William Balikwisha

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William Balikwisha
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-05-12) 12 May 1999 (age 25)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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)
*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)

William Balikwisha (born 12 May 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Oud-Heverlee Leuven. Born in Belgium, he represents the Democratic Republic of the Congo internationally.

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Club career

Balikwisha 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

Born 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

Balikwisha is the brother of the footballer Michel-Ange Balikwisha. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ William Balikwisha at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Standard: Balikwisha, la belle promesse de l'Académie". 22 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Lokeren vs. Standard Liège - 18 August 2018". Soccerway.
  4. ↑ "Standard: William Balikwisha prêté un an au Cercle de Bruges". 9 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "FOOT-MERCATO: DECOUVREZ WILLIAM BALIKWISHA DE ROYAL STANDARD DE LIEGE - VOILA NIGHT". 4 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "ELIM-CAN U23 : 27 joueurs convoqués contre le Maroc". Rdcongoleopardsfoot.com. 7 March 2019.
  7. ↑ "CAF - Competitions - Qualifiers of Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations - Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
  8. ↑ "Mauritanie - RDC : Silas et Balikwisha dans le onze de départ". 28 March 2023.
  9. ↑ 🖉 "Foot-Belgique: deux léopards sauvent le Standard de Liège". 27 September 2020.
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