Jean Claude Girumugisha
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 September 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Bujumbura, Burundi | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al Ahli Tripoli | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Magara Young Boys | ||
| 2024–2026 | Al Hilal Omdurman | ||
| 2026– | Al Ahli Tripoli | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Burundi U20 | |||
| 2023– | Burundi | 20 | (4) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 August 2026 | |||
Jean Claude Girumugisha (born 18 September 2004) is a Burundian footballer who plays as a forward for Al Ahli Tripoli.
Career
He won two straight promotions with Magara Young Boys before leaving for Al Hilal Omdurman.[1] The club competes in the Rwanda Premier League due to the Sudanese civil war.
He made a breakthrough in the 2024–25 CAF Champions League group stage, as he scored against TP Mazembe.[2] During the 2025–26 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Girumugisha scored against Jamus SC to put his team through.[3] During the 2025–26 CAF Champions League group stage, Girumugisha scored the winning goal against Mamelodi Sundowns.[4] By February 2026, the statistics showed Girumugisha as being the second best dribbler in the CAF Champions League, having registered 8 dribbles, one less than Achraf Bencharki.[5] However, he was also suspended by CAF for "inappropriate", "unsporting conduct".[6]
For the national team, Girumugisha made his debut in November 2023 against Gabon.[1] He scored his first international goal to help secure victory against Malawi in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification,[7] though this was Burundi's only victory during the campaign.
He later scored once in the 5–0 routing of the Seychelles in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.[8]
International goals
- Scores and results list Burundi's goal tally first.[9]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 5 September 2024 | Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe, Malawi |  Malawi | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2. | 25 March 2025 | Meknes Honor Stadium, Meknes, Morocco |  Seychelles | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 27 March 2026 | Stade Olympique Maréchal Idriss Déby Itno, N'Djamena, Chad |  Chad | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 4. | 15 December 2017 | Intwari Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi | Chad | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
References
- 1 2 Jean Claude Girumugisha at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Jean Girumugisha's late stunner lifts Al Hilal over Mazembe". CAF. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ↑ "Kabylie hit five as Dynamos dump ASEC in dramatic CAF Champions League prelims". CAF. 28 September 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ↑ Kamasa, Peter (31 January 2026). "Al Hilal beat Sundowns to move top of Group C". The New Times. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ↑ Ben Amara, Imed (7 February 2026). "CAF Champions League 2025-2026: the top 10 best dribblers". Foot-Africa.com. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ↑ Muhinde, Jejje (28 November 2025). "CAF Suspends Jean Claude Girumugisha for Three Matches, Fines Him $5,000". Rwanda Dispatch. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ↑ "2025 AFCON Qualifiers: Burundi edges Malawi in Blantyre". Sports24. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ↑ "Seychelles ntiratsinda Uburundi na rimwe mu nkino 8 zose zabahuje". Buja Media (in Kinyarwanda). 26 March 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ↑ "Jean Claude Girumugisha". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 June 2026.