Alain Bangama Ndizeye (born 20 December 1986 in

Bujumbura Bujumbura (; ), formerly Usumbura, is the economic capital, largest city and main port of Burundi. It ships most of the country's chief export, coffee, as well as cotton and tin ore. Bujumbura was formerly the country's normal capital. In late ...

) is a

Burundi Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili language, Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French language, French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the ...

an defender who plays with

AS Inter Star Association Sportif Inter Star, is a football (soccer) club from Bujumbura, Burundi. Squad Management and staff Honours *Burundi Premier League: 4 ::1991, 1992, 2005, 2008 *Burundian Cup: 1 ::1990 *Burundi Super Cup ...

in the

Burundi Premier League The Burundi Ligue A, also called Primus Ligue for sponsorship reasons, is the highest division in football in Burundi. The league was formed in 1972 and has 16 teams. They play 30 rounds home and away during a season. Current clubs The following s ...

Club career

Bangama began his career in the Burundian first division, playing with the side from Chanic from 1999 to 2000. After a two-year stint, he joined

Rwanda Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator ...

n side SC Kiyovu Sport for two years. Bangama returned to Burundi where he played for several clubs from the capital Bujumburu. From 2002 to 2003 he played for Prince Louis FC, from 2003 to 2005, he played for Atletico. In 2005, he joined

Vital'O F.C. Vital'O FC is a professional football club based in Bujumbura, Burundi. The team currently plays in the Burundi Ligue A,the top division of Burundi football. History They were founded as Gwanda, Sport FC in the 1960s, changed their name t ...

After two years with

, he signed in winter 2008 for

International career

Bangama has made several appearances for the

Burundi national football team The Burundi national football team, nicknamed ''The Swallows'' (french: Les Hirondelles) ( rn, Intamba m'Urugamba), represents Burundi in international football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Burundi. The team has never qualifie ...

, including

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qualifiers.

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* 1986 births Living people Burundian men's footballers Burundi men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Footballers from Bujumbura Burundian expatriate sportspeople in Rwanda Burundian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Rwanda S.C. Kiyovu Sports players Vital'O FC players Prince Louis FC players {{Burundi-footy-bio-stub