Bienvenue Kanakimana (born 28 December 1999) is a Burundian

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who currently plays as a winger for

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Club career

Kanakimana spent the 2018 season with Aigle Noir of the

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, finishing as the league's top scorer with 23 goals across all competitions and leading his team to the league title. He was subsequently transferred to

on 1 January 2019 and was later loaned to

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on April 12 for the remainder of the season. On 17 February 2021, Kanakimana permanently joined

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side

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. On 7 May 2021, Kanakimana and Colorado Springs mutually agreed to terminate his contract at the club due to visa issues.

International career

In September 2019, Kanakimana was called into the Burundi national team for its 2022 World Cup qualifiers against

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. He made his senior international debut on September 4, 2019.FIFA.com
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* * 1999 births Living people Burundian footballers Burundian expatriate footballers Burundi men's international footballers Burundi men's under-20 international footballers Burundi men's youth international footballers Men's association football wingers MFK Vyškov players Atlanta United 2 players Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard F.C. players Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC players Austrian Regionalliga players China League One players USL Championship players Sportspeople from Bujumbura Burundian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Burundian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Burundian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Burundian expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate footballers in the Czech Republic Expatriate soccer players in the United States Expatriate footballers in Austria Expatriate footballers in China {{Burundi-footy-bio-stub