Joel Mvuka

Joel Mvuka

Personal information
Full name	Joel Mugisha Mvuka
Date of birth	(2002-11-12) 12 November 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Bergen, Norway
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Lorient
Number	93
Youth career
2016–2019	Åsane
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2021	Åsane	20	(0)
2021–2023	Bodø/Glimt	34	(2)
2023–	Lorient	39	(3)
2023	→ Bodø/Glimt (loan)	12	(3)
2024	→ Young Boys (loan)	16	(2)
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 17:21, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

Joel Mugisha Mvuka (born 12 November 2002) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club Lorient. ^[1]

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]

Personal life

Born in Norway to Burundian parents. ^[4] He is also of Rwandan descent. ^[5] Mvuka had to stop football for 8 months as a teenager due to heart irregularities, but returned after he was properly diagnosed. ^[6] His brother Beltran Mvuka is also a professional footballer. ^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 August 2025 ^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Åsane	2019	2. divisjon	2	0	2	0	—		4	0
	2020	1. divisjon	6	0	—		—		6	0
	2021		12	0	2	0	—		14	0
	Total		20	0	4	0	—		24	0
Bodø/Glimt	2021	Eliteserien	8	0	1	0	7	0	16	0
	2022		26	2	3	1	18	1	47	4
	2023		12	3	6	1	2	0	20	4
	Total		46	5	10	2	27	1	83	8
Lorient	2023–24	Ligue 1	7	0	0	0	—		7	0
	2024–25	Ligue 2	30	3	1	0	—		31	3
	2025–26	Ligue 1	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Total		39	3	1	0	—		40	3
Young Boys (loan)	2023–24	Swiss Super League	16	2	1	0	2	0	19	2
Career total			121	10	16	2	29	1	166	13

Honours

Bodø/Glimt

• Eliteserien: 2021, 2023

Lorient

• Ligue 2: 2024–25 ^[9]

Individual

• Eliteserien Young Player of the Month: May 2023 ^[10]

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. 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.
5. "Five young Rwandan players in Europe that can boost Amavubi squad". newtimes.co.rw. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
6. "Stortalentets fotballkarriere reddet av hjertespesialist fra Tanzania". www.vg.no. 12 August 2021.
7. "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.
8. "Joel Mvuka". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
9. 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.
10. "Disse var best i mai" (in Norwegian). Eliteserien. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2025.

External links

• Joel Mvuka at Soccerway