Jesse Bisiwu

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Jesse Bisiwu
Personal information
Full name Jesse Eugen Bisiwu
Date of birth (2008-01-22) 22 January 2008 (age 17)
Place of birth Belgium
Position(s) winger
Team information
Current team
Club Brugge
Number 42
Youth career
–2023 Club Brugge
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Club Brugge 0 (0)
2023– Club NXT 21 (2)
International career
2024 Belgium U17 5 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 02:09, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

Jesse Eugen Bisiwu (born 22 January 2008) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Club Brugge. [1]

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Club career

A product of the youth academy at Club Brugge, at the age of fourteen years-old, he was allowed to play in a friendly match for the first team that trained whilst the winter World Cup in Qatar took place. [2]

He played for Club NXT in the Challenger Pro League as a 15 year-old during the 2023-24 season. [3] The following season, his performances including a notable goal against Beveren which involved him running almost the entire field, [2] [4] and a goal against RFC Liège in April 2025 as his side came back from 1-0 down to win 2-1 in injury time. [5] [6] He extended his contract with Club Brugge during the 2024-25 season. [7]

International career

A Belgian youth international, he was named for the Belgium national under-17 football team squad for 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. [2]

Style of play

He is noted for his dribbling ability on the wing, [3] and has been nicknamed a "contortionist". There has been a comparison with the style of play of Khalilou Fadiga. [2]

Honours

Individual

References

  1. "Jesse Bisiwu". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Van den Broek, David (19 May 2025). "The class of 2008 is up: these top talents want to score with the Belgian U17 at the European Championship". gva.be. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  3. 1 2 Lanckriet, Jannick (16 August 2024). "New pearls Club and Anderlecht: "year of blossoming"". Voetbalnieuws.be. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  4. "He crossed the entire pitch: the splendid goal scored by a young Bruges player with Club NXT (video)". Lesoir.be. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  5. ""Get it done!" Bizarre ending of Club NXT team against Club Luik in pictures". voetbalprimeur.be. 5 April 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  6. "The 5 of 1B: Bisiwu match winner at Club NXT, La Louvière winger continues to excel". voetbalprimeur.be. 8 April 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  7. "JPL Stars of Tomorrow: Jesse Bisiwu, contortionist in training at Club Brugge". voetbalprimeur.be. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  8. "2025 U17 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA . 3 June 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.