Claus Niyukuri
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Claus Babo Niyukuri | ||
| Date of birth | 13 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Burundi | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Haugesund | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Kopervik | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Kopervik | 26 | (3) |
| 2020–2022 | Vard Haugesund | 48 | (2) |
| 2023– | Haugesund | 34 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Burundi | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 August 2024 | |||
Claus Babo Niyukuri (born 13 February 2000) is a Burundian professional footballer who plays as a defender for FK Haugesund.
Career
Born in Burundi, Niyukuri came to Norway around 2004. His family settling at Haugalandet,[1] Niyukuri played youth football in Kopervik IL and made his senior debut in 2017.[2] In 2019 he was named by Haugesunds Avis as the most surprising local player of the early season. However, this was as low as the 4. divisjon, the fifth tier.[3] He moved up two tiers to SK Vard Haugesund. Following three seasons at Vard, he moved up another two tiers to sign for FK Haugesund ahead of the 2023 season.[4]
Already in the second round of the 2023 Eliteserien, he fell and injured his knee in what initially seemed like a season-ending injury.[5] However, it was discovered that the injury was much less severe.[6] He returned, later scoring his first Eliteserien goal in October 2023, which was Haugesund's winning goal against Aalesund.[7]
In 2024, Niyukuri played regularly during April and May, but struggled with injuries during the summer. He was incapacitated for most of the autumn.[8]
References
- ^ Brandt, Mathias (24 April 2023). "Skremt av egen skrekkskade: – Fikk frysninger av å se" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ Claus Niyukuri at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ Grøttland, Odd Kåre (15 May 2019). "Lokalfotball: Han er den store overraskelsen". Haugesunds Avis (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ Biørnstad, Carl Henning (11 November 2022). "Målløs etter å ha signert for FKH: – Det er nesten så jeg ikke tror det" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ "Kan være ferdigspilt for sesongen: – Verste en spiller kan oppleve". Sportsbibelen (in Norwegian). 24 April 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ "Haugesund-stopper unngikk alvorlig kneskade: − Har vært veldig heldig". VG (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ "Haugesund sikret etterlengtet seier mot Godset: – Betyr utrolig mye". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ Flateby, Terje; Grøttland, Odd Kåre (13 October 2024). "Marerittet fortsetter for Claus: – Jeg holder tårene inne". Haugesunds Avis (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 November 2024.