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Gaël Bigirimana

1993 - Today

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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 21,273Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1993, Gaël Bigirimana ranks 385Before 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.

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In Burundi

Among people born in Burundi, Gaël Bigirimana ranks 20 out of 21Before 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).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Burundi

Among soccer players born in Burundi, Gaël Bigirimana ranks 3Before 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).