Youssouf Ndayishimiye

Youssouf Ndayishimiye
Ndayishimiye with Nice in 2025
Personal information
Full name Youssouf Nyange Ndayishimiye
Date of birth (1998-10-27) 27 October 1998
Place of birth Bujumbura, Burundi
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Positions
Team information
Current team
Nice
Number 55
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Aigle Noir
2020–2021 Yeni Malatyaspor 27 (3)
2021–2023 İstanbul Başakşehir 58 (5)
2023– Nice 59 (4)
International career‡
2017– Burundi 26 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:45, 22 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 March 2025

Youssouf Nyange Ndayishimiye (born 27 October 1998) is a Burundian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for the Ligue 1 club Nice and the Burundi national team.

Club career

In January 2023 Ndayishimiye joined Ligue 1 club Nice from Süper Lig side İstanbul Başakşehir.[2] He signed a contract until 2027 while, according to Turkish media, Nice agreed a transfer fee of €11 million plus bonuses with İstanbul Başakşehir.[2]

International career

Ndayishimiye represented the Burundi national team in a 7–0 friendly win over Djibouti on 11 March 2017.[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 August 2026[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Yeni Malatyaspor 2019–20 Süper Lig 81———81
2020–21 Süper Lig 19210——202
Total 273100000283
İstanbul Başakşehir 2020–21 Süper Lig 1402000—160
2021–22 Süper Lig 2711000—281
2022–23 Süper Lig 1741012[a]3—307
Total 58540123—748
Nice 2022–23 Ligue 1 101004[a]0—141
2023–24 Ligue 1 23031——261
2024–25 Ligue 1 233105[b]0—293
2025–26 Ligue 1 20———20
2026–27 Ligue 1 1000——10
Total 5944190—725
Career total 14412812130017416
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 21 March 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Burundi 201760
201930
202031
202130
202230
202330
202440
20251 0
Total261
Scores and results list Burundi's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ndayishimiye goal.
List of international goals scored by Youssouf Ndayishimiye
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 15 November 2020 Intwari Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi  Mauritania 2-1 3-1 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [5]

Honours

Nice

References

  1. ↑ "Youssouf Ndayishimiye". İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Transferts : Youssouf Ndayishimiye (Basaksehir) passe sa visite médicale à Nice". L'Équipe (in French). 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  3. ↑ Inkuru nshasha z'inkino kuri burundisport.com
  4. ↑ Youssouf Ndayishimiye at Soccerway
  5. ↑ "Burundi vs. Mauritania". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Lens lift the French Cup for the first time after beating Nice in the final". Associated Press. 11 June 2026. Retrieved 22 May 2026.