Jonathan Pitroipa

Jonathan Pitroipa
Pitroipa after a Bundesliga game with HSV in 2010
Personal information
Full name Beninwende Yann Jonathan Pitroipa[1]
Date of birth (1986-04-12) 12 April 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
2004 Planete Champion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 SC Freiburg 71 (16)
2008–2011 Hamburger SV 74 (6)
2011–2014 Rennes 91 (14)
2014–2015 Al Jazira Club 25 (9)
2015–2017 Al-Nasr 38 (12)
2018 Antwerp 7 (0)
2018–2021 Paris FC 69 (3)
Total 375 (60)
International career
2006–2019 Burkina Faso 82 (19)
Medal record
Representing  Burkina Faso
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up 2013 South Africa
Third place 2017 Gabon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Beninwende Yann Jonathan Pitroipa (born 12 April 1986) is a Burkinabé former professional footballer who played as a winger.

Since making his debut for Burkina Faso in 2006, he has featured at the 2010, 2012 and 2013 editions of the African Cup of Nations, scoring two goals in the 2013 tournament as Burkina Faso reached the final. He was also chosen the Player of the Tournament.[2]

  1. ^ "Group B teams: List of Players / Liste des Joueurs CAN 2012" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF). Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Orange CAF Africa Cup of Nations Awards". Orange Africa Cup of Nations South Africa 2013. Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2013.