Jospin Nshimirimana

Jospin Nshimirimana (born 12 December 2001) is a Burundian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club Yeni Malatyaspor and the Burundi national team.

Club Career

Burundi

Born in Mutimbuzi, Burundi, Nshimirimana began playing football at the age of eight, and his father enrolled him at the local club New Regime. From there, he went on to play at Delta Star in the lower divisions of Burundian football. They achieved promotion into the Burundi Premier League for the 2017–18 season. Although they finished the season in last place, Nshimirimana led his team to a runner-up finish in the 2018 Burundian Cup. He scored a goal in the 4–0 semi-final victory over Olympique Star, who finished fifth in the league.

Nshimirimana made the move to Aigle Noir Makamba in the summer before the 2018–19 season. They won their first-ever league title that year, in addition to winning their first domestic treble after also capturing the Burundian Cup and Super Cup as well as the second-ever Coupe de l'Unite.

Yeni Malatyaspor

On 2 January 2021, in the final day of the winter transfer window, Turkish Super Lig side Yeni Malatyaspor announced the signing of Nshimirimana on a three-and-a-half-year contract.