Gael Bigirimana
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gaël Bigirimana | ||
| Date of birth | 22 October 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Bujumbura, Burundi | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Coventry City | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2011 | Coventry City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Coventry City | 26 | (0) |
| 2012–2016 | Newcastle United | 13 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Rangers (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Coventry City (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2016– | Coventry City | 24 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | England U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015– | Burundi | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:58, 3 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:44, 16 November 2015 |
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Gaël Bigirimana (Kirundi pronunciation: [ɡaˈeːl βiɟiriˈmaːnaː]; born 22 October 1993) is a Burundian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Coventry City.
Born in Burundi, Bigirimana moved to the United Kingdom with his family as a refugee in 2004 and chose to represent England at under-20 level in 2013, later representing his country of birth in 2015.
Bigirimana was born in Bujumbura, Burundi but moved to the United Kingdom with his family as a refugee in 2004, having spent time living in Uganda. He was taken on trial having asked at Coventry City's academy training facility.
Graduating from the Sky Blues' youth set-up to sign his first professional deal for the club in the summer of 2011 and playing a role the Sky Blues' first team pre-season preparations for the 2011–12 campaign, Bigirimana made his professional debut on 8 August 2011 in a 1–0 Championship defeat by Leicester City, playing the full 90 minutes.
On 12 March 2012, Bigirimana won the Championship Apprentice of the Year Award for the 2011–12 season. He beat Crystal Palace's Jonathan Williams and Reading's Jordan Obita to the award.
On 6 July 2012, Bigirimana signed for Premier League club Newcastle United. United's website confirmed Bigirimana had signed a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee, believed to be between £500,000 and £1,000,000. His competitive debut came on 23 August 2012, in Newcastle's 1–1 draw with Greek side Atromitos, in their UEFA Europa League Fourth Qualifying Round match, before making his home Premier League debut on 2 September 2012 in a 1–1 draw with Aston Villa as a substitute for the injured Danny Simpson. He scored his first professional goal on 3 December to complete a 3–0 home win against Wigan Athletic after two earlier goals by Demba Ba.
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