Kassim Bizimana
 Bizimana with Gieten in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | December 29, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Bujumbura, Burundi | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2001 | Achilles 1894 | ||
| 2001–2003 | Heerenveen | ||
| 2003–2005 | Groningen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005 | Groningen | 4 | (0) |
| 2005–2009 | Veendam | 72 | (13) |
| 2009–2010 | Sneek Wit Zwart | ||
| 2010–2012 | Velocitas 1897 | ||
| 2012 | Berkum | ||
| 2012–2013 | Flevo Boys | ||
| 2013–2016 | PKC '83 | ||
| 2017–2018 | Pelikaan-S | ||
| 2018–2019 | Gieten | ||
| International career | |||
| 2008 | Burundi | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kassim Bizimana (born 29 December 1985) is a Burundian former footballer who played as a striker.[1]
Career
[edit]Bizimana played for the youth teams of SC Heerenveen and Achilles 1894. He began his professional career in 2004 with FC Groningen.[2] His first professional game was on 22 October 2004 against Willem II Tilburg, when he replaced Jack Tuyp in the 74th minute. Groningen lost 4–2.[3]
In July 2005, he was transferred to BV Veendam.[4]
His spell at Veendam would prove to be his last in professional football, as he moved to the Hoofdklasse club Sneek Wit Zwart in 2009. After this, he played in the Hoofdklasse side Velocitas 1897 (2010–12), Berkum (2012), Flevo Boys (2012–13) and PKC '83 (2013–16). In 2017, he started playing for Pelikaan-S. After a year he left for VV Gieten, where he left halfway through the season. Despite this, he became the club's top scorer with 15 goals.[5]
International career
[edit]He has represented his homeland, Burundi, at international level, and in 2007 was a candidate for the Rwanda national football team.
Statistics
[edit]| Season | Club | League | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004/05 | FC Groningen | Eredivisie | 4 | 0 |
| 2005/06 | BV Veendam | Eerste Divisie | 15 | 0 |
| 2006/07 | BV Veendam | Eerste Divisie | 30 | 12 |
| 2007/08 | BV Veendam | Eerste Divisie | 8 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | BV Veendam | Eerste Divisie | 19 | 10 |
Personal
[edit]He holds a Dutch passport.
References
[edit]- ^ Verre vriend is ook wat waard destentor.nl
- ^ Voetbalnext Profile
- ^ Voetbal International Profile
- ^ Cartera de Futbolistas Profile
- ^ "Bizimana loodst Gieten langs Muntendam" (in Dutch). FC Kanaalstreek. 22 October 2018.
External links
[edit]- Player in his Club VVS Neekwitzwart[permanent dead link]
- www.bvveendam.nl Archived 2008-02-20 at the Wayback Machine Player Profile in his club
- Kassim Bizimana at National-Football-Teams.com
- Statistics
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- 1985 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Bujumbura
- Burundian men's footballers
- Burundi men's international footballers
- SC Veendam players
- Men's association football forwards
- FC Groningen players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Burundian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Burundian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Achilles 1894 players
- VV Sneek Wit Zwart players
- Flevo Boys players
- Velocitas 1897 players
- VV Berkum players
- Burundian football biography stubs