Nimfasha Berchimas

Soccer player (born 2008)

Nimfasha Berchimas
Personal information
Full name	Nimfasha Berchimas^[1]
Date of birth	(2008-02-22) February 22, 2008 (age 16)
Place of birth	Burundi
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Winger, forward
Team information
Current team	Charlotte FC
Number	27
Youth career
0000–2020	NC Fusion
2020–2023	Charlotte FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–	Crown Legacy	9	(2)
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 3, 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

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

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

Club

As of March 9, 2024^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	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

^ ^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.