Valery Nahayo

Valery Nahayo
Personal information
Full name	Valery Twite Nahayo
Date of birth	15 April 1984
Place of birth	Bujumbura, Burundi
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Playing position	Central defender[1]
Club information
Current team	Mpumalanga Black Aces
Number	34
Senior career*
National team‡
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:50, 24 September 2014 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:50, 24 September 2014 (UTC)

Valery Twite Nahayo (born 15 April 1984) is a Burundian international footballer who plays professionally for South African team Mpumalanga Black Aces, as a central defender.

Career

Born in Bujumbura, Nahayo has played club football for Atomic, Muzinga, Jomo Cosmos, Kaizer Chiefs, Gent and Mpumalanga Black Aces^[1]^[2] While playing for Gent in August 2012 he was linked with a return to the Chiefs.^[3]

Nahayo joined Chiefs on 20 June 2008 after Jomo Cosmos got relegated; he was one of seven players that left Cosmos including Anthony Laffor, Morgan Gould, Reneilwe Letsholonyane, Sydney Plaatjies, Thapelo Tshilo, Dikgang Mabalane and Nkosinathi Nhleko.^[4] During pre-season he competed in the Telkom Charity Cup and the Vodacom Challenge and eventually made his official debut on 8 August 2008 in a 4–0 win over Engen Santos. In the same match he got injured when he tore his knee ligaments, after landing awkwardly in an aerial battle.^[5]

Nahayo made his international debut for Burundi in 2003,^[1] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for them.^[6]

Scores and results list Burundi's tally first.^[1]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	29 February 2012	Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi	Zimbabwe	2–1	2–1	2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

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Personal information
Full name	Valery Twite Nahayo
Date of birth	(1984-04-15) 15 April 1984
Place of birth	Bujumbura, Burundi
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)^[1]
Playing position	Central defender^[1]
Club information
Current team	Mpumalanga Black Aces
Number	34
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001	Atomic	12	(0)
2002–2003	Muzinga	51	(4)
2004–2008	Jomo Cosmos	99	(0)
2008–2011	Kaizer Chiefs	43	(2)
2011–2014	Gent	48	(1)
2014–	Mpumalanga Black Aces	0	(0)
National team^‡
2003–	Burundi	18	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:50, 24 September 2014 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:50, 24 September 2014 (UTC)