Innocent Nshuti

Innocent Nshuti (born 31 January 1998) is a Rwandan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Azerbaijan Premier League club Sabail.

Innocent Nshuti

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-01-31) 31 January 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Ruhengeri, Rwanda
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Sabail
Number	99
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2018	A.P.R.
2018–2019	Stade Tunisien	3	(0)
2019–2023	A.P.R.
2024	One Knoxville	12	(0)
2025–	Sabail	15	(1)
International career‡
2017–	Rwanda	23	(6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:30, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

After helping A.P.R. to four straight Rwanda Premier League titles, Nshuti moved to American USL League One side One Knoxville in January 2024.^[1] He was released by Knoxville following their 2024 season.^[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 June 2019^[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stade Tunisien	2018–19	CLP-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Career total			3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0

Notes

International

As of matches played 18 November 2024^[4]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Rwanda	2017	7	2
	2021	2	0
	2023	4	1
	2024	10	3
Total		23	6

Scores and results list Rwanda's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nshuti goal.

List of international goals scored by Innocent Nshuti^[4]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	7 August 2017	Nyamirambo Regional Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda	Sudan	1–0	2–1	Friendly
2	9 December 2017	Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos, Kenya	Tanzania	1–0	2–1	2017 CECAFA Cup
3	21 November 2023	Stade Huye, Butare, Rwanda	South Africa	1–0	2–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
4	4 September 2024	Tripoli Stadium, Tripoli, Libya	Libya	1–1	1–1	2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5	15 October 2024	Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda	Benin	1–1	2–1	2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6	18 November 2024	Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Nigeria	Nigeria	2–1	2–1	2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification