Johan Kury
Rwandan footballer (born 2001)
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Johan Marvin Kury (born 7 October 2001) is a professional football player who plays as a winger for Swiss Challenge League club Bellinzona. Born in Switzerland, he plays for the Rwanda national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Johan Marvin Kury | ||
| Date of birth | 7 October 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bellinzona | ||
| Number | 80 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Boudry | |||
| Neuchâtel Xamax | |||
| 2018–2019 | Biel-Bienne | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Neuchâtel Xamax U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 9 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Yverdon-Sport II | 15 | (1) |
| 2022–2025 | Yverdon-Sport | 8 | (1) |
| 2025 | SR Delémont | 14 | (0) |
| 2025– | Bellinzona | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2026– | Rwanda | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:07, 1 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:07, 1 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Kury is a product of the youth academies of the Swiss clubs FC Boudry, Neuchâtel Xamax and Biel-Bienne. He began his senior career with the Neuchâtel Xamax U21s in 2019, before moving to La Chaux-de-Fonds in 2020.[1] In 2022, he joined Yverdon-Sport where he started making appearances in the Swiss Challenge League.[2] He helped them win the 2022–23 Swiss Challenge League and earn promotion to the Swiss Super League.[3] In September 2023, he suffered a knee injury that kept him off the pitch for a year.[4] On 3 February 2025, he joined SR Delémont in the Swiss Promotion League.[5] On 14 October 2025, he joined Swiss Challenge League club Bellinzona.[6]
International career
Kury was born in Switzerland to a Swiss father and Rwandan mother, and holds dual Swiss and Rwandan citizenship.[7] He was called up to the Rwanda national team for a set of 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in October 2024.[8] He debuted in a friendly 2–0 win over Estonia on 30 March 2026.[9]
Honours
- Yverdon-Sport