Jacques Tuyisenge

Jacques Tuyisenge

Personal information
Full name	Jacques Tuyisenge
Date of birth	(1991-09-22) 22 September 1991
Place of birth	Gisenyi, Rwanda
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	Kiyovu Sports
2011–2015	Police	33	(13)
2016–2019	Gor Mahia		(50)
2019–2020	Petro de Luanda
2020–	APR
International career‡
2011–	Rwanda	52	(15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 August 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 March 2021

Jacques Tuyisenge (born 22 September 1991) is a Rwandan professional footballer who plays as a forward for APR F.C. and captains the Rwanda national team.

Club career

Police

Tuyisenge joined local club Police at the age of 16. He was a regular starter and in his first season at the club he scored 11 goals.

Gor Mahia

Tuyisenge joined Kenyan Premier League club Gor Mahia on a $4,000 deal from Police in Rwanda. He scored his first goal in the 21st minute against Tusker from an overhead kick.

Petro de Luanda

In August 2019, Tuyisenge signed with Petro de Luanda in the Angolan league, the Girabola.

International career

On 4 June 2016, Tuyisenge scored two goals in a 3–2 home defeat against Mozambique.

International goals

As of match played 10 September 2019. Rwanda score listed first, score column indicates score after each Tuyisenge goal.

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	12 December 2014	Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, Rwanda	12	Gabon	1–0	1–0	Friendly
2	28 August 2015	Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda	16	Ethiopia	2–1	3–1
3	17 November 2015	Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, Rwanda	20	Libya	1–1	1–3	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4	21 November 2015	Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	21	Ethiopia	1–0	1–0	2015 CECAFA Cup
5	24 November 2015	Awassa Kenema Stadium, Awasa, Ethiopia	22	Tanzania	1–2	1–2
6	27 November 2015	Awassa Kenema Stadium, Awasa, Ethiopia	23	Somalia	2–0	3–0
7	10 January 2016	Umuganda Stadium, Gisenyi, Rwanda	28	DR Congo	1–0	1–0	Friendly
8	4 June 2016	Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda	33	Mozambique	1–1	2–3	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
9					2–2
10	16 October 2018	Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, Rwanda	37	Guinea	1–1	1–1	2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
11	18 November 2018	Stade Huye, Butare, Rwanda	38	Central African Republic	1–0	2–2
12					2–1
13	10 September 2019	Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, Rwanda	41	Seychelles	3–0	7–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
14					4–0

External links

• Jacques Tuyisenge at Soccerway