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Elvis Kamsoba (born 27 June 1996) is a Burundian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga 1 club PSS Sleman and the Burundi national team.

Early life

Elvis Kamsoba was born on 27 June 1996[2] in Burundi. He moved with his family to a Tanzanian refugee camp when he was four months old, and lived there for 11 years before migrating to Adelaide, South Australia, in 2008.[3]

His younger brother is footballer Pacifique Niyongabire.[4]

Club career

In October 2016, Melbourne Knights announced the signing of Elvis Kamsoba for the 2017 NPL Victoria season.[5] Kamsoba scored six goals for Knights in 2017, as his side narrowly avoided relegation, defeating Dandenong City in the promotion-relegation playoff.[6]

Kamsoba came to Australia's attention after a brilliant 2018 FFA Cup campaign for Avondale FC. Avondale went on to make the quarter-final, the club's best finish before losing out to reigning champions Sydney FC. As a result of his impressive performances with Avondale, Kamsoba was awarded the inaugural Mike Cockerill Medal, awarded to the best NPL player in the FFA Cup.[3]

Melbourne Victory

Following a successful trial period, Kamsoba signed for A-League club Melbourne Victory on an 18-month contract on 3 January 2019.[7] He made his professional debut for the club on 9 January 2019 in an A-League match against Adelaide United.[8]

Alongside Jake Brimmer and Rudy Gestede, Kamsoba finished as Melbourne Victory's joint top goalscorer for the 2020–21 A-League season, with 5 goals.[9]

Sydney FC

At the end of his contract at Melbourne Victory, Kamsoba departed the club and joined Sydney FC on a two-year contract.[10][11]

Sepahan

Following a successful season with the harbourside Sydney club, in which he contributed with 3 goals in 17 appearances Kamsoba departed the Sky Blues, with the club having accepted a transfer from Iranian club Sepahan, for an undisclosed six-figure amount.[12] Kamsoba was released at the end of the season, having made only 15 appearances for Sepahan, the majority of which were sporadic, and off the bench.[13]

PSS Sleman

On 21 November 2023, he signed a contract with Indonesian club PSS Sleman to play in the second round of 2023–24 Liga 1.[14] He made his debut with the team on 26 November 2023, during a home match against Barito Putera.[15]

Other appearances

Elvis Kamsoba has played in the African Nations Cup of South Australia.[16]

Career statistics

As of 30 April 2024
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental[b] Other[c] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Melbourne Victory 2018–19 A-League 16 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 20 0
2019–20 25 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 29 1
2020–21 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 5
Total 61 6 1 0 7 1 2 0 68 6
Sydney FC 2021–22 A-League Men 17 3 3 2 4 0 0 0 24 5
Sepahan 2022–23 Persian Gulf Pro League 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
PSS Sleman 2023–24 Liga 1 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Career total 108 9 4 2 11 1 2 0 125 12

International career

Elvis was eligible to represent both Burundi and Australia. On 24 March 2019 he confirmed that he had rejected a call-up to the Burundi national football team.[17] Two months later, he accepted a call-up for Burundi's provisional squad ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.[18] He made his debut on 17 June 2019 in a friendly against Tunisia, as a starter.[19]

Honours

Individual

Notes

  1. ^ Includes appearances in the FFA Cup.
  2. ^ Includes appearances in the AFC Champions League.
  3. ^ Includes appearances in the A-League finals.

References

  1. ^ Migliaccio, Val. "Elvis Kamsoba, the 164cm pocket dynamo dreams of facing his brother Adelaide United's Pacifique Niyongabire". The Advertiser. News Corp. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Elvis Kamsoba". Melbourne Victory FC. Archived from the original on 16 March 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b Rugari, Vince (31 October 2018). "Elvis Kamsoba a fitting winner of inaugural Michael Cockerill Medal". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  4. ^ Migliaccio, Val (17 April 2020). "Adelaide United's Pacifique Niyongabire and Melbourne Victory's Elvis Kamsoba's mother is stranded in Burundi". The West Australian.
  5. ^ "Now Or Never As Elvis Enters Centre Stage". Melbourne Knights FC. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Elvis Kamsoba - Player Statistics". SportsTG. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  7. ^ Melbourne Victory signs Elvis Kamsoba, Melbourne Victory Official Website, 3 January 2019
  8. ^ "Brisbane Roar FC vs Melbourne City FC, FFA Cup, Round of 32, 7th Aug 2018". FFA Cup. 26 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Recap: 2020/21 Victory Medal". Melbourne Victory FC. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Elvis Kamsoba departs Melbourne Victory". Melbourne Victory. 22 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Sydney FC sign exciting attacking talent". Sydney FC. 22 July 2021.
  12. ^ Pisani, Sacha (23 July 2022). "Elvis has left the building! Sydney accept six-figure offer for Kamsoba". Keep Up.
  13. ^ "Sepahan Parts Ways with Elvis Kamsoba". Tansim News Agency. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Burundi international footballer @kamsobaa is set to join PSS Sleman". Instagram (in Indonesian). Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  15. ^ "Dua Pemain Asing PSS Jalani Debut, Ini Komentar Risto Vidakovic". www.krjogja.com (in Indonesian). Kedaulatan Rakyat Jogja. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  16. ^ "Adelaide's African Nations Cup: A talent scout's dream". The Roar. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  17. ^ Radbourne, Lucas (24 March 2019). "Kamsoba-rejects Burundi qualify for Cup of Nations". FTBL.
  18. ^ Greco, John (30 May 2019). "From the NPL to Africa Cup of Nations: Kamsoba earns international call-up". A-League. Football Federation Australia.
  19. ^ "Tunisia v Burundi game report". ESPN. 17 June 2019.
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