Steve Rubanguka
Personal information
Full name Steve Rubanguka
Date of birth (1996-10-14) 14 October 1996
Place of birth Cyangugu, Rwanda
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Al-Nojoom
Youth career
2008–2009 FC Blaasveld
2009–2011 KVC Willebroek-Meerhof
2011–2013 K. Londerzeel S.K.
2013–2014 K.V. Mechelen
2014–2015 K.S.K. Heist
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 RFC Wetteren 8 (0)
2017–2019 Patro Eisden 28 (0)
2019–2020 K. Rupel Boom 12 (0)
2020–2021 Karaiskakis 16 (0)
2021–2022 Karaiskakis 26 (0)
2022–2023 Zimbru Chișinău 21 (0)
2023– Al-Nojoom
International career
2021– Rwanda 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:32, 1 October 2021 (CEST)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:32, 1 October 2021 (CEST)

Steve Rubanguka (born 14 October 1996) is a Rwandan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Saudi Second Division club Al-Nojoom and the Rwanda national team.

Club career

Youth

Rubanguka's football career started in 2008 at the age of 12 in FC Blaasveld.[1] The following year, he joined KVC Willebroek-Meerhof for two seasons and then joined K. Londerzeel S.K. He played there for two years and then left for one season to K.V. Mechelen and then one season with K.S.K. Heist.

Early career in Belgium

After KSK Heist Rubanguka joined RFC Wetteren in 2015 for two years, and after that he chose in 2017 for K. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen amid interest from K.V.C. Westerlo[2] and Birmingham City FC from England. There he played for two seasons and then ended up in K. Rupel Boom F.C. in 2019. In August 2020, Rubanguka left Rupel Boom FC for Karaiskakis in Greece.[3]

Karaiskakis

On 16 January 2021, Rubanguka made his professional debut for Karaiskakis in a game against Levadiakos.[4]

FC Zimbru Chișinău

Rubanguka continued his professional career at FC Zimbru Chisinau. [5]

Al-Nojoom

On 3 August 2023, Rubanguka joined Saudi Second Division club Al-Nojoom.[6]

International career

Rubanguka was called up to the Rwanda national team in November 2018 and November 2020 but sat on the bench two times. In March 2021, he was called up for the games against Mozambique and Cameroon for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification. He made his debut against Mozambique and played 45 minutes.

References

  1. Rubanguka comes over from Patro (Dutch article) Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  2. Steve Rubanguka week on trial in Westerlo (Dutch article) Gazet van Antwerpen. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  3. Profile Worldfootball.net.Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  4. Game statistics on Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  5. On viewing in "Zimbru". Turkey goalkeeper and Rwandan midfielder. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  6. "Welcome بنجمنا ستيف روبنقوكا".
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