William Balikwisha (born 12 May 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Oud-Heverlee Leuven. Born in Belgium, he represents the Democratic Republic of the Congo internationally.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 May 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Brussels, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2014 | Anderlecht | ||
| 2014–2018 | Standard Liège | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2024 | Standard Liège | 64 | (7) |
| 2019 | → Cercle Brugge (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | → MVV Maastricht (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2022 | SL16 FC | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | DR Congo U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | DR Congo | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:57, 31 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBalikwisha joined Anderlecht's youth academy at the age of 4, and moved to Standard Liège in 2014.[2] Balikwisha made his professional debut for Standard in a 3–0 Belgian First Division A win over Lokeren on 18 August 2018.[3]
On 9 August 2019, he joined Cercle Brugge on a one-season loan.[4]
International career
editBorn in Belgium, Balikwisha is of Congolese descent.[5] Balikwisha represented the DR Congo U23s for a pair of 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification matches in March 2019.[6][7] He debuted for the senior DR Congo national team in a 3–1 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Mauritania on 24 March 2023.[8]
Personal life
editBalikwisha is the brother of the footballer Michel-Ange Balikwisha.[9]
References
edit- ^ William Balikwisha at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Standard: Balikwisha, la belle promesse de l'Académie". 22 August 2018.
- ^ "Lokeren vs. Standard Liège - 18 August 2018". Soccerway.
- ^ "Standard: William Balikwisha prêté un an au Cercle de Bruges". 9 August 2019.
- ^ "FOOT-MERCATO: DECOUVREZ WILLIAM BALIKWISHA DE ROYAL STANDARD DE LIEGE - VOILA NIGHT". 4 August 2018.
- ^ "ELIM-CAN U23 : 27 joueurs convoqués contre le Maroc". Rdcongoleopardsfoot.com. 7 March 2019.
- ^ "CAF - Competitions - Qualifiers of Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations - Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
- ^ "Mauritanie - RDC : Silas et Balikwisha dans le onze de départ". 28 March 2023.
- ^ 🖉"Foot-Belgique: deux léopards sauvent le Standard de Liège". 27 September 2020.
External links
edit- William Balikwisha at Soccerway
- Standard Profile
- RTBF Profile