Joel Mvuka

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Joel Provaí Mvuka
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Personal information
Full name Joel Mugisha Mvuka
Date of birth (2002-11-12) 12 November 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Bergen, Norway
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Celtic
(on loan from FC Lorient)
Number 32
Youth career
2016–2019 Åsane
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Åsane 20 (0)
2021–2023 Bodø/Glimt 34 (2)
2023– Lorient 52 (3)
2023 → Bodø/Glimt (loan) 12 (3)
2024 → Young Boys (loan) 16 (2)
2026– → Celtic (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2021 Norway U19 2 (0)
2021–2024 Norway U20 7 (1)
2022–2024 Norway U21 16 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:25, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

Joel Mugisha Mvuka (born 12 November 2002) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership club Celtic on loan from French club Lorient. [1]

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Club career

He spent his youth and senior career in Åsane. In the summer of 2021 Mvuka signed for Bodø/Glimt.

On 31 January 2023, Mvuka signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with the French club Lorient and was loaned back to Bodø/Glimt until the end of the 2022–23 season. [2]

On 20 January 2024, Mvuka was loaned to Young Boys in Switzerland, with an option to buy. [3]

On 3 February 2026, Mvuka was loaned to Celtic in Scotland on loan for the reminder of the season, with the option to make the transfer permanent [4]

Personal life

Born in Norway to Burundian parents. [5] He is also of Rwandan descent. [6] Mvuka had to stop football for 8 months as a teenager due to heart irregularities, but returned after he was properly diagnosed. [7] His brother Beltran Mvuka is also a professional footballer. [8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 January 2026 [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Åsane 2019 2. divisjon 2020—40
2020 1. divisjon 60——60
2021 12020—140
Total20040—240
Bodø/Glimt 2021 Eliteserien 801070160
2022 26231181474
2023 1236120204
Total465102271838
Lorient 2023–24 Ligue 1 7000—70
2024–25 Ligue 2 30310—313
2025–26 Ligue 1 15020—170
Total52330—553
Young Boys (loan) 2023–24 Swiss Super League 1621020192
Career total1341018229118113

Honours

Bodø/Glimt

Lorient

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Joel Mvuka chez les Merlus puis prêté au FK Bodø/Glimt". FC Lorient (in French). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "JOEL MVUKA CHEZ LES MERLUS PUIS PRÊTÉ AU FK BODØ/GLIMT" (in French). FC Lorient. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "YB HOLT DEN NORWEGISCHEN STÜRMER JOEL MVUKA" [YB BRINGS NORWEGIAN STRIKER JOEL MVUKA] (in German). Young Boys. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Welcome to Celtic, Joel Mvuka". OneFootball (in German). 2 February 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  5. ↑ Johnsen, Jonas (2 March 2020). "(+) Storebroren til Joel (17) ble en internettsensasjon. Det banet vei for Åsanes nye juvel". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Five young Rwandan players in Europe that can boost Amavubi squad". newtimes.co.rw. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "Stortalentets fotballkarriere reddet av hjertespesialist fra Tanzania". www.vg.no. 12 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Mens lillebror herjer i Europa, har «Belly» Mvuka endelig kommet seg etter nedturen" [While little brother is wreaking havoc in Europe, "Belly" Mvuka has finally recovered from the slump] (in Norwegian). Bergensavisen. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  9. ↑ "Joel Mvuka". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  10. ↑ Lacaille, Tom (10 May 2025). "Lorient champion de Ligue 2, Martigues relégué en National, Guingamp jouera les play-offs de montée". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  11. ↑ "Disse var best i mai" (in Norwegian). Eliteserien. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
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