Nimfasha Berchimas
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| Full name | Nimfasha Berchimas[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | February 22, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Burundi | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger, forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Charlotte FC | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 27 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2020 | NC Fusion | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Charlotte FC | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Crown Legacy | 31 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Charlotte FC | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | United States U15 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | United States U16 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | United States U17 | 5 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | United States U19 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | United States U20 | 6 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 26, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 15, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Nimfasha Berchimas (born February 22, 2008) is a professional soccer player who plays as a winger or forward for Major League Soccer club Charlotte FC. Born in Burundi, he is a youth international for the United States.
Club career
[edit]Born in Burundi, Berchimas moved to the United States as a child, settling in High Point, North Carolina.[2] Having begun his soccer career with local side NC Fusion, he signed with professional Major League Soccer franchise Charlotte FC in 2020.[2] In November 2022, he signed a homegrown contract with the club at the age of 14 years and 268 days old, making him the sixth-youngest player in MLS history to sign professionally.[2][3]
He played eight matches with Charlotte's MLS Next Pro reserve team, Crown Legacy FC, during the 2023 season.[4] Berchimas made his senior MLS debut for Charlotte FC on February 24, 2024, in their 1–0 victory against New York City FC, making him the 9th youngest player in MLS history.[5]
International career
[edit]Having already represented the United States at under-15 and under-16 level, Berchimas was called up to the nation's under-17 side for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Despite being the youngest player in the squad, he started the United States' campaign with two goals in a 3–1 victory against South Korea.[6] In scoring, he became the youngest player to score for the United States at an U-17 World Cup since Freddy Adu in 2003.[7][8] He followed this up with a goal in the United States' 2–1 win against Burkina Faso, taking him joint-first in the tournament's goal-scoring chart.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of March 9, 2024[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Crown Legacy FC | 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| Charlotte FC | 2024 | MLS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "FIFA U-17 World Cup Indonesia 2023™" (PDF). fdp.fifa.org. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Charlotte FC Signs Academy Product Nimfasha Berchimas to Homegrown Contract". charlottefootballclub.com. November 17, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ^ Smith, Chris (November 18, 2022). "Charlotte FC sign 14-year-old Nimfasha Berchimas to homegrown contract". 90min.com. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ^ Goldberg, Steve (November 17, 2023). "Charlotte FC's Nimfasha Berchimas makes name for himself". The Charlotte Post. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ^ "Only 16! Charlotte FC's Nimfasha Berchimas makes MLS history". MLSsoccer.com. February 24, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ^ "USA's 15-year-old hero reveals World Cup mission". fifa.com. November 11, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ^ Bernal, Jaime (November 12, 2023). "Nimfasha Berchimas hizo historia con Estados Unidos en Mundial Sub-17" [Nimfasha Berchimas made history with the United States at the U-17 World Cup]. tudn.com (in Spanish). Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ^ "Nimfasha Berchimas, Nyawa Lini Serang Amerika Serikat" [Nimfasha Berchimas, Life of the United States Attack Line]. kompas.id (in Indonesian). November 13, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ^ Burgos Rodríguez, Eduardo; Reidy, Paul (November 15, 2023). "Who is Nimfasha Berchimas, USYNT's top scorer at the U-17 World Cup". en.as.com. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ^ Nimfasha Berchimas at Soccerway. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Nimfasha Berchimas at WorldFootball.net
- 2008 births
- Living people
- American men's soccer players
- United States men's youth international soccer players
- Burundian men's footballers
- Burundian emigrants to the United States
- American people of Burundian descent
- Men's association football wingers
- MLS Next Pro players
- Charlotte FC players
- Crown Legacy FC players
- 21st-century American sportsmen