The Most Famous
SOCCER PLAYERS from Rwanda
This page contains a list of the greatest Rwandan Soccer Players. The pantheon dataset contains 21,273 Soccer Players, NaN of which were born in Rwanda. This makes Rwanda the birth place of the 0th most number of Soccer Players.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Rwandan Soccer Players of all time. This list of famous Rwandan Soccer Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Olivier Karekezi (b. 1983)
With an HPI of 35.09, Olivier Karekezi is the most famous Rwandan Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 14 different languages on wikipedia.
Fils Olivier Karekezi (Kinyarwanda pronunciation: [olivje kaɾeˌcezi] ; born 25 May 1983) is a Rwandan former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is also a former captain of the Rwanda national team.
2. Haruna Niyonzima (b. 1990)
With an HPI of 31.89, Haruna Niyonzima is the 2nd most famous Rwandan Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Haruna Fadhili Niyonzima (born 5 February 1990) is a Rwandan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Libyan Premier League club Al Ta'awon and captains the Rwanda national team.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Rwandan soccer players born between 1983 and 1990. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Rwandan soccer players include Olivier Karekezi, and Haruna Niyonzima. As of April 2024, 2 new Rwandan soccer players have been added to Pantheon including Olivier Karekezi, and Haruna Niyonzima.
