Bonheur Mugisha is a Rwandan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Libyan Premier League club Al Ahli Tripoli and the Rwanda national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Rwanda | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al Ahli Tripoli | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Heroes FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Heroes FC | ||
| 2020–2021 | → Mukura Victory Sports (loan) | ||
| 2021–2023 | APR | ||
| 2023– | Al Ahli Tripoli | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Rwanda | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2023 | |||
Club career
editMugisha joined the Heroes Football Academy located in Mayange in the Bugesera District at age 15. By age 17 he was promoted to the first team which played in the Second Division. In 2019 he helped the club earn promotion to the Rwanda Premier League. The club was relegated back to the Second Division after one season and Mugisha joined Mukura Victory Sports on loan for the 2020–21 campaign. In July 2021 Mugisha joined Rwanda Premier League club APR on a 2-year contract.[2] In August 2021 Mugisha appeared in a friendly against AS Maniema Union of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in preparation for APR's fixtures in 2021–22 CAF Champions League qualifying.[3] After defeating Mogadishu City Club in the First Round, APR fell to Étoile Sportive du Sahel of Tunisia 1–5 with Mugisha playing both legs of the Second Round series.[4][5]
International career
editMugisha was invited to join the national under-23 team in summer 2021 but did not because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[2] In January 2022, he received his first call-up to the senior team for a pair of friendlies against Guinea. He made his senior international debut in the first match on 3 January 2022 and went on to appear in both fixtures.[6][1]
International career statistics
edit- As of match played 29 March 2023[1]
| Rwanda national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ a b c "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ a b Atieno, Lydia (15 July 2021). "Mugisha's hard work earns him two-year contract at APR". The New Times. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "APR FC itsinzwe na AS Maniema mu mukino wa gicuti" (in Kinyarwanda). APR FC. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "APR 1 Etoile du Sahel 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Etoile du Sahel 4 APR 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ Kamasa, Peter (9 January 2022). "Mugisha takes 'valuable positives' from Amavubi debut". The New Times. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
External links
edit- Bonheur Mugisha at National-Football-Teams.com
- Bonheur Mugisha at Soccerway
- APR FC profile Archived 2022-07-01 at the Wayback Machine