Warren Kamanzi
 Kamanzi with Toulouse in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Warren Håkon Christofer Kamanzi | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Namsos Municipality, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Malmö | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Strindheim | ||
| 2015–2019 | Rosenborg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Rosenborg | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Ranheim (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2022 | Tromsø | 28 | (4) |
| 2023–2026 | Toulouse | 83 | (2) |
| 2026– | Malmö FF | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Norway U21 | 3 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 July 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 February 2024 | |||
Warren Håkon Christofer Kamanzi (born 11 November 2000) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Swedish Allsvenskan club Malmö FF.
Club career
[edit]Rosenborg
[edit]Kamanzi came to Rosenborg's academy from Strindheim in 2015.[2] He also played futsal for Vegakameratene during the 2019–20 season.[3]
In 2020 he signed a contract to become a part of the first team squad.[2] In 2021, he was loaned out to Ranheim in the Norwegian First Division for the entire season.[4]
Tromsø
[edit]At the start of 2022, Kamanzi signed for Tromsø.[5] In the last match of 2022 Eliteserien, pundits discussed whether Kamanzi had performed the "assist of the year", following a rabona assist against Aalesund.[6][7]
Toulouse
[edit]On 2 January 2023, Kamanzi signed for Ligue 1 club Toulouse in a transfer worth €600,000. He signed a contract until 2026.[1]
Malmö FF
[edit]On 16 July 2026, Kamanzi signed a contract until the end of 2029 with Malmö FF in Sweden.[8]
International career
[edit]In the autumn of 2022, Kamanzi was called up to the Rwanda national team. For the time being, he declined the call-up, hoping to instead be called up to the Norwegian under-21 team some time before the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[9] His first under-21 callup then came on 18 September 2022.[10] Kamanzi featured in a victory over Switzerland at Marbella, before drawing 1–1 away in France in November 2022.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rosenborg | 2020 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ranheim | 2021 | OBOS-ligaen | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||
| Tromsø | 2022 | Eliteserien | 28 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 5 | ||
| Toulouse | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| Total | 83 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 130 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 154 | 9 | ||
- ↑ Includes Norwegian Football Cup, Coupe de France
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in Trophée des Champions
Honours
[edit]Toulouse
- Coupe de France: 2022–23[12]
- Trophée des Champions runner up: 2023[11]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Toulouse signe l'arrière droit norvégien Warren Kamanzi (22 ans)". Transfert Foot Mercato (in French). 2 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- 1 2 "Kamanzi signerte proffkontrakt" (in Norwegian). RBK.no.
- 1 2 3 Warren Kamanzi at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ↑ "Låner Warren Kamanzi fra Rosenborg" [Loaning Warren Kamanzi from Rosenborg] (in Norwegian). Ranheim Fotball. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ↑ "Velkommen til oss, Warren Kamanzi" [Welcome to us, Warren Kamanzi] (in Norwegian). til.no. 10 January 2022. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ↑ Schjesvold, Fredrik (13 November 2022). "Strålende rabona-assist i poengdeling". VG.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ↑ "– Årets assist" (in Norwegian). TV 2. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ↑ "Malmö FF värvar Warren Kamanzi" [Malmö FF signs Warren Kamanzi] (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 16 July 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ Bucher, Jonas; Arntzen, Mats (16 September 2022). "Takker nei til Rwanda – drømmer om norsk U21-EM". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ↑ Medby, Marius (18 September 2022). "TIL-spilleren fikk drømmebeskjed noen timer før kampstart" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- 1 2 Warren Kamanzi at Soccerway
- ↑ Mayen, Philippe (29 April 2023). "Ô Toulouse... FC !" [O Toulouse...FC!!]. FFF - Fédération Française de Football (in French). Retrieved 1 May 2023.
External links
[edit]- Warren Kamanzi at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- Warren Kamanzi at Soccerway
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