Kassim Bizimana

Kassim Bizimana

Bizimana with Gieten in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1985-12-29) December 29, 1985 (age 38)
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

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

He has represented his homeland, Burundi, at international level, and in 2007 was a candidate for the Rwanda national football team.

Statistics

Personal

He holds a Dutch passport.

References

External links

• 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