SOCCER PLAYER
Gaël Bigirimana
1993 - Today

Gaël Bigirimana
Gaël Bigirimana (Kirundi pronunciation: [ɡaˈeːl βiɟiriˈmaːnaː]; born 22 October 1993) is a Burundian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for NIFL Premiership club Dungannon Swifts and the Burundi national team. He began his professional career at Coventry City in 2011 and a year later he signed for Newcastle United of the Premier League. After an aborted move to Rangers, Bigirimana returned to Coventry on loan in 2015 and permanently a year later. He scored for Coventry in their 2017 EFL Trophy Final victory, then signed for Motherwell of the Scottish Premiership. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Gaël Bigirimana is the 12,088th most popular soccer player (up from 19,200th in 2024), the 20th most popular biography from Burundi (up from 22nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Burundian Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Gaël Bigirimana ranks 12,088 out of 21,273. Before him are Patrizia Panico, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Horst Heldt, Fabián Monzón, Fahad Al-Muwallad, and Masanori Suzuki. After him are José Sand, Ervin Zukanović, Ulugbek Bakayev, Hernán Galíndez, Arthur Maia, and Júnior Maranhão.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPatrizia Panico
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.50
Rank: 12,095
Dominic Calvert-Lewin
1997 - Present
HPI: 42.50
Rank: 12,096
Horst Heldt
1969 - Present
HPI: 42.50
Rank: 12,097
Fabián Monzón
1987 - Present
HPI: 42.50
Rank: 12,098
Fahad Al-Muwallad
1994 - Present
HPI: 42.50
Rank: 12,099
Masanori Suzuki
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.50
Rank: 12,100
Gaël Bigirimana
1993 - Present
HPI: 42.50
Rank: 12,101
José Sand
1980 - Present
HPI: 42.50
Rank: 12,102
Ervin Zukanović
1987 - Present
HPI: 42.49
Rank: 12,103
Ulugbek Bakayev
1978 - Present
HPI: 42.49
Rank: 12,104
Hernán Galíndez
1987 - Present
HPI: 42.49
Rank: 12,105
Arthur Maia
1992 - 2016
HPI: 42.49
Rank: 12,106
Júnior Maranhão
1977 - Present
HPI: 42.49
Rank: 12,107
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1993, Gaël Bigirimana ranks 385. Before him are Tatiana Calderón, Miki Yamane, Ravi, Zakaria Labyad, Yogi Ferrell, and Anthony Bennett. After him are Johannes Vetter, Ádám Lang, Lukas Lerager, David Soria, Stefano Sturaro, and Alfred Gomis.
Others Born in 1993
Go to all RankingsTatiana Calderón
RACING DRIVER
1993 - Present
HPI: 42.53
Rank: 379
Miki Yamane
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 380
Ravi
SINGER
1993 - Present
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 381
Zakaria Labyad
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 382
Yogi Ferrell
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 383
Anthony Bennett
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 42.50
Rank: 384
Gaël Bigirimana
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 42.50
Rank: 385
Johannes Vetter
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 42.47
Rank: 386
Ádám Lang
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 387
Lukas Lerager
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 388
David Soria
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 389
Stefano Sturaro
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 42.44
Rank: 390
Alfred Gomis
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 42.42
Rank: 391
In Burundi
Among people born in Burundi, Gaël Bigirimana ranks 20 out of 21. Before him are Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni (1972), Vénuste Niyongabo (1973), Nyamko Sabuni (1969), Gervais Ndirakobuca (null), Gaël Faye (1982), and Mohamed Tchité (1984). After him are Saidi Ntibazonkiza (1987), Arthémon Hatungimana (1974), Francine Niyonsaba (1993), Faty Papy (1990), Antoine Gakeme (1991), and Saido Berahino (1993).
Others born in Burundi
Go to all RankingsAlain-Guillaume Bunyoni
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 14
Vénuste Niyongabo
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 15
Nyamko Sabuni
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 16
Gervais Ndirakobuca
POLITICIAN
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 17
Gaël Faye
WRITER
1982 - Present
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 18
Mohamed Tchité
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 42.61
Rank: 19
Gaël Bigirimana
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 42.50
Rank: 20
Saidi Ntibazonkiza
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.94
Rank: 21
Arthémon Hatungimana
ATHLETE
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.55
Rank: 22
Francine Niyonsaba
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 36.72
Rank: 23
Faty Papy
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - 2019
HPI: 36.40
Rank: 24
Antoine Gakeme
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 36.00
Rank: 25
Saido Berahino
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 35.64
Rank: 26
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Burundi
Among soccer players born in Burundi, Gaël Bigirimana ranks 3. Before him are Shabani Nonda (1977), and Mohamed Tchité (1984). After him are Saidi Ntibazonkiza (1987), Faty Papy (1990), Saido Berahino (1993), and Youssouf Ndayishimiye (1998).
Shabani Nonda
1977 - Present
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 1
Mohamed Tchité
1984 - Present
HPI: 42.61
Rank: 2
Gaël Bigirimana
1993 - Present
HPI: 42.50
Rank: 3
Saidi Ntibazonkiza
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.94
Rank: 4
Faty Papy
1990 - 2019
HPI: 36.40
Rank: 5
Saido Berahino
1993 - Present
HPI: 35.64
Rank: 6
Youssouf Ndayishimiye
1998 - Present
HPI: 34.45
Rank: 7






































