Rocky Bushiri

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Rocky Bushiri
Personal information
Full name Rocky Bushiri Kisonga[1]
Date of birth (1999-11-30) 30 November 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth Duffel, Belgium
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Hibernian
(on loan from Norwich City)
Number 33
Youth career
2014–2017 K.V. Oostende
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 K.V. Oostende 2 (0)
2018–2019 → Eupen (loan) 31 (0)
2019– Norwich City 0 (0)
2019 → Blackpool (loan) 4 (0)
2020 → Sint-Truiden (loan) 7 (0)
2020–2021 → Mechelen (loan) 6 (0)
2021 → Eupen (loan) 1 (0)
2022– → Hibernian (loan) 6 (0)
National team‡
2017 Belgium U19 2 (0)
2018–2019 Belgium U21 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:47, 9 February 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:15, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

Rocky Bushiri Kisonga (born 30 November 1999) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Scottish Premiership side Hibernian, on loan from Premier League club Norwich City.

Career[]

Bushiri joined the youth academy of K.V. Oostende in 2012 after impressing in a provincial tournament representing Walloon Brabant.[2] He signed his first professional contract with Oostende in June 2017, for two years.[3] He made his professional debut in a 1-0 Belgian First Division A loss to KV Mechelen on 9 December 2017, becoming the youngest-ever debutant for Oostende.[4]

On 3 July 2019, it was announced that Bushiri would join Norwich City on a four-year deal, initially linking up with the U23 squad.[5] On 1 August 2019, Bushiri joined League One club Blackpool on a season-long loan deal.[6] Bushiri scored his first goal for the club in a 1-0 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s in an EFL Trophy tie on 5 November 2019.[7]

On 30 June 2020, Bushiri went out on loan again, this time joining Mechelen on a season-long deal.[8]

On 26 January 2021, Bushiri moved to Belgium side KAS Eupen, on a loan deal until the end of the season.[9]

On 10 January 2022, Bushiri joined Scottish Premiership side Hibernian on loan for the remainder of the season, with an option to buy in the summer.[10]

Personal life[]

Bushiri was born in Belgium and is of Congolese descent.[11]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 13 February 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
KV Oostende 2017–18[12] Belgian First Division A 2 0 0 0 — 6[a] 0 8 0
Eupen (loan) 2018–19[12] Belgian First Division A 23 0 2 1 — 8[a] 0 33 1
Norwich City 2019–20[13] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2020–21[14] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2021–22[15] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blackpool (loan) 2019–20[13] League One 4 0 0 0 1 0 2[b] 1 7 1
Sint-Truiden (loan) 2019–20[12] Belgian First Division A 7 0 0 0 — 0 0 7 0
Mechelen (loan) 2020–21[12] Belgian First Division A 5 0 0 0 — 0 0 5 0
Eupen (loan) 2020–21[12] Belgian First Division A 1 0 2 1 — 0 0 3 1
Hibernian (loan) 2021–22[15] Scottish Premiership 6 0 1 0 — — 7 0
Career total 48 0 5 2 1 0 16 1 70 3
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the UEFA Europa League play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Blackpool" (PDF). English Football League. p. 6. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Debutant Bushiri (18) werkt ook op KVO-secretariaat".
  3. ^ (belga). "Herhaalt KV Oostende succesverhaal Dimata? Kustboys halen weer spits bij Standard".
  4. ^ "Jupiler Pro League - speeldag 18: KV Oostende - KV Mechelen 0 - 1". www.kvo.be.
  5. ^ "Norwich City set to sign Belgium U21 international Rocky Bushiri". www.canaries.co.uk.
  6. ^ "Rocky Bushiri: Blackpool sign Norwich City defender on season-long loan deal". BBC Sport. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Blackpool 1-0 Wolves' U21s: Rocky Bushiri's stoppage-time winner seals EFL Trophy qualification". blackpoolgazette.co.uk. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Rocky Bushiri moves to KV Mechelen on season-long loan". Norwich City F.C. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Rocky Bushiri moves to KAS Eupen on loan". www.canaries.co.uk. January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "Rocky Bushiri Joins Hibs From Norwich City!". Hibernian FC. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  11. ^ "Rocky Bushiri". worldfootball.net.
  12. ^ a b c d e Rocky Bushiri at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  13. ^ a b "Games played by Rocky Bushiri in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Games played by Rocky Bushiri in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Games played by Rocky Bushiri in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2022.

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