Irakoze Donasiyano
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Kigoma Region, Tanzania | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, midfielder, fullback | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Oakland Roots | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Roanoke Star SC | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Virginia Cavaliers | 65 | (5) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Daytona Rush | 8 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Nashville SC | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | → OKC Energy (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Phoenix Rising (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2023– | Oakland Roots | 43 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Burundi | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:28, 20 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
Irakoze Donasiyano (born 3 February 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Oakland Roots in the USL Championship. Born in Tanzania, he plays for the Burundi national team.
Career
[edit]Youth
[edit]Donasiyano played soccer at Patrick Henry High School, scoring 65 goals and tallying 30 assists in 69 games. During his high school career, he was a three-time First Team All-Conference selection, earned back-to-back All-Region and All-State honors in 2016 and 2017, and was named the 2017 Conference 16 and 5A North Region Player of the Year.[1] He also played club soccer with local side Roanoke Star Soccer Club.[2]
College & Amateur
[edit]In 2017, Donasiyano attended the University of Virginia to play college soccer. In four seasons with the Cavaliers, included a truncated 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Donasiyano made 65 appearances, scoring 5 goals and tallying 8 assists. In 2019, he was named a Third Team All-ACC selection.[1] During his time at college, he played in multiple positions, including as a winger, central midfielder, and as either a fullback or wingback.[3]
Whilst at college, Donasiyano also appeared for USL League Two side Daytona Rush SC during their 2019 season, scoring 2 goals in 8 regular season games.[4]
Professional
[edit]On 21 January 2021, Donasiyano was selected 20th overall in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft by Nashville SC.[5] He officially signed with the MLS club on 28 April.[6]
Donasiyano made his professional debut on June 18, 2021, appearing as a 63rd-minute substitute during a 2–0 loss at New York Red Bulls.[7]
On 14 August 2021, Donasiyano joined USL Championship side OKC Energy on loan for the remainder of the season.[8]
Donasiyano was loaned to Phoenix Rising FC on 3 June 2022.[9]
Following the 2022 season, his contract option was declined by Nashville.[10] Donasiyano signed with USL Championship side Oakland Roots on 31 January 2023.[11]
International career
[edit]Donasiyano is of Burundian descent, and was called up to the Burundi national team for a set of friendlies in November 2022.[12] He debuted with them in a friendly 4–0 loss to Ivory Coast on 16 November 2022.[13]
Personal
[edit]Born to a Burundian family in Muyovozi refugee camp in Tanzania’s Kigoma Region, Donasiyano immigrated with his family from Tanzania to the United States in 2007. He became a United States citizen in January 2020.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Irakoze Donasiyano". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. 28 April 2020.
- ^ Hills, Drake. "5 things to know about Nashville SC's top 2021 MLS SuperDraft pick Irakoze Donasiyano". The Tennessean.
- ^ Hills, Drake. "Setting expectations for Nashville SC rookie Irakoze Donasiyano in 2021". The Tennessean.
- ^ "Daytona Rush SC - 2019 Regular Season - Roster - #6 - Irakoze Donasiyano -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
- ^ SC, Nashville. "Nashville SC selects five players in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft, presented by adidas, from Hard Rock Cafe in Nashville". Nashville SC.
- ^ SC, Nashville. "Nashville Soccer Club Signs Midfielder Irakoze Donasiyano". Nashville SC.
- ^ "RBNYvsNSH 06-18-2021 | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer.
- ^ "Energy Fc Acquires Midfielder Irakoze Donasiyano on Loan from Nashville Sc". 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Nashville Soccer Club Loans Midfielder Irakoze Donasiyano To Phoenix Rising FC". Nashville SC Communications. 3 June 2021.
- ^ SC, Nashville. "Nashville Soccer Club Announces Roster Status Ahead of the 2023 Season". Nashville SC.
- ^ "OAKLAND ROOTS SPORTS CLUB SIGN BURUNDI NATIONAL TEAM MEMBER IRAKOZE DONASIYANO". OaklandRootsSC.com. Oakland Roots. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Ndizeye Samuel wari utegerejwe mu Mavubi, yahamagawe mu Intamba mu rugamba | Football Live Scores". 5 November 2022.
- ^ "%competition_name% (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports.
External links
[edit]- Irakoze Donasiyano at Major League Soccer
- Irakoze Donasiyano at Soccerway
- Virginia bio
- 1998 births
- Living people
- People from Kigoma Region
- Burundian men's footballers
- Burundi men's international footballers
- American men's soccer players
- Immigrants to the United States
- Naturalized citizens of the United States
- American people of Burundian descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Nashville SC draft picks
- Nashville SC players
- Major League Soccer players
- OKC Energy FC players
- Phoenix Rising FC players
- Oakland Roots SC players
- USL League Two players
- Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer players
- Tanzanian emigrants
- Burundian emigrants to the United States
- 21st-century American sportsmen