Valery Nahayo

Valery Twite Nahayo (born 15 April 1984) is a Burundian international footballer who played professionally in Belgium and South Africa, among others, as a central defender.

Valery Nahayo

Personal information
Full name	Valery Twite Nahayo
Date of birth	(1984-04-15) 15 April 1984 (age 41)
Place of birth	Bujumbura, Burundi
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s)	Central defender[1]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001	Atomic	12	(0)
2002–2003	Muzinga	51	(4)
2004–2008	Jomo Cosmos	99	(0)
2008–2011	Kaizer Chiefs	43	(2)
2011–2014	Gent	48	(1)
2014–2015	Mpumalanga Black Aces	5	(0)
2017–2018	KSV Temse	1	(0)
2018–2019	FC Ganshoren	5	(0)
International career‡
2003–2014	Burundi	23	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 November 2022

Career

Club career

Born in Bujumbura, Nahayo has played club football for Atomic, Muzinga, Jomo Cosmos, Kaizer Chiefs, Gent and Mpumalanga Black Aces^[1][2] While playing for Gent in August 2012 he was linked with a return to the Chiefs.^[3]

Kaizer Chiefs

Nahayo joined Chiefs on 20 June 2008 after Jomo Cosmos got relegated; he was one of seven players that left Cosmos including Anthony Laffor, Morgan Gould, Reneilwe Letsholonyane, Sydney Plaatjies, Thapelo Tshilo, Dikgang Mabalane and Nkosinathi Nhleko.^[4] During pre-season he competed in the Telkom Charity Cup and the Vodacom Challenge and eventually made his official debut on 8 August 2008 in a 4–0 win over Engen Santos. In the same match he got injured when he tore his knee ligaments, after landing awkwardly in an aerial battle.^[5]

International career

Nahayo made his international debut for Burundi in 2003,^[1] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for them.^[6]

International goals

Scores and results list Burundi's tally first.^[1]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	29 February 2012	Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi	Zimbabwe	2–1	2–1	2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification