Valery Nahayo

Valery Nahayo

Personal information
Full name	Valery Twite Nahayo
Date of birth	(1984-04-15) 15 April 1984
Place of birth	Bujumbura, Burundi
Height
Position(s)	Central defender
Team information
Current team	Mpumalanga Black Aces
Number	34
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001	Atomic	12	(0)
2002–2003	Muzinga	51	(4)
2004–2008	Jomo Cosmos	99	(0)
2008–2011	Kaizer Chiefs	43	(2)
2011–2014	Gent	48	(1)
2014–	Mpumalanga Black Aces	0	(0)
International career‡
2003–	Burundi	18	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:50, 24 September 2014 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:50, 24 September 2014 (UTC)

Valery Twite Nahayo (born 15 April 1984) is a Burundian international footballer who plays professionally for South African team Mpumalanga Black Aces, as a central defender.

Career

Club career

Born in Bujumbura, Nahayo has played club football for Atomic, Muzinga, Jomo Cosmos, Kaizer Chiefs, Gent and Mpumalanga Black Aces While playing for Gent in August 2012 he was linked with a return to the Chiefs.

Kaizer Chiefs

Nahayo joined Chiefs on 20 June 2008 after Jomo Cosmos got relegated; he was one of seven players that left Cosmos including Anthony Laffor, Morgan Gould, Reneilwe Letsholonyane, Sydney Plaatjies, Thapelo Tshilo, Dikgang Mabalane and Nkosinathi Nhleko. During pre-season he competed in the Telkom Charity Cup and the Vodacom Challenge and eventually made his official debut on 8 August 2008 in a 4–0 win over Engen Santos. In the same match he got injured when he tore his knee ligaments, after landing awkwardly in an aerial battle.

International career

Nahayo made his international debut for Burundi in 2003, and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for them.