:2014–2015
Clubs9:KF Tirana
Caps9:42
Goals9:12
Years10:2015
Clubs10:1º de Agosto
Years11:2015–2016
Clubs11:Vital'O FC
Years12:2016–2018
Clubs12:Al-Mesaimeer
Years13:2019
Clubs13:Al-Adalah
Years14:2019
Clubs14:Azam
Years15:2020–
Clubs15:KMC
Nationalyears1:2003–2019
Nationalteam1:Burundi[1]
Nationalcaps1:33
Nationalgoals1:12
Club-Update:7 April 2014
Nationalteam-Update:20 February 2018

Selemani Yamin Ndikumana (born 18 March 1987) is a Burundian professional footballer who plays as a forward for KMC in Tanzania.

Club career

Ndikumana began his career with AS Inter Star and in 2006 joined Tanzanian Premier League club Simba SC. He moved in January 2008 to Norwegian side Molde FK.[2] On 8 December 2008, he signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Lierse S.K. in the Belgian Second Division.[3] In the summer of 2010, he moved back to Burundi to play for Fantastique Bujumbura.

In January 2013, he joined Sudanese club Al-Merrikh SC.[4]

On 31 January 2014, he joined Albanian club KF Tirana.[5] He made his debut for Tirana on 7 February in a 1–0 win against rivals KF Partizani.[6] Nine days later, he scored his first goal in Albania in another 1–0 win against Bylis Ballsh.[7] On 2 March 2014, he scored his second goal for Tirana in a 1–1 against KF Flamurtari Vlora in Stadiumi Flamurtari.[8]

In June 2015, he joined Angolan club C.D. Primeiro de Agosto.[9] He was released, along with five other players, from the club at the end of the season.[10]

On 29 January 2016, he, along with Fuadi Ndayisenga, signed for Burundian club Vital'O F.C.[11]

On 27 July 2016, he joined Qatari club Al-Mesaimeer S.C.[12]

International career

Ndikumana is the captain of the Burundi national team.[13]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Burundi's goal tally first.[14]

No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 2 February 2006 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt align=center 1–4 align=center 1–4 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2. 26 November 2006 Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia align=center 3–0 align=center 3–2 2006 CECAFA Cup
3. 10 December 2007 align=center 2–0 3–0 2007 CECAFA Cup
4. align=center 3–0
5. 1 June 2008 Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi align=center 1–0 align=center 1–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
6. 5 June 2011 Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi align=center 1–0 align=center 3–1 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
7. 15 November 2011 Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi align=center 2–2 align=center 2–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
8. 25 November 2012 Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda align=center 3–1 5–1 2012 CECAFA Cup
9. align=center 5–1
10. 28 November 2012 Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda align=center 1–0 align=center 1–0 2012 CECAFA Cup
11. 18 January 2014 Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, South Africa align=center 3–2 align=center 3–2 2014 African Nations Championship
12. 22 January 2014 Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, South Africa align=center 1–0 align=center 1–2 2014 African Nations Championship

Notes

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/buru-recintlp.html
  2. Web site: Player profile on official club website . https://web.archive.org/web/20110604154707/http://www.moldefk.no/site/statistikk/spiller.php?page_id=20&season=2008&match_type=3&player_id=119 . dead . 4 June 2011 . Norwegian . moldefk.no.
  3. http://www.lierse.be/nl/news/selemani-ndikumana-tekende-bij-lierse Announcement
  4. Web site: Burundian skipper joins El-Mereikh . Timothy Olobulu . Michezo Afrika . 21 January 2013 . 24 October 2013 .
  5. Web site: Tirana, përforcimi numër 7-të, vjen afrikani Ndikumana . Sport Ekspres . 31 January 2014 . 18 February 2014 .
  6. Web site: Tirana fiton derbin, mjafton Gilberto . sportekspres.com . 8 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140208011508/http://sportekspres.com/?p=29666 . 8 February 2014.
  7. Web site: Tirana ja del dhe në Ballsh. 17 February 2014. Sport Ekspres . 18 February 2014.
  8. Web site: Superiore, Tirana barazon me Flamurtarin. Top Channel Albania. 9 September 2016. Albanian. 2 March 2014.
  9. Web site: Futebol: Capitão da selecção do Burundi reforça 1º de Agosto. Clube Desportivo 1º de Agosto. 10 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160910194931/http://www.primeiroagosto.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2081:futebol-capitao-da-seleccao-do-burundi-reforca-1o-de-agosto&catid=1:noticias&Itemid=296. 10 September 2016. Portuguese.
  10. Web site: 1º de Agosto dispensa Ben Traoré, Ndikumana, Nary, Neblú, Marinho e Ndieu. SAPO Desporto. 10 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160910195359/http://desporto.sapo.pt/futebol/girabola/artigo/2015/10/22/futebol-angola-1o-de-agosto-dispensa-ben-traore. 10 September 2016. Portuguese. 22 October 2015.
  11. Web site: Muhirwe. Alain. Yamin Selemani, Fuadi Ndayisenga bamaze gusinya muri Vital’o ….. indundi.com. Indundi. 10 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160910202942/http://indundi.com/news/page/97899/indundi-sports-i-yamin-selemani-fuadi-ndayisenga-bamaze-gusinya-muri-vitalo/. 10 September 2016. Kinyarwanda. 29 January 2016.
  12. Web site: Osano. Bonface. Burundi international Ndikumana Yamin joins Qatar’s Al-Mesaimeer SC. Soka25east. 10 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160910200102/http://www.soka25east.com/burundi-international-ndikumana-yamin-joins-qatars-al-mesaimeer-sc/. 10 September 2016. 27 July 2016.
  13. http://www.lierse.be/en/news/selemani-ndikumana-signs-lierse Announcement
  14. Web site: Ndikumana, Selemani Yamin. National Football Teams. 20 February 2018.