Claus Niyukuri

Claus Niyukuri
Personal information
Full name	Claus Babo Niyukuri
Date of birth	13 February 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Burundi
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Haugesund
Number	2
Youth career
–2017	Kopervik
Senior career*
Years	Team
2017–2019	Kopervik
2020–2022	Vard Haugesund
2023–	Haugesund
International career‡
2024–	Burundi
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 March 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:25, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

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]

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.

[1] Brandt, Mathias (24 April 2023). "Skremt av egen skrekkskade: – Fikk frysninger av å se" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 11 November 2023.

[NFF-2] Claus Niyukuri at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)

[3] Grøttland, Odd Kåre (15 May 2019). "Lokalfotball: Han er den store overraskelsen". Haugesunds Avis (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 November 2023.

[4] 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.

[5] "Kan være ferdigspilt for sesongen: – Verste en spiller kan oppleve". Sportsbibelen (in Norwegian). 24 April 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.

[6] "Haugesund-stopper unngikk alvorlig kneskade: − Har vært veldig heldig". VG (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.

[7] "Haugesund sikret etterlengtet seier mot Godset: – Betyr utrolig mye". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.

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